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Speaking to Sowetan, the 35-year-old opened up about the emotional toll of playing Joyce, the fan reactions that have turned the show into a cultural phenomenon, and why she could never judge one of television’s most talked-about characters. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
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						<itunes:title>Gugu Gumede on fighting for Joyce, and how The Polygamist became her role of a lifetime</itunes:title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security Strategist, Andy Mashaile, says low-income communities are becoming victims to kidnappings because they are an easier target, adding that these kidnappings are often linked to sudden shifts in lifestyle or flashing. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Surge in Kidnappings explained</itunes:title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Nimmerhoudt, MMC of Road and Transport in Rand West Municipality says he was mistakenly named as MMC for Infrastructure, Planning and Development, in Emfuleni by the new mayor Hassan Mako. Nimmerhoudt, from the PA, says he has no interest in Emfuleni and can't serve in two municipalities at once. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>MMC of Road and Transport in Rand West Municipality says he was mistakenly named as MMC</itunes:title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Liesl Hager from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Private Law says a parent’s right to refuse vaccination is not without consequences if that decision causes legally recognised harm to others. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The legal risks of saying no to childhood vaccines.</itunes:title>
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				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Transition not about invalidating qualifications</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685029</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, briefs on developments relating to the implementation of transitional arrangements for the introduction of occupational qualifications. Headline: Transition not about invalidating qualifications <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Transition not about invalidating qualifications</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, briefs on developments relating to the implementation of transitional arrangements for the introduction of occupational qualifications. Headline: Transition not about invalidating qualifications]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1685029?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>How workers can protect their mental health and avoid burnout in toxic workplaces</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684954</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond sleep, wellness coach David Hoff recommends making healthier food choices where possible. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How workers can protect their mental health and avoid burnout in toxic workplaces</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Beyond sleep, wellness coach David Hoff recommends making healthier food choices where possible.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1684954?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Bring it home we have seen your hard work in the last six months</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684704</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Zola Nombona wishes Bafana Bafana well ahead of the much anticipated match against Mexico on Thursday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bring it home we have seen your hard work in the last six months</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:33</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Actress Zola Nombona wishes Bafana Bafana well ahead of the much anticipated match against Mexico on Thursday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1684704?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Why government is phasing out BRT funding and what it means for commuters</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684703</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s poor performance on the project itself, and there’s poor performance on the money that we’re putting into this thing. So it became a liability towards government coffers. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Why government is phasing out BRT funding and what it means for commuters</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>8:34</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There’s poor performance on the project itself, and there’s poor performance on the money that we’re putting into this thing. So it became a liability towards government coffers.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1684703_high.mp3?p=rss" length="8228950" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1684703?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>900 GBV cases only two shelters for victims across 17 local municipalities</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684147</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teboho Sekaledi DA Mpumalanga spokesperson on Community Safety, Security and Liaison speaks on shelter shortages for GBV victims in the province. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>900 GBV cases only two shelters for victims across 17 local municipalities</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:36</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Teboho Sekaledi DA Mpumalanga spokesperson on Community Safety, Security and Liaison speaks on shelter shortages for GBV victims in the province.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1684147_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1548262" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1684147?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Shabba’s World Cup Moment: How One Goal Changed His Life</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683800</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bafana legend Siphiwe “Shabba” relives scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup, the first and last to date on African soil, also explaining how that moment changed his life. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Shabba’s World Cup Moment: How One Goal Changed His Life</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:40</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bafana legend Siphiwe “Shabba” relives scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup, the first and last to date on African soil, also explaining how that moment changed his life.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1683800_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2570591" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1683800?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Call centre agent dies after allegedly reporting ill health repeatedly</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683742</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voice: Nomusa Dhladhla, Gcina’s aunt<br />
Gcina collapsed and died in a bathroom cubicle after she had been advised to take Grandpa headache powders for pain. She was later discovered by a colleague after her team leader noticed that she had been in the bathroom for an unusually long time. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Call centre agent dies after allegedly reporting ill health repeatedly</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Voice: Nomusa Dhladhla, Gcina’s aunt
Gcina collapsed and died in a bathroom cubicle after she had been advised to take Grandpa headache powders for pain. She was later discovered by a colleague after her team leader noticed that she had been in the bathroom for an unusually long time.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1683742_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2142182" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1683742?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Renting challenges in Joburg</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683691</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[REMAX Ebenezer (Soweto) Broker Owner, Mohau Motaung explains the challenges and reasons as to why people aged between 25 and 40, prefer to rent than buying. Going further to explain how some even opt to rent to transfer than outright trying to buy a bond on the property. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Renting challenges in Joburg</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[REMAX Ebenezer (Soweto) Broker Owner, Mohau Motaung explains the challenges and reasons as to why people aged between 25 and 40, prefer to rent than buying. Going further to explain how some even opt to rent to transfer than outright trying to buy a bond on the property.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1683691?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Debt review complaints on the rise</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683452</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[38,000 consumers who were placed under debt review without their knowledge were removed from the system last year. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Debt review complaints on the rise</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:02</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[38,000 consumers who were placed under debt review without their knowledge were removed from the system last year.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1683452_high.mp3?p=rss" length="8677002" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1683452?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Johanna Mabuela says she was placed under debt review without her knowledge</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683451</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1683451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mabuela says despite asking the company that placed her under debt review to remove her from the process, it hasn't happened and all her accounts are flagged. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Johanna Mabuela says she was placed under debt review without her knowledge</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>7:43</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mabuela says despite asking the company that placed her under debt review to remove her from the process, it hasn't happened and all her accounts are flagged.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1683451_high.mp3?p=rss" length="7423961" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1683451?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Gauteng Health on declining cardiac surgery mortality rates at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1682826</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gauteng Health spokesperson Steve Mabona responds to concerns over cardiac surgery mortality rates at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, outlining the department's latest figures and interventions aimed at improving patient outcomes. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Gauteng Health on declining cardiac surgery mortality rates at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gauteng Health spokesperson Steve Mabona responds to concerns over cardiac surgery mortality rates at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, outlining the department's latest figures and interventions aimed at improving patient outcomes.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1682826_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3696155" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1682826?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>DJ Clock on divorce, fatherhood and finding his way back to music</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1682248</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I had to put everything else aside and focus on my children,” says house music veteran DJ Clock as he reflects on the years he spent rebuilding his life away from the spotlight following a difficult divorce.<br />
<br />
Speaking to Sowetan, the award-winning producer lifted the lid on how he has been navigating fatherhood, healing from one of the most challenging periods of his life and rediscovering his passion for music. He also discussed his return to the industry with his new EP, Radiance, and why the project represents hope, growth and the light he found after a difficult chapter. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>DJ Clock on divorce, fatherhood and finding his way back to music</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>14:23</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“I had to put everything else aside and focus on my children,” says house music veteran DJ Clock as he reflects on the years he spent rebuilding his life away from the spotlight following a difficult divorce.

