<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:category="http://www.arena.com/rss/category/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Herald]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.theherald.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Herald News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:31:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am not resigning’, declares Ramaphosa]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-i-am-not-resigning-declares-ramaphosa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-i-am-not-resigning-declares-ramaphosa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will seek a judicial review of the independent panel’s report into the Phala Phala scandal and will not resign from office.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:49:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/F4JHM64BUBB3ZFJYAIUBGYMDF4.jpg?auth=cf97fe032e21c5b70fd9f8638ddecbcd96bd825a743e61333a8b5e8a2ca17440&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President to take Phala Phala report on judicial review]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Ramaphosa addresses nation on Phala Phala court judgment ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-watch-live-ramaphosa-addresses-nation-on-phala-phala-court-judgment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-watch-live-ramaphosa-addresses-nation-on-phala-phala-court-judgment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on the Phala Phala top court judgment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:45:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/NWUMVMDUTZBEXLCWX436YPSWMU.jpg?auth=e77e3d2626affe8720391160e8af4715fddddc01a0403af3ca7fe3953de7af4b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa. REUTERS/Adriano Machado]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">REUTERS/Adriano Machado</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa to take Phala Phala panel report on review ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-ramaphosa-to-take-phala-phala-panel-report-on-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-ramaphosa-to-take-phala-phala-panel-report-on-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address the nation at 8pm on Monday, where he is expected to announce that he is taking the section 89 report, which found he might have breached the constitution, on review. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:09:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/QEODKZGRYFBLBEYSKDBXPLUHYE.jpg?auth=efa94501960eb9c94f76a49351f1c796863a029bf2e222acb045825f07e9fad0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damaging winds add insult to injury]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-damaging-winds-add-insult-to-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-damaging-winds-add-insult-to-injury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathryn Kimberley, Tremaine van Aardt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Days after heavy rains battered Nelson Mandela Bay and the Garden Route, damaging winds caused havoc.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:32:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/JNUUOGQBWBBULII6K3WRB7YEZU.jpg?auth=ee5d62e497f3662fab6c736ce67435351ed712db1de495c19fc910b5de95f5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium sustained damage due to the high winds and heavy rains]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC calls emergency NEC meeting as Ramaphosa impeachment threat looms]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-mbalula-calls-emergency-nec-meeting-as-ramaphosa-impeachment-threat-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-mbalula-calls-emergency-nec-meeting-as-ramaphosa-impeachment-threat-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has summoned an urgent special national executive committee meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday night as the governing party grapples with the political fallout of last week’s explosive ConCourt judgment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:35:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/C66ZSJ6W2RFSPJQSTGPFJEIZHY.JPG?auth=15ec82a289ca066d622efeac152577e619428b30a8a17e2e4d46c778099b7dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called an urgent NEC meeting. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ihsaan Haffejee</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safa says VAR will also be rolled out in women’s top flight]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-safa-says-var-will-also-be-rolled-out-in-womens-top-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-safa-says-var-will-also-be-rolled-out-in-womens-top-flight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anathi Wulushe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The chair of Safa’s finance committee, Mxolisi Sibam, says once VAR has been implemented the technology will operate in the Hollywoodbets Super League, not just the PSL]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:12:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/JFGBG5RXJFHOHCM6OK2J6D2X2M.jpg?auth=27267e9b4afdc1c1c8b45681901aa8ab424f9f5910a4f6fff98b26ca7da4ab6c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Safa  finance committee chair Mxolisi Sibam. He doubles up as the Buffalo City region president]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lee Warren</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape’s bid to host ABC Motsepe playoffs rests on costs assurance]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-eastern-capes-bid-to-host-abc-motsepe-playoffs-rests-on-costs-assurance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-eastern-capes-bid-to-host-abc-motsepe-playoffs-rests-on-costs-assurance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anathi Wulushe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Eastern Cape is the frontrunner to host the national ABC Motsepe League playoffs in June, but it all depends on whether the province is able to cover accommodation costs for the teams from the nine provinces.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:35:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/LLA2B2UOQFEZRHIHJI25ZUQNGY.jpeg?auth=24bef0b2c28b75de409b949c53d9d4be49d57d742c1ef9f4fd6667732618129e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ravens FC players celebrate their new title with sports MEC Sibulele Ngongo after beating Old Grey FC in the Eastern Cape ABC Motsepe League decider at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAN EASON</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Cape shuts all schools as deadly storm lashes Cape Town]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-western-cape-shuts-all-schools-as-deadly-storm-lashes-cape-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-western-cape-shuts-all-schools-as-deadly-storm-lashes-cape-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All schools in the Western Cape will be closed on Tuesday as severe weather conditions continue to batter the province.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:01:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/3L2XATNRZVB4NB5DBTZJE5FMUE.jpeg?auth=c75d447b12df0bc006fda08681a2877fd70e034ae3bf6ba8273641fe35bb7ba2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several roads and bridges are flooded in Cape Town after devastating rains.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">City of Cape Town</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[More storms to come in Western Cape]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-more-storms-to-come-in-western-cape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-more-storms-to-come-in-western-cape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphokazi  Mnyobe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sixty-one roads are closed across the Garden Route region due to ongoing flooding]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:26:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IIAVET7S7RA4NCXWK2H5BWSRZM.JPG?auth=38b768268dabfa944bdf50a2b7a8d0bbf3196f68b2d42f82adf246a3c1b1c800&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flooding along the Garden Route.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredlin Adriaan</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impeachment process against Cyril Ramaphosa officially under way]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-impeachment-process-against-cyril-ramaphosa-officially-under-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/politics/2026-05-11-impeachment-process-against-cyril-ramaphosa-officially-under-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speaker Thoko Didiza will also table the panel’s report before the National Assembly]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:28:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/QTRFSSPIGVLZXGF5N3VIJAHTKU.jpg?auth=229c35c289a8d492caf7272aaae41b45e34e76f2bec33e89bbf7b47838ebb3e5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS/KOPANO TLAPE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shein accuses Temu of ‘industrial-scale’ copyright breaches in UK legal battle]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-shein-accuses-temu-of-industrial-scale-copyright-breaches-in-uk-legal-battle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-shein-accuses-temu-of-industrial-scale-copyright-breaches-in-uk-legal-battle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online fast-fashion platform Shein accused Temu of copyright infringement “on an industrial scale”, while Temu countered that Shein is using litigation to stifle competition, as a trial opened at London’s high court on Monday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/RT56TC5SXJBF3IVCBRQQ7CSZUQ.JPG?auth=73ee3f144900861e1b9e409d6dbd6571d84806986612c7e64febaf1dc234cc16&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temu’s lawyers argue Shein’s lawsuit is not a legitimate attempt to stop copyright infringement but is designed to secure a competitive advantage. File image.