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            <title>SA: Patricia de Lille: Address by Minister of Tourism, Tourism Investment Summit 2026 (01/10/2026)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This Summit takes place at an important moment for tourism, because globally and domestically there is growing recognition that tourism must be viewed as an economic sector with significant capacity to generate investment and create jobs at scale.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Tourism</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Dr Leon Schreiber: Address by Minister of Home Affairs, at the Home Affairs Quantum Leap: A ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than any other department, Home Affairs had become synonymous with public sector failure. Millions of South Africans associated it with taking an entire day out of their lives just to travel to one of the 329 Home Affairs offices in the country.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, at the 26th National Teaching Awards, ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I asked many questions and, from time to time, challenged my teachers on some of the subjects they were teaching. I did not do so out of disrespect. I wanted to understand.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Presidency</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <image_title>President Cyril Ramaphosa</image_title>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, on the killings of women in ...</title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/sa-cyril-ramaphosa-address-by-south-africas-president-on-the-killings-of-women-in-ekurhuleni-and-the-national-response-to-gender-based-violence-and-femicide-29092026-2026-09-30</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The violence inflicted upon the women of South Africa is a source of profound pain and national shame. The nation is angry. The women of South Africa are angry. Their anger is justified.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Presidency</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, at Summit of AU committee on South ...</title>
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The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan remains the only internationally recognised framework for the implementation of South Sudan’s transition. We are pleased that since the inaugural C5 Plus Summit earlier this year, support for the implementation of the Agreement has grown across the region and the continent.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Presidency</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Patricia de Lille: Address by Minister of Tourism on behalf of the President Cyril ...</title>
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This mega-development is a vote of confidence in South African enterprise, in the capabilities of our people and in the future of our tourism industry. South Africa is blessed with its natural beauty, so it is no wonder that Club Med has brought its famous brand here.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Address by Minister of Electricity and Energy on behalf of President ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This Summit showcases innovation, investment and collaboration in a sector that is set to change the trajectory of industrial development. With abundant renewable energy and water resources and vast reserves of critical minerals, Africa is positioned to become a major global hub for this burgeoning industry.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>RISE Mzansi: Makashule Gana: Address by RISE Mzansi Chief Organiser, during the flighting of ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We are tired of conveying our condolences; women are tired of doing everything to keep safe. We need a reset in our society; we need to restore our Ubuntu and our humanity. The police must do their work, government must do its work, but they cannot be in our hearts.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, during the BRICS business forum ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The BRICS Business Council was established during South Africa’s first BRICS Presidency in 2013 in recognition that economic cooperation cannot be the responsibility of governments alone. Instead, we need a compact: governments create the enabling conditions for trade and investment, and business seeks out the opportunities for production and commerce.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>GOOD: Patricia de Lille: Address by GOOD Party leader, during the announcement of Western Cape ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[People who know our streets, our schools, our clinics, because they use them too. That's the standard GOOD and RISE Mzansi are setting together as we go into these local government elections in partnership.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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