Speaking to Sowetan, the award-winning producer lifted the lid on how he has been navigating fatherhood, healing from one of the most challenging periods of his life and rediscovering his passion for music. He also discussed his return to the industry with his new EP, Radiance, and why the project represents hope, growth and the light he found after a difficult chapter.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1682248?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Why you need comprehensive cover</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681950</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people don't have the right cover. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Why you need comprehensive cover</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:27</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people don't have the right cover.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1681950?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Indigenous plant study opens new path in cancer treatment research</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681925</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrisna Gouws a research professor in the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences, says cancer bush an indigenous plant can now become a supplement for chemotherapy or cancer patients who have become drug resistant. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Indigenous plant study opens new path in cancer treatment research</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>8:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chrisna Gouws a research professor in the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences, says cancer bush an indigenous plant can now become a supplement for chemotherapy or cancer patients who have become drug resistant.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1681925_high.mp3?p=rss" length="8388582" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1681925?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Lack of disclosure can create serious complications for patients and unfairly place blame on traditional healers.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681532</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditional Health Practitioner registered with the Traditional Healers Organization, Abraham Mnguni, said the problem is rooted in longstanding stereotypes surrounding traditional healing practices. Mnguni said some patients fear being ridiculed or judged by healthcare workers who hold personal religious beliefs against traditional healing practices. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Lack of disclosure can create serious complications for patients and unfairly place blame on traditional healers.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>7:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Traditional Health Practitioner registered with the Traditional Healers Organization, Abraham Mnguni, said the problem is rooted in longstanding stereotypes surrounding traditional healing practices. Mnguni said some patients fear being ridiculed or judged by healthcare workers who hold personal religious beliefs against traditional healing practices.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1681532?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Lordkez reflects on surreal Colors Show debut and flying the South African flag abroad</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681565</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Being the first person from Kimberley to be on Colors feels like such a big stamp of approval,” says alternative R&B singer Lordkez after making her debut on the globally acclaimed music platform.<br />
<br />
The Johannesburg-based artist reflects on filming in New York, fulfilling a dream nearly a decade in the making and what it meant to represent South Africa on a global stage that has previously featured artists such as Tyla, Sjava, Sho Madjozi and Lloyiso. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Lordkez reflects on surreal Colors Show debut and flying the South African flag abroad</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Being the first person from Kimberley to be on Colors feels like such a big stamp of approval,” says alternative R&B singer Lordkez after making her debut on the globally acclaimed music platform.

The Johannesburg-based artist reflects on filming in New York, fulfilling a dream nearly a decade in the making and what it meant to represent South Africa on a global stage that has previously featured artists such as Tyla, Sjava, Sho Madjozi and Lloyiso.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1681565?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Dangerous silence: patients hiding traditional medicine use from doctors, study finds</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681511</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Lindiwe Gumede of the University of Johannesburg found that patients often do not disclose their use of traditional remedies before seeking medical treatment, making it harder for healthcare professionals to provide appropriate care. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Dangerous silence: patients hiding traditional medicine use from doctors, study finds</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>17:51</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Lindiwe Gumede of the University of Johannesburg found that patients often do not disclose their use of traditional remedies before seeking medical treatment, making it harder for healthcare professionals to provide appropriate care.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Faith Mangope on poverty, patriotism and holding power to account through award-winning radio</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680959</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you’ve lived through lack, you understand why accountability matters,” says Metro FM’s Faith Mangope after Talk with Faith Mangope wins international recognition at the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards.<br />
<br />
The broadcaster reflects on how growing up in poverty shaped her patriotism and her drive to lead fearless conversations on governance, social justice and accountability, saying lived experience is at the heart of her approach to public discourse. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Faith Mangope on poverty, patriotism and holding power to account through award-winning radio</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>29:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you’ve lived through lack, you understand why accountability matters,” says Metro FM’s Faith Mangope after Talk with Faith Mangope wins international recognition at the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards.