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dado Ruvic</media:credit></media:content><category>Sci-Tech</category><category:id>/news/sci-tech</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yurav Premlall leads SA golfers’ global charge]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-yurav-premlall-leads-sa-golfers-global-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-yurav-premlall-leads-sa-golfers-global-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Vlismas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA golfers dominated around the world, producing one of the country’s most impressive weekend performances with professionals winning on three different tours.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:43:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/INGSHNK4SZHEDKSY5OJB5WGE3Q.jpeg?auth=5c0888c6e42972cffd9fb97c1a5af27698f0626e610ad8baed9fd94b55cb0b6d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SA's Yurav Premlall won the DP World Tour on Sunday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission of inquiry continues in Pretoria on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/3RMLOQJV2ZEHPIEHKEZYWOCBJE.jpg?auth=464a64c2171eab75039212f3e365b670104cc3e8a7b24c8273644a45195f0c5e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retired Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga is chairperson of the commission of inquiry.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa will again be in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Monday. The Bafana Bafana star was killed in 2014.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:23:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/6P7ZMW4JBJOCNNGM2SHENCVESU.jpg?auth=318117a988e7ca9c85d88cec4f1686d05b6a53116cd04ff4fe806438b6e74ef4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the five suspects accused of murdering Senzo Meyiwa in the Pretoria high court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manack targets higher honours]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-manack-targets-higher-honours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-manack-targets-higher-honours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Chetty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warriors batter earns academy nod after strong season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:10:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/C4CFPVBG65E2DKLPIAJTA6QUXI.jpg?auth=182d29aa47b6d4500fcd1ccd325ba3466ab61f48d4725cf3af0ed55254fcc95a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Warriors batter Muhammad Manack pulls a delivery during the CSA One-Day Cup Qualifier against the Titans at St George's Park in Gqeberha on March 25, 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Deryck Foster/CSA</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW | Exceptional performances by youngsters in ‘Sophiatown’]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-review-exceptional-performances-by-youngsters-in-sophiatown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-review-exceptional-performances-by-youngsters-in-sophiatown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Faith  Mtwana ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is something hopeful about seeing youth engage with SA history and storytelling]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/CDL2LKPMLFA6JKTEJEPX3UKTPE.jpg?auth=04e09b06f33918aa0cd454edbdbe300635805ec6f0c187b48e464c750e0ea91e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Junction Avenue Theatre Company brings the story of Sophiatown to life in a powerful and emotionally charged production

Pictured, from left, are, Lihlumelo Mfenyana, Odwa Tungela, Joshua Simpson and Sibabalwe Kula.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Boeta-Ben Photography</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridgestone issues tyre safety recall in South Africa ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-11-bridgestone-issues-tyre-safety-recall-in-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-11-bridgestone-issues-tyre-safety-recall-in-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Duravis R660 Eco commercial tyre may suffer tread delamination]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:08:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/HFTAKGB5UJG4DKQLYSPDB7JM7M.png?auth=63ac2cb29edb20504c493061637167618a71e96c43a785c4f2efbc5fba0226ba&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Consumers who have purchased affected vehicles are urged to request replacement tyres immediately.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TIGER WHEEL &amp; TYRE</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSFAS releases R1.1bn in student accommodation payments ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nsfas-releases-r11bn-in-student-accommodation-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nsfas-releases-r11bn-in-student-accommodation-payments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Housing providers face mounting financial pressure over delayed NSFAS payments]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:05:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IUPUJNYMCZOZ5PMFHUZFOTKNBQ.png?auth=93a0efe180eeef650642791e5fdd24e0f0a04c7827dc577cab6ac7b6f19e9af1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NSFAS says it has made 'three major disbursements' to accommodation providers during the quarter.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TimesLIVE</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Feroz Khan and Ebrahim Kadwa released on bail ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-feroz-khan-and-ebrahim-kadwa-released-on-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-watch-feroz-khan-and-ebrahim-kadwa-released-on-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior cops and a civilian out on bail]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:55:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/EOSW44BDIBCHDIKV7JMP57XM74.jpg?auth=2aff0c21f9c9eba640ff7179f09afd3235b3a427a55123bfd99dcca7a79d1236&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MAY 11 2026
Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, Ebrahim Kadwa and a businessman appearing at Kapton Park Magistrates Court for allegedly interfering  in Police  Operations.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make your dreams come true with a shopping spree at Baywest Mall]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-make-your-dreams-come-true-with-a-shopping-spree-at-baywest-mall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-make-your-dreams-come-true-with-a-shopping-spree-at-baywest-mall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In celebration of Baywest Mall’s 11th birthday the Bay’s biggest mall, in partnership with The Herald, is hosting a Shopping Spree Competition worth a whopping R55 000. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:38:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/Q4763A32QVD5JEJVFZPRUPTV7M.JPG?auth=bd98b31ee20b23a3f2437058a9db05986f0e6eaff12945a8d9798e0c4281f33e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Baywest Mall, in partnership with The Herald, has launched its Win a Shopping Spree Competition, valued at R55,000,00. Shoppers and The Herald readers stand a chance to win one of 10 R5,000 shopping spree vouchers at participating stores. One lucky winner will bag an additional R5,000 bonus spree. Pictured are The Herald marketing manager Berna Ulay-Walters and Baywest Mall marketing manager Lindsay Davies. The competition ends on Friday, June 26.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eugene Coetzee</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why asking for your ID at boom gates could become illegal ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-why-asking-for-your-id-at-boom-gates-could-become-illegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-why-asking-for-your-id-at-boom-gates-could-become-illegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Popia code proposes strict limits on visitor data collection at gated sites]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:38:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/SFPROVEI7NFVPGKCCSLFXAPHUM.jpg?auth=35f1d5f97168106a86473a3de81d4edc26c8c0cef003f0c8f691aab9d777f3dd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Information Regulator's code applies to residential and commercial premises with access control. Picture: Sunday Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sunday Times</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban Academy make it a hat-trick of titles with Wynberg Freedom Cup triumph]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-urban-academy-make-it-a-hat-trick-of-titles-with-wynberg-freedom-cup-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-urban-academy-make-it-a-hat-trick-of-titles-with-wynberg-freedom-cup-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[School  Sports]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After losing in the 2025 Freedom Cup final, this year they triumphed over Bishops, 3-1]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:16:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/CR6K3QFCRNCR3DNGBXK26MWAAE.jpg?auth=76036f4d153a08c1616d8c9d7d8e6d70cf635e3d51087ee4a57f141009e235a3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Urban Soccer Academy team celebrate their victory in the final of the Wynberg Freedom Cup tournament in Cape Town.