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            <title>Latest economic growth numbers a damning indictment on the performance of the GNU</title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/latest-economic-growth-numbers-a-damning-indictment-on-the-performance-of-the-gnu-2026-09-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest economic growth figures released by Stats SA are a damning indictment of the GNU and its failure to turn South Africa’s economy around.  The economy contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, a pathetic performance for a country desperately in need of jobs, investment and growth. This comes just weeks after confirmation that unemployment continues to worsen, with expanded unemployment reaching a record 43.8%.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>4 500 pedestrian deaths on SA’s major Highways</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[RISE Mzansi notes with grave concern the road safety statistics released by the Department of Transport regarding key national routes. The data reveals an ongoing crisis on South Africa's primary corridors (the N1, N2, N3, and N4) where thousands of pedestrians lose their lives or sustain severe injuries each year.  Over the past three financial years, the toll on these four major routes alone reached devastating levels: ]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>North West Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs urges residents to remain vigilant ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds have damaged a number of homes and public facilities, with roofs blown away in some municipalities several affected communities. Roofs of ten (10) houses were blown away in different villages of Ratlou Local Municipality, four (4) houses in Tswelelang township of Maquassi Hills Local Municipality , and a number of houses were also affected in Motlhabane, Motangwaneng, Witranjie, Obakeng and Molatedi in Bojanala Bojanala Platinum District.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>North West Education on strong and destructive winds damaging over 20 schools</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The North West Department of Education has been left devastated after strong and destructive winds damaged the roofs and destroyed mobile classrooms of over 20 schools between the 4th and 5th September 2026. The damage to over 20 schools is like adding salt to an open wound, as the Department is already reeling from the pain of losing three schools to the fires. The Department has been picking up the pieces and working to intervene at schools affected by the fires. Now, the storms have wreaked havoc on the remaining schools, adding further pressure to the already strained Departmental Infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SADC chairperson President Ramaphosa extends condolences to President Hassan of Tanzania </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In his capacity as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), President Cyril Ramaphosa extends his deep condolences to Her Excellency, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Republic of Tanzania, on the passing of her husband Mr Hafidh Ameir Hassan. Mr Hassan, 71, passed away yesterday, Monday 7 September 2026, while receiving treatment for a cardiac condition. He had a distinguished career as an agricultural academic and agriculturalist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>DA exposes corruption in Gauteng Metro Police, including a R1.5 million bribe</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Corruption and rot within the Gauteng traffic and metro police services is alarming. A staggering R1.5 million bribe was allegedly taken by a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) official in a single day. This confirms that residents’ growing distrust of law enforcement is not merely a perception, but a documented reality under Premier Panyaza Lesufi's leadership. In response to questions posed by the DA on corruption within the Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP), Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), Premier Lesufi, reveals that 456 complaints of fraud, corruption, extortion and theft were recorded between 2022 and 2026.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ActionSA exposes over R29-million paid to 16 suspended RAF employees</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ActionSA has today exposed yet another shocking failure of governance at the Road Accident Fund (RAF), where R29,112,640.19 was paid to just 16 employees who were sitting at home on suspension some since 2024.  That amounts to an average of R1.82 million per employee while no work is performed.  This is an insult to every South African who pays into the RAF through the RAF levy on every litre of fuel and to the 37 000 accident victims who have finalised claims that are waiting for their pay outs.  ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Ongoing electricity outages in Johannesburg: another failure of Lesufi’s government</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gauteng residents, particularly in the Johannesburg CBD, are constantly left scrambling to find an alternative electricity supply because City Power is unable to provide electricity to all its residents. Johannesburg residents are often left without electricity for up to seven days or longer. This is yet another failure of Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s government.]]></description>
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            <title>SADTU must stop protecting textbook wrongdoing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SADTU’s latest attack on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is a clear attempt to protect wrongdoing. For far too long, SADTU’s leadership has allowed political and organisational interests to block accountability and policy reform in basic education.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ActionSA concerned as DA’s ‘fake doctor’ set for promotion to Parliament</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ActionSA is not surprised by credible reports that the DA is considering promoting Cape Town councillor Abdulkader “AK” Elyas to either Parliament or the Western Cape Legislature, despite guilty findings relating to the falsification of his qualifications and his dishonesty. Having presented himself as a medical doctor, going so far as to wear medical scrubs and claim that he started university at the age of 15, an internal DA disciplinary record seen by ActionSA found DA Cllr Elyas guilty of charges relating to the falsification of his qualifications. Despite these findings, he remains a sitting councillor and, according to credible information received, is now being considered for promotion to serve as a lawmaker in South Africa.]]></description>
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