The broadcaster reflects on how growing up in poverty shaped her patriotism and her drive to lead fearless conversations on governance, social justice and accountability, saying lived experience is at the heart of her approach to public discourse.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Starr Healer opens up about love, fame and finding peace in her fast-rising career</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680559</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[“People think they know me, but I’m still figuring myself out,” says the Afro-soul newcomer behind Hamba Nami featuring Nomfundo Moh. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Starr Healer opens up about love, fame and finding peace in her fast-rising career</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>16:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“People think they know me, but I’m still figuring myself out,” says the Afro-soul newcomer behind Hamba Nami featuring Nomfundo Moh.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Former Tembisa clerk to lose R1.8m of pension fund</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680555</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former Tembisa Hospital supply chain clerk stands to lose a luxury property worth R6.4m and pension benefits valued at R1.8m after the investigating unit obtained a preservation order and interim interdict linked to the alleged looting of public funds at the hospital. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Former Tembisa clerk to lose R1.8m of pension fund</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:12</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former Tembisa Hospital supply chain clerk stands to lose a luxury property worth R6.4m and pension benefits valued at R1.8m after the investigating unit obtained a preservation order and interim interdict linked to the alleged looting of public funds at the hospital.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>R1bn drug bust at Beitbridge border</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly R1bn worth of drugs destined for South Africa’s streets were intercepted at the Beitbridge border post on Wednesday with investigators probing drug seizure is linked to global trafficking network. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>R1bn drug bust at Beitbridge border</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:28</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nearly R1bn worth of drugs destined for South Africa’s streets were intercepted at the Beitbridge border post on Wednesday with investigators probing drug seizure is linked to global trafficking network.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Attorney explains what courts consider in divorce maintenance claims</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680170</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing director at Donda Attorneys, Malusi Xulu, said couples should first attempt reconciliation before pursuing divorce proceedings <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Attorney explains what courts consider in divorce maintenance claims</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Managing director at Donda Attorneys, Malusi Xulu, said couples should first attempt reconciliation before pursuing divorce proceedings]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1680170?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>How to navigate divorce proceedings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Khodani Manyike from K Tshitahe Attorneys in Pretoria said many people enter divorce proceedings without understanding that courts decide each matter based on facts, evidence and financial circumstances. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How to navigate divorce proceedings</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:08</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Khodani Manyike from K Tshitahe Attorneys in Pretoria said many people enter divorce proceedings without understanding that courts decide each matter based on facts, evidence and financial circumstances.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>&quot;Everything will come back to bite us just be prepared budget better&quot;- Roodt</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680166</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dawie Roodt founder, Director and Chief Economist of the Efficient Group says there is a likelihood fuel prices will go down but we are still yet to pay for the time when the fuel levy relief was put in place because government could not afford that move. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>&quot;Everything will come back to bite us just be prepared budget better&quot;- Roodt</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:26</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dawie Roodt founder, Director and Chief Economist of the Efficient Group says there is a likelihood fuel prices will go down but we are still yet to pay for the time when the fuel levy relief was put in place because government could not afford that move.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1680166?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Kidnappings in Gauteng shifting from “high-profile ransom” to “express kidnappings</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680102</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bolhuis said kidnapping syndicates are moving away from lengthy, high-profile ransom kidnappings involving wealthy businessmen and instead opting for quick abductions aimed at draining victims’ bank accounts within hours. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Kidnappings in Gauteng shifting from “high-profile ransom” to “express kidnappings</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>15:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bolhuis said kidnapping syndicates are moving away from lengthy, high-profile ransom kidnappings involving wealthy businessmen and instead opting for quick abductions aimed at draining victims’ bank accounts within hours.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1680102_high.mp3?p=rss" length="14585663" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1680102?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>How Zee Nxumalo and Dlala Thukzin became a dance powerhouse</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679733</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zee Nxumalo opens up on evolving from Amapiano to 3-step with Dlala Thukzin, and how diving into Lekompo won her a new wave of fans in Limpopo. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How Zee Nxumalo and Dlala Thukzin became a dance powerhouse</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:58</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zee Nxumalo opens up on evolving from Amapiano to 3-step with Dlala Thukzin, and how diving into Lekompo won her a new wave of fans in Limpopo.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1679733_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2852323" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1679733?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>SIU freezes luxury property and farm linked to unlawful R532m Free State EMS tenders</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679642</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has frozen luxury properties linked to businessman Thapelo Samuel Buthelezi after uncovering irregular emergency medical services tenders worth more than R532 million awarded by the Free State Department of Health. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SIU freezes luxury property and farm linked to unlawful R532m Free State EMS tenders</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:36</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has frozen luxury properties linked to businessman Thapelo Samuel Buthelezi after uncovering irregular emergency medical services tenders worth more than R532 million awarded by the Free State Department of Health.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1679642_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3458336" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1679642?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Wits programme implementations questioned</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679577</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A doctor who spent four years training in a recognised Occupational Medicine specialist programme at the University of the Witwatersrand has raised concerns about the programme’s implementation, accreditation oversight and registrar governance. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Wits programme implementations questioned</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A doctor who spent four years training in a recognised Occupational Medicine specialist programme at the University of the Witwatersrand has raised concerns about the programme’s implementation, accreditation oversight and registrar governance.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1679577_high.mp3?p=rss" length="973151" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1679577?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Nsikelelo Mthiyane leads Amalanga Awafani Season 2</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679285</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nsikelelo Mthiyane returns as Thembi Gumede in the second season of SABC1’s Amalanga Awafani, airing tonight. <br />
<br />
The Richards Bay-born sports broadcaster turned actress, known for Sibongile & The Dlaminis, speaks to Sowetan about her TV journey, the highs and lows of fame and stepping into a lead role at a young age. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Nsikelelo Mthiyane leads Amalanga Awafani Season 2</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>21:26</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nsikelelo Mthiyane returns as Thembi Gumede in the second season of SABC1’s Amalanga Awafani, airing tonight. 