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[From drug addict to doctoral graduate]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-from-drug-addict-to-doctoral-graduate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-from-drug-addict-to-doctoral-graduate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela University doctoral student, Dr Musa Aminu, overcame drug addiction in his youth to graduate recently with a PhD on the neuroscience of the addictive brain.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:04:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/YDW42JJOONGU3IRTGDPAVUCCHU.jpeg?auth=183c6a59866e474d11ab14d0f539ee5fa9fdb64318281e08a7a60097f0d39863&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NMU doctoral graduate Musa Aminu overcame drug addiction in his youth to graduate recently with a PhD on the neuroscience of the addictive brain]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mop-up operations under way on Garden Route after floods]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-mop-up-operations-under-way-on-garden-route-after-floods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-mop-up-operations-under-way-on-garden-route-after-floods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphokazi  Mnyobe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Acting Premier of the Western Cape, Dr Ivan Meyer, and acting provincial Minister of Local Government, Anroux Marais, along with disaster management role players provided an update on measures the provincial government and other stakeholders have impl]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:59:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/DYS33IYSAVHPFDDH7OFUZYZHPE.jpeg?auth=2098778fc02d0efa470ce5d152cedf1338087a21598293015ee503a975805d1b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cango Wildlife says it is one of the most significant flooding events the facility has experienced in decades]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floods wreak havoc across Cape Town metro as severe storm lashes Western Cape]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-floods-wreak-havoc-across-cape-town-metro-as-severe-storm-lashes-western-cape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-floods-wreak-havoc-across-cape-town-metro-as-severe-storm-lashes-western-cape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[According to the weather service, the province is experiencing heavy rainfall, with possible accumulations of 200mm-300mm, significantly increasing the risk of flooding]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:46:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/ZJKJYH3OIJD2VOLRPNGNMEK7SE.jpeg?auth=ff22a96d42f41df2eedaf803cecd6357527f5c1f3c45a6bc15ebc5428b64b4f1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Community members in Langrug informal settlement have been affected by the severe weather conditions.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gift of the Givers</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandela University swimming project starts to pay dividends]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-mandela-university-swimming-project-starts-to-pay-dividends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-11-mandela-university-swimming-project-starts-to-pay-dividends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mandela University is slowly but surely positioning itself as one of the top swimming tertiary institutions in the country.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:47:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/G7AVB7O7QVG7XJVDYA6P3SEK2U.jpg?auth=90f0ea869a763779f91309205ba677c27134dedfe4d9b838b609cd735e0d6767&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Having placed seventh in both 2024 and 2025, the Madibaz swimming team made their impressive run at the recent University Sports South Africa championship in Bloemfontein through heart and shrewd tactical selections]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speakers share stories of resilience at Women’s Circle Workshop]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-speakers-share-stories-of-resilience-at-womens-circle-workshop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-speakers-share-stories-of-resilience-at-womens-circle-workshop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Faith  Mtwana ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women shared inspiring stories of resilience, leadership and overcoming challenges at the latest Women’s Circle Workshop hosted by Michelle Brown.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:40:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/WLRBHYJZXFC67PH7IDM7YXUR2A.jpg?auth=0c8dfdf673cdcdf4990a3850af8d047696a02cad81c2ba0d6188cb839e689c73&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Women's Circle Workshop took place at the Beach Hotel on Friday with guest speakers Dr Amber Anderson, left, and Gianna Doubell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why constitutional democracy is best system of governance  ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-05-11-why-constitutional-democracy-is-best-system-of-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-05-11-why-constitutional-democracy-is-best-system-of-governance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Editorial Comment]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Phala Phala ruling has demonstrated why constitutional democracy is best as a system of governance. Under parliamentary sovereignty, the word of parliament, no matter how wrong, would have been final as long as it was rubber-stamped by a majority.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:32:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/NJHUQIG4VJI5ZLC6XTHRDHXKSM.png?auth=beaf3a7ab6f6683e1d9b09aaa9922dc483ceae65b7a6704f98679f47b3af87f4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123rf</media:credit></media:content><category>Editorials</category><category:id>/opinion/editorials</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerian army denies reports of civilian deaths after Niger airstrikes]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nigerian-army-denies-reports-of-civilian-deaths-after-niger-airstrikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nigerian-army-denies-reports-of-civilian-deaths-after-niger-airstrikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s military says airstrikes on northern Niger hit only 'terrorist enclaves']]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:25:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/KWHQ3CTIMRLMVGGX2IQC44QF24.jpg?auth=c2336a5005e80a8b1d463ab2b0d8cf07cb91c3d738f9b9c41fc125819cee36af&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nigerian security forces are battling banditry in the northwest and a 17-year Islamist insurgency in the northeast.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/zeferli</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape man gets 20 years for killing mother over ‘witchcraft’ claims]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-eastern-cape-man-gets-20-years-for-killing-mother-over-witchcraft-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-eastern-cape-man-gets-20-years-for-killing-mother-over-witchcraft-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Mthatha high court sentenced Samuel Ndesi for the 2025 murder of Retuie Ndesi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:57:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/55NHWVADMJNSBOHH45E5IHQ57I.png?auth=7073fa16cdda188b4afe21a81cd0e03c8d23a0977a7925ef5a9fbefa0700457c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samuel Ndesi fatally stabbed his mother Retuie Ndesi in July 2025. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ducati’s Marc Marquez undergoes double surgery after French Grand Prix crash]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-ducatis-marc-marquez-undergoes-double-surgery-after-french-gp-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-ducatis-marc-marquez-undergoes-double-surgery-after-french-gp-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ruled out of Catalan race]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:17:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/I44HASNUNFDS5LAXAQY66PXKSE.jpg?auth=3de7918c3a447b7c7e07477f54f805def69a0541a1d30b15b86f6968f9a6b021&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Álex had started fifth on the grid but he quickly moved up and took the lead from Marc.

















































































































































































































































