The Richards Bay-born sports broadcaster turned actress, known for Sibongile & The Dlaminis, speaks to Sowetan about her TV journey, the highs and lows of fame and stepping into a lead role at a young age.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom steps into heroine era in Kwa Baba</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679276</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[After carving out a name through villainous roles in House of Zwide, Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom shifts gears into leading-lady territory in Mzansi Magic’s upcoming drama Kwa Baba. She plays Bahumi Motaung, the love interest to Zwelakhe Mkhize, portrayed by Vuyo Biyela, in the new series premiering on Friday. Mohapi-Grootboom speaks to Sowetan about what viewers can expect from the show. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom steps into heroine era in Kwa Baba</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>21:26</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After carving out a name through villainous roles in House of Zwide, Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom shifts gears into leading-lady territory in Mzansi Magic’s upcoming drama Kwa Baba. She plays Bahumi Motaung, the love interest to Zwelakhe Mkhize, portrayed by Vuyo Biyela, in the new series premiering on Friday. Mohapi-Grootboom speaks to Sowetan about what viewers can expect from the show.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Contralesa questions American actor' decision to bury her father's remains at wine farm</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679267</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Zolani Mkhiva, secretary general for Contralesa, says it is unhistorical and untraditional for American actress Gabriella Union to bury her father's remains at a wine farm in Cape Town. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Contralesa questions American actor' decision to bury her father's remains at wine farm</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Zolani Mkhiva, secretary general for Contralesa, says it is unhistorical and untraditional for American actress Gabriella Union to bury her father's remains at a wine farm in Cape Town.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1679267_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3935227" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<title>Precaution on Water Tankers, what to look out for</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678374</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Ferrial Adam from WaterCAN said residents should remain cautious when using water tanker services, particularly with concerns around monitoring and water quality. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Precaution on Water Tankers, what to look out for</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Ferrial Adam from WaterCAN said residents should remain cautious when using water tanker services, particularly with concerns around monitoring and water quality.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1678374_high.mp3?p=rss" length="610780" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1678374?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Service providers to repay R25m in Gauteng COVID-19 school tender case.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678326</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gauteng Department of Education is under scrutiny after service providers linked to controversial COVID-19 school sanitisation contracts agreed to pay back R25 million to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), following findings that the procurement process was irregular and not cost-effective. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Service providers to repay R25m in Gauteng COVID-19 school tender case.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Gauteng Department of Education is under scrutiny after service providers linked to controversial COVID-19 school sanitisation contracts agreed to pay back R25 million to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), following findings that the procurement process was irregular and not cost-effective.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1678326?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>SAHRC raises concerns of corruption and sabotage in water tankering.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678325</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAHRC Commissioner, Dr. Henk Boshoff says they believe that there is deliberate syndicate that have infiltrated municipalities to sabotage infrastructure so that they can benefit from water tankering. This based on testimonies they’ve heard across the country. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SAHRC raises concerns of corruption and sabotage in water tankering.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:37</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SAHRC Commissioner, Dr. Henk Boshoff says they believe that there is deliberate syndicate that have infiltrated municipalities to sabotage infrastructure so that they can benefit from water tankering. This based on testimonies they’ve heard across the country.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1678325_high.mp3?p=rss" length="9228262" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1678325?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Putco commuters to pay more as bus company announces 10% fare hike</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678197</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putco spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said the 10% increase actually means their commuters would be paying R43 extra for their weekly fare. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Putco commuters to pay more as bus company announces 10% fare hike</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:57</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Putco spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said the 10% increase actually means their commuters would be paying R43 extra for their weekly fare.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1678197_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1883884" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1678197?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Guard speaks out over lost jobs and missing pensions after Tshwane security contract ends</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677863</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phiriphiri Security guard shares how they were terminated after Madlanga commission revelations alledging R2.9bn controversial security tenders by Tshwane Metro police department. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Guard speaks out over lost jobs and missing pensions after Tshwane security contract ends</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Phiriphiri Security guard shares how they were terminated after Madlanga commission revelations alledging R2.9bn controversial security tenders by Tshwane Metro police department.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677863_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3297004" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677863?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Family believes Mahikeng activist Thato Molosankwe’s murder was “properly orchestrated</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677769</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The family of the North West 48-year-old activist say they are deeply distraught following the death of their brother, who they described as a champion of family unity and a strong voice for the Mahikeng community. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Family believes Mahikeng activist Thato Molosankwe’s murder was “properly orchestrated</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:28</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The family of the North West 48-year-old activist say they are deeply distraught following the death of their brother, who they described as a champion of family unity and a strong voice for the Mahikeng community.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677769_high.mp3?p=rss" length="9100785" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677769?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>North West activist gunned down at home multiple times</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677698</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1677698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thato Molosankwe, a North West crime activist, was fatally shot at his home in the early hours on Wednesday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>North West activist gunned down at home multiple times</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thato Molosankwe, a North West crime activist, was fatally shot at his home in the early hours on Wednesday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677698_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1077222" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677698?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Ramokgopa was unaware Joburg was not honoring court order to pay debt</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677427</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1677427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ramokgopa says it is regrettable to have reached a state where Eskom had to threaten to disconnect Joburg over R5,2bn debt. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Ramokgopa was unaware Joburg was not honoring court order to pay debt</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ramokgopa says it is regrettable to have reached a state where Eskom had to threaten to disconnect Joburg over R5,2bn debt.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677427_high.mp3?p=rss" length="4511175" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677427?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>R5m budget needed to fix the school</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677425</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1677425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nompumelelo Masela mother of the grade 7 pupil, said her son has not received any reading material and spends his days at home without school-related activities. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>R5m budget needed to fix the school</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:23</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nompumelelo Masela mother of the grade 7 pupil, said her son has not received any reading material and spends his days at home without school-related activities.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677425_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1333013" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677425?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Education department says money has been allocated to repair school</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677420</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1677420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nompumelelo Masela mother of the grade 7 pupil, said her son has not received any reading material and spends his days at home without school-related activities. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Education department says money has been allocated to repair school</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:23</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nompumelelo Masela mother of the grade 7 pupil, said her son has not received any reading material and spends his days at home without school-related activities.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677420_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1333013" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677420?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>How infrastructure failures continue to disrupt learning in Gauteng schools</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677412</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the spokesperson for the Gauteng MEC for Education, Onwabile Lubhelwana, a budget of more than R5m has been allocated to repair the school, while donors have begun delivering materials for seven mobile classrooms to accommodate affected pupils. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How infrastructure failures continue to disrupt learning in Gauteng schools</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the spokesperson for the Gauteng MEC for Education, Onwabile Lubhelwana, a budget of more than R5m has been allocated to repair the school, while donors have begun delivering materials for seven mobile classrooms to accommodate affected pupils.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677412_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3567423" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677412?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Mashél Mokale proves that the grass is greener after Big Brother Mzansi</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677359</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Big Brother Mzansi contestant Mashél Mokale has quickly emerged as one of SA’s rising radio voices after stepping into his role as midday host on YouFM. <br />
<br />
The 32-year-old Rustenburg-born broadcaster says life after the reality show has opened bigger doors in radio, proving more “green and full of opportunity” than expected. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Mashél Mokale proves that the grass is greener after Big Brother Mzansi</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>22:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former Big Brother Mzansi contestant Mashél Mokale has quickly emerged as one of SA’s rising radio voices after stepping into his role as midday host on YouFM. 