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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal’s Arteta praises courage of referee after pivotal decision]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-11-arsenals-arteta-praises-courage-of-referee-after-pivotal-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-11-arsenals-arteta-praises-courage-of-referee-after-pivotal-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the courage of referee Chris Kavanagh for disallowing a West Ham United equaliser as his side snatched a 1-0 victory to move closer to securing the Premier League title on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:29:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-11-west-hams-bowen-questions-var-consistency-after-equaliser-ruled-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen questioned the consistency of VAR reviews after Callum Wilson’s stoppage-time equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday was controversially ruled out.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:47:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/LPYTFL654RG73FDPS26FTFJI6Q.JPG?auth=5fa2a5ed44c2da0d5e94a5a4a6603629109053e8bd2b95fb207cbead1b4fbc52&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[West Ham United players remonstrate with referee Chris Kavanagh after the match against Arsenal at the London Stadium on May 10 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tony O'Brien/Re</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hansi Flick hails Barcelona’s title-winning team after emotional eve]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-11-hansi-flick-hails-barcelonas-title-winning-team-after-emotional-eve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-11-hansi-flick-hails-barcelonas-title-winning-team-after-emotional-eve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An emotional Hansi Flick celebrated guiding Barcelona to their 29th LaLiga title on Sunday, delivering a commanding 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid hours after his father died overnight.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:49:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Media]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title in nearly eight years, and punched a last-minute ticket to the PGA Championship by capturing the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic title on Sunday in South Carolina.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:46:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/RUL73GYQVVECBLCAKTN3YSP77E.JPG?auth=070bc2fe7f08420afabf508fb5d9318257c473b15699b1029992e9f6ad16372c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brandt Snedeker won the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images</media:credit></media:content><category>More Sport</category><category:id>/sport/more-sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malema hails ‘victory for accountability’ after ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-08-malema-hails-victory-for-accountability-after-concourts-phala-phala-ruling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-08-malema-hails-victory-for-accountability-after-concourts-phala-phala-ruling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He criticised ANC MPs who shielded President Cyril Ramaphosa from possible impeachment]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:25:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/VHN7LW3ZSRDPLJM6ZFVZE6KNMY.jpg?auth=b3edbd044784506d2652afa1d015b8ae78798f5536515aea2e22554ad959452b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema addressing supporters who gathered in large numbers at Wonderkop to commemorate Workers’ Day, April 30. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi moved from jail to hospital]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-iranian-nobel-winner-narges-mohammadi-moved-from-jail-to-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-iranian-nobel-winner-narges-mohammadi-moved-from-jail-to-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, had a heart attack two weeks ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:36:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/JUYJN65OPVDLHPFEZ4FHDLM7DQ.JPG?auth=9bfef8c7f5ae6ad8f1f7339514dfceb1c1fea99f5a8fcc3c2564aa47d0ab6a0a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Narges Mohammadi won the ‌Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 while in prison for a campaign to advance women’s rights and abolish the death penalty.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NTB</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elephants’ lack of oomph must be sorted out, says Coetzee]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-05-11-elephants-lack-of-oomph-must-be-sorted-out-says-coetzee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-05-11-elephants-lack-of-oomph-must-be-sorted-out-says-coetzee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EP’s worrying problem of running out of power during the second half of matches against leading teams must be sorted out as soon as possible, Elephants coach Allister Coetzee says.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:34:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/56D73KGDURENDNBUA7DO5TQUQE.jpg?auth=71d7bb841c9837b7400a2ea2172439c408d64cb4ed6f71e8995ba71cae6a54b9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EP Elephants coach Allister Coetzee (white shirt) talks to his players during a warm-up session at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Herald</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love you my child’: the heartbreak behind SA’s fight over baby saver boxes ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-i-love-you-my-child-the-heartbreak-behind-sas-fight-over-baby-saver-boxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-i-love-you-my-child-the-heartbreak-behind-sas-fight-over-baby-saver-boxes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gill Gifford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rights groups say criminalising safe relinquishment will drive desperate mothers underground — and cost babies’ lives]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:28:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/5MDFB3O3NRHGNLJMKQFVR6F25A.jpg?auth=312091d905e3e23b343a30b438003a38f54469ac89795783d84b6855b75b05eb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Door of Hope's baby saver box in which mothers can safely relinquish their babies. The facility has become part of a court action.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela Bay taps running dry]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nelson-mandela-bay-taps-running-dry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-nelson-mandela-bay-taps-running-dry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While it may be the start of the new week, hundreds of Gqeberha residents are faced with the same old water challenges. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:28:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/TRW6WDXSTVCQLCEYKOOYEPLEAY.png?auth=4f9f4e6d6d2f41085444aa4cbed4afea129a3176506eca152a0ea84f53d87847&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay continued to experience intermittent water supply on Monday, with some areas experiencing ongoing water disruptions for about two weeks. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.canva</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Floodwaters cause chaos at Gamtoos resort]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-floodwaters-cause-chaos-at-gamtoos-resort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-floodwaters-cause-chaos-at-gamtoos-resort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Hookins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A dramatic scene unfolded in the early hours of Friday morning when residents of Kingsway Resort in the Gamtoos Valley when residents woke up to water lapping up against their beds. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:41:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/OXBU5Z6LJ5G2JE3PTALQCD5OY4.jpg?auth=8eedd0d01a32f28fd0f14aff88278d34e0f32ff59c4d91f7cf33ece813e6c595&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despatch resident Desiree Coertzen was shocked by the state of her flood-hit holiday home at the Kingsway Resort when she arrived to check on it on Friday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[One American tests positive for hantavirus after cruise]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-one-american-tests-positive-for-hantavirus-after-cruise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-one-american-tests-positive-for-hantavirus-after-cruise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US citizen on cruise has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:57:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/33H7NXZOWZG4LHJ73DSP642LAE.JPG?auth=cc1b40a3b15324a962dbb44c97294df5b9e788ff7588224e9be427569b869800&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the media work at the port of Granadilla de Abona following the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, on May 11 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannah McKay</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish Airlines plane evacuated after tyre fire in Kathmandu]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airlines-plane-evacuated-after-tyre-fire-in-kathmandu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-05-11-turkish-airlines-plane-evacuated-after-tyre-fire-in-kathmandu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nepal airport closed after tyre on Turkish Airlines plane catches fire after landing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:47:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IQF7MYQFBRCG3MBCTOQDWRX53I.JPG?auth=bfb83cdeeba62cc48777461048dec442655df6bcf269f1f4111151181251a95c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An airbus belonging to Turkish Airlines at Tribhuvan International Airport after a minor fire broke out while landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 11 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Navesh Chitrakar</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blacklisting of 52 construction firms exposes ‘systemic noncompliance’]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-blacklisting-of-52-construction-firms-exposes-systemic-noncompliance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-blacklisting-of-52-construction-firms-exposes-systemic-noncompliance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This drives substandard work, project delays, site failures and safety risks, says bargaining council]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:35:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/TEL6GVSWGBJHDMSDIPP3UPQN6A.jpg?auth=3267710f60b8ee31b4fcad3ba6ea41e232eaf79822759b45e1fde5cad191c8ad&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Sergei Dmitrienko</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metro gives go-ahead for burials to commence ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-metro-gives-go-ahead-for-burials-to-commence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-metro-gives-go-ahead-for-burials-to-commence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Goliath]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was a little too late for many funeral undertakers and bereaved families, when the municipality gave the thumbs up to funeral undertakers for burials on Saturday. Initially all burials were suspended due to the adverse weather conditions and flooding.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:30:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/5FCWIONLQNE7XK3NH56LJITHDI.JPG?auth=fb219384359ba442882cf9eb13c71a635d25f7134ff2ed0ef4afb2ef2614030a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The  Motherwell cemetery became waterlogged last week due to flooding ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredlin Adri</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEC gives Nelson Mandela Bay municipal officials stern warning]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-mec-gives-nelson-mandela-bay-municipal-officials-stern-warning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-mec-gives-nelson-mandela-bay-municipal-officials-stern-warning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality could be placed under administration should the currently cohort of leadership not turn the tide of poor service delivery and internal issues.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:29:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/UVBOCMPUQREORJNL4Q6EONX7RY.jpg?auth=a9f42f23b6ef5fe8df48e1d6a8b7e7d76a46cd891ab45a958ff4797396037468&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Zolile Williams]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supp</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province could lose millions in national funding over failure to pay municipalities  ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-province-could-lose-millions-in-national-funding-over-failure-to-pay-municipalities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-province-could-lose-millions-in-national-funding-over-failure-to-pay-municipalities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tremaine van Aardt, Geoff Hookins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Eastern Cape government stands to lose millions of rand in funding after it failed to comply with its own standards and timeously pay out more than a billion rand to several local municipalities.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:27:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/JNCMAYDDDJAV5LTHTBW6Z4XDFI?auth=17347d379df5f4983d7c241dc8718c10c5fe5f68e9224cf0ae23fdf3a5ba0c48&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAN EASON/ STOCK</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dams are full, but ‘we still need better governance’]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-dams-are-full-but-we-still-need-better-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-11-dams-are-full-but-we-still-need-better-governance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela Bay needs better governance if it is too ensure water security. This is according to water engineer and former operations director in the metro water department David Raymer.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:12:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/DC3425MXENAE7LTJSZV5ZQYSTY.jpg?auth=ec6204132b95e307b3bf9c46629605aa643328bad3694e684a434e927d95ffaf&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adrian Grobler, from St Francis NSRI, saves a cat from a tree at the Wacky Woods resort near the Gamtoos River
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zine Madikwa turns mangoes into a thriving juice brand]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/business/2026-05-11-zine-madikwa-turns-mangoes-into-a-thriving-juice-brand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/business/2026-05-11-zine-madikwa-turns-mangoes-into-a-thriving-juice-brand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zine Madikwa once considered pursuing a career that would take her across the world as a flight attendant. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/KI42S5VN2RA3VHE2XWD3CHXUNA.jpg?auth=75aee0cf44bd97d3e792a75741cae66a82c83e6dff033fbd4ac0fa2f09b8d5c4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Entrepreneur Zine Madikwa has turned her family’s rural farm in Port St Johns into a growing juice business, producing a range of natural fruit and vegetable blends under the Eastdene Farms Fruit Juices brand. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Careers</category><category:id>/news/careers</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotels and river tour operators affected by Gamtoos Valley floods]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-09-hotels-and-river-tour-operators-affected-by-gamtoos-valley-floods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-09-hotels-and-river-tour-operators-affected-by-gamtoos-valley-floods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Hookins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In what some have described as the worst flood in living memory, the Gamtoos Valley was hit hard in the early hours of Friday ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:53:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/4PRFVEWHORGX3PW75GRQBUXYRU.jpg?auth=0947dcfb1ce3570152268378710f2e8ccbaffd00862fe283c6890f267c929f4b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Overflowing dams accompanied by heavy rainfall the past few days resulted in severe flooding in the Gamtoos River area. Residents were evacuated, and some needed rescuing. The Gamtoos Ferry Hotel next to the Gamtoos River was also flooded. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two senior SAPS officials, civilian arrested for alleged illegal metals dealing ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-breaking-two-senior-saps-officials-civilian-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-metals-dealing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-breaking-two-senior-saps-officials-civilian-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-metals-dealing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAPS have confirmed the arrest of two senior officials and a civilian allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/TBCEYL5Y7FF27HZ5PA472LCXO4.jpg?auth=fead9da557d587787b67bd2944170d82aeff3b8147bb41edc01653c9e958dd22&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SAPS have confirmed the arrest of two senior officials and a civilian allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals. Stock image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Thawornnurak</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top four teams going for gold in Herald Isuzu Schools Quiz]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-top-four-teams-going-for-gold-in-herald-isuzu-schools-quiz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-top-four-teams-going-for-gold-in-herald-isuzu-schools-quiz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The race for Herald Isuzu Schools Quiz glory intensified at the weekend as teams from across Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga battled through the round of 16 and quarterfinals.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:47:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/TWCI6QNXPZBMTJ3AQRIJPHH6TY.jpg?auth=1147bdedd7c6e832ab5ff21b87d411a83073df69a8f154f2d6d93070ff429690&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2026 Herald Isuzu Schools Quiz semifinalists were decided at the weekend. Joined by sponsors from ABSA and Isuzu Motors South Africa are the four teams, from left, Sanctor High School, Walmer High School, Stedin College and Victoria Park High School, who will contest the semifinals at Walmer Park Shopping Centre on Saturday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Berna Ulay-Walters</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Gontse went from graduating to doing garden work to put food on the table ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-how-gontse-went-from-graduating-to-doing-garden-work-to-put-food-on-the-table/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-how-gontse-went-from-graduating-to-doing-garden-work-to-put-food-on-the-table/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sowetan Sowetan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Akanyang Gontse swallowed big chunks of pride to go from being a university graduate to weeding people’s gardens]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:03:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/TVDK4F4WNFDKNEJCLXTV2O3CSY.jpeg?auth=1e27e7461aa9835edcacb7c8738e329127f73ad77103913b7e3579686573194b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Akanyang Gontse at his graduation ceremony in the Free State last month. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says it has responded to US proposal to end war ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-iran-says-it-has-responded-to-us-proposal-to-end-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-iran-says-it-has-responded-to-us-proposal-to-end-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[LNG tanker passes Hormuz safely as ceasefire strains and diplomacy stalls]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:30:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/QSX7HNSOEVGJTGC5XUD65F6JXE.JPG?auth=26c4a13d5f5c7c366fe6fbca1d14299a62d3813fe72de5ac19abc7a783ec2f33&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency responders assisted by other people and heavy machinery inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, on May 9 2026. 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]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IJ5XLQJAV5B7TGZ2SWZHSU3LQ4.jpg?auth=7c421a08f2e745260047250abe09a477c54c20408bd5d3349e0037b8faf6c989&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Safa says Hugo Broos will be considered if he decides to continue coaching the senior national team.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alche Greeff/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elephants simply not good enough against Boland, says Coetzee]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-elephants-simply-not-good-enough-against-boland-says-coetzee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-elephants-simply-not-good-enough-against-boland-says-coetzee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EP were forced to face the harsh reality that they were simply not good enough after they were thrashed 85-29 by a rampant Boland Cavaliers side in Wellington on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:47:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/E74AF4NQ3BBMJKJ6E53B4B3FIA.jpg?auth=1f942b69124605d91bd3b6353e5be8114ce710b020f300722475c635d34ada1b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EP Elephants winger Mpho Ntsane scored two tries when his team were thrashed 85-29 by a rampant Boland Cavaliers side in Wellington on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jorge Martin wins French MotoGP as Aprilia secure podium lock-out]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-jorge-martin-wins-french-motogp-as-aprilia-secure-podium-lock-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-jorge-martin-wins-french-motogp-as-aprilia-secure-podium-lock-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bezzecchi holds narrow championship lead after dramatic late-race duel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:44:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/E566J7AJG5APVNHNRHPLGNB7Y4.JPG?auth=3c933cf747eb2f364b7ebdb8ab9c1376cf2e43fcf260dd8207bcd606a50c8c03&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aprilia Racing's Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium after winning the French MotoGP at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, on Sunday. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephane Mahe/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weak professional accountability worsens municipal dysfunction, says industry body]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-weak-professional-accountability-worsens-municipal-dysfunction-says-industry-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-weak-professional-accountability-worsens-municipal-dysfunction-says-industry-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindiwe Tsobo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Professional registration for officials seen as key to addressing service delivery failures]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IDRMVJWIRFKJBH4S2VBZJ7ZEQY.jpg?auth=1a1271b8f542fae8e5cb462cee2bdd15e4ca05421339e1b4255c1812be49d8d4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Engineers’ body says professional registration could improve municipal accountability in areas facing persistent infrastructure failures.