The 32-year-old Rustenburg-born broadcaster says life after the reality show has opened bigger doors in radio, proving more “green and full of opportunity” than expected.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677359_high.mp3?p=rss" length="21234697" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677359?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>&quot;The minute you complete a qualification that is registered on the NQF and from an accredited institution, it remains v</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677039</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1677039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Japie Nel, SAQA Manager for registrations and recognition says deregistered qualifications will still be valid for employment. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>&quot;The minute you complete a qualification that is registered on the NQF and from an accredited institution, it remains v</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>11:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Japie Nel, SAQA Manager for registrations and recognition says deregistered qualifications will still be valid for employment.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1677039_high.mp3?p=rss" length="11129977" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1677039?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Rosemary Zimu-Mnguni returns to television with emotionally charged role in Strings Attached</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1676952</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[After stepping away from the spotlight to embrace motherhood and marriage, actress Rosemary Zimu-Mnguni returns to television in Mzansi Magic’s upcoming drama Strings Attached. The Savage Beauty star speaks to Sowetan about battling “mom guilt”, rediscovering her love for storytelling and taking on one of the most emotionally demanding roles of her career as Lethabo — a woman trapped in a toxic relationship disguised as romance. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Rosemary Zimu-Mnguni returns to television with emotionally charged role in Strings Attached</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>25:12</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After stepping away from the spotlight to embrace motherhood and marriage, actress Rosemary Zimu-Mnguni returns to television in Mzansi Magic’s upcoming drama Strings Attached. The Savage Beauty star speaks to Sowetan about battling “mom guilt”, rediscovering her love for storytelling and taking on one of the most emotionally demanding roles of her career as Lethabo — a woman trapped in a toxic relationship disguised as romance.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1676952_high.mp3?p=rss" length="24208755" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1676952?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Single Mother of Four stuck in Limbo</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1676867</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thembakaza Melani, mother of four explains the emotional and financial turmoil experienced by her family after being evicted from her home in Edenvale on April 22. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Single Mother of Four stuck in Limbo</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thembakaza Melani, mother of four explains the emotional and financial turmoil experienced by her family after being evicted from her home in Edenvale on April 22.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Bad BBL, sexual-performance interventions land two in hospital</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gauteng health spokesperson Steve Mabona has warned residents against using unregulated BBL and sexual enhancement injections after two people in Ekurhuleni suffered severe complications, including organ failure. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bad BBL, sexual-performance interventions land two in hospital</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>2:22</itunes:duration>
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				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Siyakholwa Kuse wants to be the first WBC champ to come from the Eastern Cape</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1676017</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mdantsane boxing sensation Siyakholwa Kuse says he will do everything in his power to dethrone Melvin Jerusalem as the reigning WBC mini flyweight world champ on Saturday night <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Siyakholwa Kuse wants to be the first WBC champ to come from the Eastern Cape</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mdantsane boxing sensation Siyakholwa Kuse says he will do everything in his power to dethrone Melvin Jerusalem as the reigning WBC mini flyweight world champ on Saturday night]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Online auditions promote transparency</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1675902</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miss SA 2026 contestant, Thandi Mthombeni, 31, says she supports online auditions despite critiques <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Online auditions promote transparency</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Miss SA 2026 contestant, Thandi Mthombeni, 31, says she supports online auditions despite critiques]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1675902?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso on failure to clinch 9th consecutive championship</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1675406</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[He accused the league and match officials of "rolling red carpet" for Orlando Pirates, who now need at least three points from their last two matches against Durban City and Orbit College to be champions. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso on failure to clinch 9th consecutive championship</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:39</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[He accused the league and match officials of "rolling red carpet" for Orlando Pirates, who now need at least three points from their last two matches against Durban City and Orbit College to be champions.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1675406?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Teens need a safe space to talk about mental health</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1675398</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha, Sadag project manager for education, says bullying has a devastating impact. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Teens need a safe space to talk about mental health</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:49</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha, Sadag project manager for education, says bullying has a devastating impact.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Limpopo provincial head allegedly used racial slurs in meeting</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1675376</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stats SA employee details the alleged behaviour of Limpopo provincial head in a meeting at the Sekhukhune district offices in which racial and discriminatory utterances were allegedly made against staff members. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Limpopo provincial head allegedly used racial slurs in meeting</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:18</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stats SA employee details the alleged behaviour of Limpopo provincial head in a meeting at the Sekhukhune district offices in which racial and discriminatory utterances were allegedly made against staff members.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>SIU freezes KZN businesswoman Yolanda Mgobo's cars and properties in R18m UIF TERS fraud case</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1675175</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[IU spokesperson Selby Makgotho says investigations revealed that Mgobo received payments totalling R18.6m in her personal and business accounts. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SIU freezes KZN businesswoman Yolanda Mgobo's cars and properties in R18m UIF TERS fraud case</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>3:43</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[IU spokesperson Selby Makgotho says investigations revealed that Mgobo received payments totalling R18.6m in her personal and business accounts.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Resident questions why Small Street structures are only being demolished now despite years of JMPD raids</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1674702</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resident who lives near small street claims almost every week JMPD raids small street but why were they not demolishing? She says mugging and robbing is common in the area but a general problem across the City <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Resident questions why Small Street structures are only being demolished now despite years of JMPD raids</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>4:19</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Resident who lives near small street claims almost every week JMPD raids small street but why were they not demolishing? She says mugging and robbing is common in the area but a general problem across the City]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1674702_high.mp3?p=rss" length="4155910" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<title>Johannesburg activist claims Small Street trader demolitions are politically motivated</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1674696</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[An activist in the Johannesburg Inner City claims the demolition of informal traders structures on small street is political as these have long stood for years without the City problematising them. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Johannesburg activist claims Small Street trader demolitions are politically motivated</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An activist in the Johannesburg Inner City claims the demolition of informal traders structures on small street is political as these have long stood for years without the City problematising them.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Ben Youssef satisfied as Chiefs book a place in Confed Cup.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1674465</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef says the club has achieved the minimum after they qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup following their 2-0 win over Sekhukhune United at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Ben Youssef satisfied as Chiefs book a place in Confed Cup.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef says the club has achieved the minimum after they qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup following their 2-0 win over Sekhukhune United at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1674465?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>How to keep warm using less electricity.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673550</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energy expert Chris Yelland discusses ways to ensure energy efficiency and prevent your electricity bill from skyrocketing <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How to keep warm using less electricity.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:28</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Energy expert Chris Yelland discusses ways to ensure energy efficiency and prevent your electricity bill from skyrocketing]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1673550?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Inside the Life and Final Lessons of Fikile Mlotshwa</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673521</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond the public eye, Fikile Mlotshwa was a mother who valued simplicity and strength. Her daughters open up about the pain of her passing, the "unconventional" funeral request she made to keep them grounded, and the powerful last message she sent to her family during her final week. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Inside the Life and Final Lessons of Fikile Mlotshwa</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Beyond the public eye, Fikile Mlotshwa was a mother who valued simplicity and strength. Her daughters open up about the pain of her passing, the "unconventional" funeral request she made to keep them grounded, and the powerful last message she sent to her family during her final week.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Two Sergeants Killed In Crash</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673135</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brigadier Athlenda Mathe speaks on the death of the two sergeants who lost their lives in a car accident. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Two Sergeants Killed In Crash</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brigadier Athlenda Mathe speaks on the death of the two sergeants who lost their lives in a car accident.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1673135?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>This is a reward of being loyal, Mamello.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673134</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SA super fan Mamello Makes says being one of the luckiest 16 fans to be selected to attend the 2026 Fifa World Cup next month is a reward for being loyal to the game. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>This is a reward of being loyal, Mamello.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:18</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SA super fan Mamello Makes says being one of the luckiest 16 fans to be selected to attend the 2026 Fifa World Cup next month is a reward for being loyal to the game.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1673134?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Amapiano’s “hunk” Sushi B leans into sound, not spotlight</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673128</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[From viral hits like Shakespeare and Amigos to his signature “private school amapiano” sound, the rising producer speaks to Sowetan about a journey that started in childhood bullying and turned into a deep refuge in music — now shaping him into one of the genre’s most exciting young voices. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Amapiano’s “hunk” Sushi B leans into sound, not spotlight</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>21:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[From viral hits like Shakespeare and Amigos to his signature “private school amapiano” sound, the rising producer speaks to Sowetan about a journey that started in childhood bullying and turned into a deep refuge in music — now shaping him into one of the genre’s most exciting young voices.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou likens their title fight with Sundowns to one between Arsenal and Manchester</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1673044</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[He highlights how this has made the SA football interesting unlike in the past seasons where it was just Sundowns only in the race. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou likens their title fight with Sundowns to one between Arsenal and Manchester</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[He highlights how this has made the SA football interesting unlike in the past seasons where it was just Sundowns only in the race.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1673044_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1442129" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1673044?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Why is it raining so much in South Africa?</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672717</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokelo Chiloane says the severe weather right now is caused by strong winds high up in the sky that are spinning and pulling in lots of clouds which is a typical occurrence during autumn season <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Why is it raining so much in South Africa?</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tokelo Chiloane says the severe weather right now is caused by strong winds high up in the sky that are spinning and pulling in lots of clouds which is a typical occurrence during autumn season]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672717?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>‘We might spoil the party’, Chiefs midfielder Cele cautions Downs</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672655</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Thabo Cele has warned Mamelodi Sundowns that Amakhosi might “spoil their party” as the two giants collide at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>‘We might spoil the party’, Chiefs midfielder Cele cautions Downs</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:46</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Thabo Cele has warned Mamelodi Sundowns that Amakhosi might “spoil their party” as the two giants collide at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672655?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Brenda Mtambo’s Amahubo Ka Gogo live show an ode to grandmothers</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672632</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Award-winning singer Brenda Mtambo is set to honour the woman who raised her with Amahubo Ka Gogo – The Live Experience, a deeply personal musical tribute to her grandmother.<br />
<br />
Taking place in Johannesburg on July 18 and Durban on August 15, the production draws on heritage, faith and legacy through the hymns, prayers and teachings that shaped her upbringing. <br />
<br />
In an interview with Sowetan, Mtambo reflected on honouring her late grandmother, embracing her genre-fluid sound and staying true to her artistry. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Brenda Mtambo’s Amahubo Ka Gogo live show an ode to grandmothers</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>18:05</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Award-winning singer Brenda Mtambo is set to honour the woman who raised her with Amahubo Ka Gogo – The Live Experience, a deeply personal musical tribute to her grandmother.

Taking place in Johannesburg on July 18 and Durban on August 15, the production draws on heritage, faith and legacy through the hymns, prayers and teachings that shaped her upbringing. 

In an interview with Sowetan, Mtambo reflected on honouring her late grandmother, embracing her genre-fluid sound and staying true to her artistry.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672632?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>City Power condemns the killing of an on-duty security officer at Shalazile microgrid plant.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672588</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The officer, Thulasizwe Gasa who was employed by a contractor was gunned down inside the Shalazile informal settlement, about 30 metres from the Shalazile Microgrid Plant in the early hours of Saturday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>City Power condemns the killing of an on-duty security officer at Shalazile microgrid plant.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:51</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The officer, Thulasizwe Gasa who was employed by a contractor was gunned down inside the Shalazile informal settlement, about 30 metres from the Shalazile Microgrid Plant in the early hours of Saturday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672588?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Former SA medical association Dr Angelique Coetzee explains why South Africans should not worry about hantavirus</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672514</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[One method to prevent it is to dampen areas which may have been exposed to rodent droppings, urine or saliva with disinfectants. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Former SA medical association Dr Angelique Coetzee explains why South Africans should not worry about hantavirus</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:28</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One method to prevent it is to dampen areas which may have been exposed to rodent droppings, urine or saliva with disinfectants.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1672514_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2373732" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672514?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>From damp uniforms to a doctorate</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1672243</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Mlondolozi Ndlovu talks about the challenges he experienced growing up however that never stunted the growth and interest he had in education. He now holds a PhD in Civil Engineering. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>From damp uniforms to a doctorate</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:52</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Mlondolozi Ndlovu talks about the challenges he experienced growing up however that never stunted the growth and interest he had in education. He now holds a PhD in Civil Engineering.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1672243?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Keet to retire at the end of the season</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1671912</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durban City goalkeeper Darren Keet says he will retire at the end of the season to focus on coaching after helping the club win the Nedbank Cup title on Saturday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Keet to retire at the end of the season</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Durban City goalkeeper Darren Keet says he will retire at the end of the season to focus on coaching after helping the club win the Nedbank Cup title on Saturday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1671912?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Teen who started working as taxi driver two months ago killed</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1671251</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bokamoso Moraga had only been working as a taxi driver for two months when he was shot and killed in Zonkizizwe, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday night. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Teen who started working as taxi driver two months ago killed</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>7:15</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bokamoso Moraga had only been working as a taxi driver for two months when he was shot and killed in Zonkizizwe, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday night.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Two taxi drivers killed in Zonkizizwe over alleged taxi violance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxi violence has resurfaced in Zonkizizwe, Ekurhuleni, with four people shot on Tuesday. Two victims, both taxi drivers, were killed. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Two taxi drivers killed in Zonkizizwe over alleged taxi violance</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>1:23</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Taxi violence has resurfaced in Zonkizizwe, Ekurhuleni, with four people shot on Tuesday. Two victims, both taxi drivers, were killed.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Comedian Rae du Plooy talks about his awards nomination</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comedian Rae du Plooy says he’s nervously excited as he lands a nomination at this year’s Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Comedian Rae du Plooy talks about his awards nomination</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>11:51</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Comedian Rae du Plooy says he’s nervously excited as he lands a nomination at this year’s Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Luyanda Zuma “caught between two worlds” on her Isitha: The Enemy debut</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1670993</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Miss South Africa 2025 finalist Luyanda Zuma describes her prime-time debut on Isitha: The Enemy as a “pinch me” moment as she takes on her first telenovela role. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Luyanda Zuma “caught between two worlds” on her Isitha: The Enemy debut</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>17:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former Miss South Africa 2025 finalist Luyanda Zuma describes her prime-time debut on Isitha: The Enemy as a “pinch me” moment as she takes on her first telenovela role.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Durban City goalkeeper Ayanda Mtshali to retire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran Durban City goalkeeper Ayanda Mtshali reveals he will retire at the end of the season to focus on coaching and music. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Durban City goalkeeper Ayanda Mtshali to retire</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>9:26</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Veteran Durban City goalkeeper Ayanda Mtshali reveals he will retire at the end of the season to focus on coaching and music.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Title: Rising star Zekhethelo Zondi eyes global screens alongside Zendaya and Thuso Mbedu</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1669670</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zekhethelo Zondi, 15, is one of South Africa’s rising young actresses, gaining recognition following her breakout role in Laundry, which screened at international festivals including TIFF, the Johannesburg Film Festival and Marrakech.<br />
<br />
With appearances in Scandal!, Isifiso, Shadow, Collision and A Grave Confession, she reflects in an interview with Sowetan about her journey in acting, early lessons on set, and how stars like Thuso Mbedu and Zendaya continue to shape her global ambitions. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Title: Rising star Zekhethelo Zondi eyes global screens alongside Zendaya and Thuso Mbedu</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>12:23</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zekhethelo Zondi, 15, is one of South Africa’s rising young actresses, gaining recognition following her breakout role in Laundry, which screened at international festivals including TIFF, the Johannesburg Film Festival and Marrakech.