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gallo images</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanding blacklist of building firms exposes ‘systemic noncompliance’ in sector ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-expanding-blacklist-of-building-firms-exposes-systemic-noncompliance-in-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-expanding-blacklist-of-building-firms-exposes-systemic-noncompliance-in-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The government's move to bar 52 contractors over fraud, poor performance and contractual failures highlights deep-rooted problems]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:09:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/3OWDIYR4WJG6NIKDNAFV3P7Z6A.jpg?auth=ec220d855e2b1eaca5369921e8721c93ef8c3fc484823f03b5e27e007cfbeaa7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public works & infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote targets new refinery in Kenya]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-nigerias-aliko-dangote-targets-new-refinery-in-kenya/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-nigerias-aliko-dangote-targets-new-refinery-in-kenya/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[East African countries discussing a joint refinery, says Africa’s richest man]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/XICFWRMUEZEFFGT3RDTWTSJD4M.JPG?auth=42360fdd492ec86c65d2bdb594e31c492712c888bf131afe70216c555f558d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dangote CEO Aliko Dangote in Paris, France, on May 13 2024. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LUDOVIC MARIN</media:credit></media:content><category>International Companies</category><category:id>/world/international-companies</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slot explains Ngumoha’s substitution after furious fan reaction]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-slot-explains-ngumohas-substitution-after-furious-fan-reaction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-slot-explains-ngumohas-substitution-after-furious-fan-reaction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Arne Slot played down the furious Anfield reaction to his substitution of teenager Rio Ngumoha in Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Chelsea, saying the 17-year-old was having injury issues and needed to be replaced]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:15:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Mfikili]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Walter Sisulu University’s All Blacks have taken lessons learnt after missing out on promotion to the Varsity Cup and are ready to give it another crack]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:14:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/CRIFWA3GDBG2PCNXW2WFPL6AF4.jpg?auth=e1d75ca9bf0f4960196674d574b30b9addcacb6e04175d59fa05f941d125d38e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WSU All Blacks captain Lukhangele Tshayi was named backline player of the tournament for the FNB Varsity Shield.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ASEM Engage/Varsity Shield</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulldogs suffer worst season in SA Cup and fail to make Currie Cup again]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-bulldogs-suffer-worst-season-in-sa-cup-and-fail-to-make-currie-cup-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-bulldogs-suffer-worst-season-in-sa-cup-and-fail-to-make-currie-cup-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anathi Wulushe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Border Bulldogs have suffered their worst season in the three editions of the SA Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:10:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IC3GK42ILNDDDHSBNECADNPRBM.jpeg?auth=4034d6cc2377e12d93cae9585cb3e3ec51b2b679a124bb8a7801b69a4e4d0a80&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Border Bulldogs left winger Lonwabo Rawana with the ball who scored a try in the teams last SA Cup game of 2026 against the Valke at Police Park over the weekend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Randel Roskruge </media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Mitchell Starc eyes 2027 World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-australias-mitchell-starc-eyes-2027-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-australias-mitchell-starc-eyes-2027-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc remains driven by the competitive nature of cricket and hopes to extend his 16-year international career for a few more years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:09:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/7C25HJJOOZB7RCKT4YFX6734XI.JPG?auth=1469b789aa63318c02b398be8371211a031e8260b92722a4a253c3caac72edaa&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" 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results. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:07:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/KCW6I6M64VEG3D7XDCCMLC7WEE.jpeg?auth=59bc691c8a45380f0f5c9e16a6f0a927b40f829683cbccc452d0629744d2c464&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Khwezi Booi consoles Sinovuyo 'Pink One' Mthintelwa after he lost the Eastern Cape title.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triumphant Junior Boks learn lessons before World Cup, says Norton]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-triumphant-junior-boks-learn-lessons-before-world-cup-says-norton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-triumphant-junior-boks-learn-lessons-before-world-cup-says-norton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though it was a bittersweet moment for the Junior Boks to lift the U-20 Rugby Championship trophy after being held to a 29-29 draw by arch-rivals New Zealand, valuable lessons were learnt before the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/A65KCQKBCZDFVLKTBZW5RQJRVA.JPG?auth=e5ad90f71fcf9385bdcc67375cbb96fca2e08797bfdc2f0514ad53fe18fb4d96&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Junior Bok centre Samuel Badenhorst crosses for a try against New Zealand at the U-20 Rugby Championship tournament at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredlin Adriaan</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She was my biggest supporter’: UKZN graduate honours late mother during emotional graduation tribute ]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-she-was-my-biggest-supporter-ukzn-graduate-honours-late-mother-during-emotional-graduation-tribute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-she-was-my-biggest-supporter-ukzn-graduate-honours-late-mother-during-emotional-graduation-tribute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An emotional moment at the University of KwaZulu-Natal graduation ceremony has touched many after graduate Thembisani Mntungwa honoured his late mother while receiving his degree. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 12:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/533PJRYAPZARLN6LS6RX2D5TWI.jpeg?auth=1f619b415cf1df93c8cf40c05d38cf1e5b21de1330a6c49233bdedd36edd50f4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An emotional Thembisani Mntungwa breaks down in tears on the graduation stage while holding up a T-shirt in tribute to his late mother.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">UKZN</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent Mthatha lawyer sentenced for theft of R780,000 trust funds]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-prominent-mthatha-lawyer-sentenced-for-theft-of-r780000-trust-funds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-prominent-mthatha-lawyer-sentenced-for-theft-of-r780000-trust-funds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attorney found guilty after diverting property sale funds into unauthorised investment]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:28:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/VDTZ77XQRRDYLEWYYW3VJ7GU6U.jpg?auth=410ef34ffe50f80e4116cd614afb8bcf1ca9b895efa2d9cb176969cedc445b34&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawyer Vuyani Gwebindlala has been sentenced for theft of R780,000 in trust funds. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supp</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish passengers evacuated from ship after hantavirus ordeal]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-spanish-passengers-evacuated-from-ship-after-hantavirus-ordeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-spanish-passengers-evacuated-from-ship-after-hantavirus-ordeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain said it had begun bringing Spanish passengers ashore from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak which anchored near Tenerife on Sunday, with groups of nationals from other countries to follow]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/3M4O4FKMVRB27GZUPDKQ4DE3LE.JPG?auth=9874454d40564c6542b5598b318dff41f9c2c7a57b9df337dce88f7084508dbc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish nationals were the first to disembark in small boats in groups of five and be taken to shore, where they were transferred onto buses and taken to the local airport. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola relishes title run‑in as City keep pressure on Arsenal]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-guardiola-relishes-title-runin-as-city-keep-pressure-on-arsenal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-guardiola-relishes-title-runin-as-city-keep-pressure-on-arsenal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is “loving” the Premier League run‑in, despite his side no longer controlling their own fate in the title race as they chase leaders Arsenal]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:16:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/IK37IV5KORHDZN4M77Y4OL6YPY.JPG?auth=72b1e2523673211ebf5a8f6f5a44e1a2f316724d37fd36bf0e4e4ff2b033cc1b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City's Erling Haaland scores their second goal against Brentford in the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, on May 9 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Radburn/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed fortunes for KuGompo City boxers against Namibians]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-mixed-fortunes-for-kugompo-city-boxers-against-namibians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-mixed-fortunes-for-kugompo-city-boxers-against-namibians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mesuli Zifo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[KuGompo City boxers Landile Ngxeke and Zolisa Batyi suffered mixed fortunes against Namibian opposition in Namibia and Bizana on Saturday night.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:59:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/OEG3PZG2IJD6BOL2RZIEFI4DJM.jpg?auth=53113a84babf98153b7e05a2cd8f16f6170e43bbe7a5c2ed41d839d33d4b604f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Landile Ngxeke beat Namibian Jonas Matheus on Saturday with a seven-round stoppage. 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">THEO JEPTHA</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widespread praise for Fairview racing]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-widespread-praise-for-fairview-racing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-widespread-praise-for-fairview-racing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henk Steenkamp]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Fairview team earns widespread praise from across the racing fraternity for producing a high-quality race day at the annual WSB Derby Day meeting in Greenbushes ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:47:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/DB5YVWGTVJB4ZPLGL4XRLI25JU.jpg?auth=71f69a25cddab0d05a7d3e9ad64387e636217030502eedb2a7164e3aa8a3c042&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" 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Algiers.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:13:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/4Y5A77VQFZBH5MV2KZYFP63PVM.JPG?auth=fc502f88d4f69defac92e9258510c4311f986478530f968f9062392d3741ff0e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Khaldi of USM Alger celebrates goal during the CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 1st Leg Final match against Zamalek at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria on 9 May 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Djaffar Ladjal/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sabalenka exits Rome with injury concern before French Open]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-sabalenka-exits-rome-with-injury-concern-before-french-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-sabalenka-exits-rome-with-injury-concern-before-french-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aryna Sabalenka’s French Open preparations suffered a setback after a third-round defeat by Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open, with the world No 1 now looking to shake off an injury before the Grand Slam that begins this month]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:17:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/2FXNQ4UEUVG6NCXGZ6TPOS44XM.JPG?auth=b72e76ee2a005947a0961d63ced5466f3dbeaf98eace299f6535158f85053033&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her round of 32 match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open in Rome on May 9 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Claudia Greco/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to take WBO heavyweight title]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-dubois-stops-wardley-in-11th-round-to-take-wbo-heavyweight-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-10-dubois-stops-wardley-in-11th-round-to-take-wbo-heavyweight-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Dubois came back from two knockdowns to deal Fabio Wardley a brutal and bloody first defeat as a professional and take the WBO heavyweight title in a thunderous all-British clash on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:10:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/24SAHUPTCBH5FLFU5CBD2SBMAU.JPG?auth=7ccb2a6c7f6460c23ae3a47341d99f13d5277ef358f22a69beb78727ae29c55c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" 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Friday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:48:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/XIUXAMZHOJAHBL66XMH4W4KKLY.JPG?auth=2baa448a74d9c1423556df806cafe0a0a5a0a38e29099b6553456bbddf245505&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored two tries for the Stormers when they drew 38-38 against Ulster in Belfast.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BackpagePi</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-two-singaporeans-confirmed-dead-in-indonesia-volcano-eruption-bodies-found/</link><guid 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ROUTE | Garden Route’s treat as our feathered friends show off their personalities]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-10-garden-route-garden-routes-treat-as-our-feathered-friends-show-off-their-personalities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-10-garden-route-garden-routes-treat-as-our-feathered-friends-show-off-their-personalities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elaine King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once upon a time I was more or less oblivious to all the birds around me, but then I did live in Hong Kong for nearly 20 years where any and every creature is in danger of being eaten, and can be found in local food markets rather than trees.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/6YVAWNLB3JAE5JNQT6MLOK6U2A.JPG?auth=9403bdf2df0efdb76d2bbbaa64a0cbe54aebb24a83006c9bb4afe1d2a94b7fb1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" 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File image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panic stations for ANC over Phala Phala]]></title><link>https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-panic-stations-for-anc-over-phala-phala/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-05-10-panic-stations-for-anc-over-phala-phala/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone, Kgothatso Madisa, Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party scurries to find ways to dodge the possible bullet of impeachment for the president – and it can’t count on help from the DA ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 03:53:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.theherald.co.za/resizer/v2/RVZRAILO4NHNTN66EXXRKWF5HQ.jpg?auth=d3791a7bbb9f310f4e981abc9a3197aa0ef40b895e0b942a5313589096bb08ba&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four years later, President Cyril Ramaphosa again faces an impeachment process over the Phala Phala cash-in-a-couch scandal. 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