With appearances in Scandal!, Isifiso, Shadow, Collision and A Grave Confession, she reflects in an interview with Sowetan about her journey in acting, early lessons on set, and how stars like Thuso Mbedu and Zendaya continue to shape her global ambitions.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>iFani makes music comeback after TikTok revival of Shake sparks viral resurgence</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1669365</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper iFani is staging a comeback after a TikTok resurgence of his 2013 hit Shake brought renewed attention to his music and life story.<br />
<br />
The 40-year-old reflects on a difficult decade marked by financial hardship and periods of homelessness in Gqeberha, where he says he survived without stable food or shelter. The viral momentum has now opened a new chapter for the rapper, who is set to release new music under Asanda Empires, alongside a Shake (Remix) featuring Sosoboy Fosho, Gaffi, Khitha Pinca and Musa. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>iFani makes music comeback after TikTok revival of Shake sparks viral resurgence</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>17:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rapper iFani is staging a comeback after a TikTok resurgence of his 2013 hit Shake brought renewed attention to his music and life story.

The 40-year-old reflects on a difficult decade marked by financial hardship and periods of homelessness in Gqeberha, where he says he survived without stable food or shelter. The viral momentum has now opened a new chapter for the rapper, who is set to release new music under Asanda Empires, alongside a Shake (Remix) featuring Sosoboy Fosho, Gaffi, Khitha Pinca and Musa.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Beganovic proud of his achievement as he say goodbye to Galaxy.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former TS Galaxy coach Adnan Beganovic says he is proud with what he has achieved during his stay at the club and admits that it became difficult to get results after the club sold key players in January transfer window like Khulumani Ndamane and Puso Dithejane. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Beganovic proud of his achievement as he say goodbye to Galaxy.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>3:49</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former TS Galaxy coach Adnan Beganovic says he is proud with what he has achieved during his stay at the club and admits that it became difficult to get results after the club sold key players in January transfer window like Khulumani Ndamane and Puso Dithejane.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>‘We are not just responding to media headlines’ - Higher Education Minister Bhuti Manamela</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETDP SETA to answer over alleged missing R637m and R15m spent on vacant building. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>‘We are not just responding to media headlines’ - Higher Education Minister Bhuti Manamela</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:10</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ETDP SETA to answer over alleged missing R637m and R15m spent on vacant building.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Prince K credits Trevor Noah as inspiration ahead of Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards debut</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1668797</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durban-born comedian Prince K says his journey has come full circle as he prepares for his first Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards appearance, where he is nominated for the Newcomer Award.<br />
<br />
The 23-year-old, raised in Kranskop in rural KwaZulu-Natal, reflects on watching Trevor Noah DVDs as a child and how those early influences shaped his path in comedy. Speaking ahead of the ceremony, he says he is “filled with all sorts of emotions” as he prepares to go up against Akhil Maharaj, Nishen Pather, Rae du Plooy and Sjika Da Thirdborn at Gold Reef City next Saturday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Prince K credits Trevor Noah as inspiration ahead of Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards debut</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Durban-born comedian Prince K says his journey has come full circle as he prepares for his first Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards appearance, where he is nominated for the Newcomer Award.

The 23-year-old, raised in Kranskop in rural KwaZulu-Natal, reflects on watching Trevor Noah DVDs as a child and how those early influences shaped his path in comedy. Speaking ahead of the ceremony, he says he is “filled with all sorts of emotions” as he prepares to go up against Akhil Maharaj, Nishen Pather, Rae du Plooy and Sjika Da Thirdborn at Gold Reef City next Saturday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Convicted rapist on the run as victim’s family lives in fear</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1668605</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family says trauma deepens as fugitive remains at large and calls to “forgive” spark outrage <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Convicted rapist on the run as victim’s family lives in fear</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Family says trauma deepens as fugitive remains at large and calls to “forgive” spark outrage]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Family demands answers after fire kills mother and newborn.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1668269</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Ramasedi, uncle to 37 year old Moipone Ramasedi who died in a house fire speaks to Sowetan about how the family of coping with the tragedy. Moipone passed while trying to save her four day old baby daughter Naledi. Unfortunately Naledi also passed at the hospital succumbing to her injuries. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Family demands answers after fire kills mother and newborn.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:58</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel Ramasedi, uncle to 37 year old Moipone Ramasedi who died in a house fire speaks to Sowetan about how the family of coping with the tragedy. Moipone passed while trying to save her four day old baby daughter Naledi. Unfortunately Naledi also passed at the hospital succumbing to her injuries.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Businessman stands to lose 17 houses, 7 luxury cars over Eskom R76.5m fraud.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1668261</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Special Investigation Unit uncovered how Eskom officials at Kuliae and Matla power stations allegedly turned procurement processes into a jackpot. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Businessman stands to lose 17 houses, 7 luxury cars over Eskom R76.5m fraud.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Special Investigation Unit uncovered how Eskom officials at Kuliae and Matla power stations allegedly turned procurement processes into a jackpot.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Inside your second brain: How gut health controls rest of body</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667784</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Your gut is your second brain, and anything that happens in the gut affects the rest of your body,” says The IV Bar founder Keri Rudolph. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Inside your second brain: How gut health controls rest of body</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Your gut is your second brain, and anything that happens in the gut affects the rest of your body,” says The IV Bar founder Keri Rudolph.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1667784?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Financial literacy: the key to money security and informed choices</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667781</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding how money works is vital in determining your financial security in life. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Financial literacy: the key to money security and informed choices</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Understanding how money works is vital in determining your financial security in life.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Muzi Mthabela wants to break free from alpha male roles</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667719</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emzini star Muzi Mthabela says he is eager to move away from being typecast as the traditional “alpha male” and instead explore roles that centre on unlikely, more vulnerable heroes.<br />
<br />
From Eshowe to Johannesburg screens, the veteran actor and editor reflects on his evolving craft, typecasting, and how impostor syndrome once made him question his place in the industry.<br />
<br />
Speaking to Sowetan, Mthabela says his dream is to take on a leading role similar to Denzel Washington’s character in The Taking of Pelham 123 — a grounded, understated hero who carries the story without fitting the typical leading-man mould. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Muzi Mthabela wants to break free from alpha male roles</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>17:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Emzini star Muzi Mthabela says he is eager to move away from being typecast as the traditional “alpha male” and instead explore roles that centre on unlikely, more vulnerable heroes.

From Eshowe to Johannesburg screens, the veteran actor and editor reflects on his evolving craft, typecasting, and how impostor syndrome once made him question his place in the industry.

Speaking to Sowetan, Mthabela says his dream is to take on a leading role similar to Denzel Washington’s character in The Taking of Pelham 123 — a grounded, understated hero who carries the story without fitting the typical leading-man mould.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1667719?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Maduvha Madima returns to music with Ladysmith Black Mambazo</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667697</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Muvhango star Maduvha Madima is making a return to music, collaborating with legendary Grammy-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo on her new project. <br />
<br />
She also worked with the Soweto String Quartet on the heritage-driven EP, Sounds From Home, which explores rich South African musical roots. Alongside her musical comeback, Madima hints at a new television role, marking a dual return to both screen and studio. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Maduvha Madima returns to music with Ladysmith Black Mambazo</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>24:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former Muvhango star Maduvha Madima is making a return to music, collaborating with legendary Grammy-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo on her new project. 

She also worked with the Soweto String Quartet on the heritage-driven EP, Sounds From Home, which explores rich South African musical roots. Alongside her musical comeback, Madima hints at a new television role, marking a dual return to both screen and studio.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1667697?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Businessman faces losing seven properties, four cars in R16m TERS fraud probe</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667123</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A businessman is set to lose seven properties and four cars to the state after allegedly claiming more than R16m in COVID-19 employee relief funds. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Businessman faces losing seven properties, four cars in R16m TERS fraud probe</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:08</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A businessman is set to lose seven properties and four cars to the state after allegedly claiming more than R16m in COVID-19 employee relief funds.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Freshlyground introduces their new vocalist Mbali Makhoba</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1667120</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mbali Makhoba, 20, is the new lead vocalist for the band Freshlyground, taking over where Zolani Mahola; now known as The One Who Sings; left off.<br />
<br />
After a seven-year hiatus, the band is back with new music. In an interview with Sowetan, Makhoba and drummer Peter Cohen reflect on their return and upcoming album, Take Me Home that drops today. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Freshlyground introduces their new vocalist Mbali Makhoba</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>16:08</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mbali Makhoba, 20, is the new lead vocalist for the band Freshlyground, taking over where Zolani Mahola; now known as The One Who Sings; left off.

After a seven-year hiatus, the band is back with new music. In an interview with Sowetan, Makhoba and drummer Peter Cohen reflect on their return and upcoming album, Take Me Home that drops today.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Ilse Klink on why theatre matters more in the age of AI</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1666460</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran actress Ilse Klink believes theatre is poised for a powerful resurgence as AI continues to reshape the entertainment landscape, arguing that audiences are increasingly drawn to real, lived experiences over digital imitation.<br />
<br />
Best known for her roles in Isidingo, 7de Laan, Lockdown and Paradys, Klink tells Sowetan that this shift presents an opportunity for the industry to rethink storytelling.<br />
<br />
She also unpacks how screenwriters can push the envelope on television by embracing more layered, daring and authentic narratives that better reflect the complexities of real life. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Ilse Klink on why theatre matters more in the age of AI</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>26:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Veteran actress Ilse Klink believes theatre is poised for a powerful resurgence as AI continues to reshape the entertainment landscape, arguing that audiences are increasingly drawn to real, lived experiences over digital imitation.

Best known for her roles in Isidingo, 7de Laan, Lockdown and Paradys, Klink tells Sowetan that this shift presents an opportunity for the industry to rethink storytelling.

She also unpacks how screenwriters can push the envelope on television by embracing more layered, daring and authentic narratives that better reflect the complexities of real life.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1666460?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Financial literacy: the key to money security and informed choices</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1666304</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kashif Noor, head of retail distribution at Ashburton Investments, says conversations on Financial Literacy Month often centre on “restrictive budgeting and cutting back”. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Financial literacy: the key to money security and informed choices</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kashif Noor, head of retail distribution at Ashburton Investments, says conversations on Financial Literacy Month often centre on “restrictive budgeting and cutting back”.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1666304_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2411766" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<title>Fake lobola letter allegedly used to claim in R10m insurance murder scheme</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1666276</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anneliese ‘Queenie’ Leeuw, speaks about the murder of her brother Strydom Ruiters, who was allegedly murdered for insurance purposes. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Fake lobola letter allegedly used to claim in R10m insurance murder scheme</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>15:33</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anneliese ‘Queenie’ Leeuw, speaks about the murder of her brother Strydom Ruiters, who was allegedly murdered for insurance purposes.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Business rescue practitioner says they are owed R30m</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1665828</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rea Vaya services halted for Soweto, Parktown and Braamfontein routes. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Business rescue practitioner says they are owed R30m</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>5:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rea Vaya services halted for Soweto, Parktown and Braamfontein routes.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>'We always play to win', Allende</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1665824</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Marcelo Allende says they always go for a win irrespective of previous results as they look to complete the job when they host Esperance in the CAF Champions League semifinal return leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday. Masandawana are on the verge of their second successive final following their 1-0 win in the first leg in Tunisia on Sunday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>'We always play to win', Allende</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Marcelo Allende says they always go for a win irrespective of previous results as they look to complete the job when they host Esperance in the CAF Champions League semifinal return leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday. Masandawana are on the verge of their second successive final following their 1-0 win in the first leg in Tunisia on Sunday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Cardoso ‘not taking anything for granted’ before Esperance return leg</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1665386</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says the attitude and commitment has to be higher in the return leg against Esperance in the CAF Champions at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Cardoso ‘not taking anything for granted’ before Esperance return leg</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says the attitude and commitment has to be higher in the return leg against Esperance in the CAF Champions at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Steyn still hungry for more Two Oceans titles.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1665077</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SA ultra marathon queen Gerda Steyn has set her sights on winning ten Two Oceans titles after clinching the seventh successive titles in Cape Town on Saturday. Steyn said as long as she is fit and injury free, she will always go for a win. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Steyn still hungry for more Two Oceans titles.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>15:04</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SA ultra marathon queen Gerda Steyn has set her sights on winning ten Two Oceans titles after clinching the seventh successive titles in Cape Town on Saturday. Steyn said as long as she is fit and injury free, she will always go for a win.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1665077?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Bobby Blanco steps into his TV era with She Is DJ</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1664783</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bobby Blanco is living his best TV life as the face of She Is DJ on SABC 1, a docu-reality series giving viewers a front-row seat to the beats, glow-ups, and daily grind of 13 of South Africa’s hottest female DJs.<br />
<br />
Speaking to Sowetan, Blanco says he’s thrilled to step into his own spotlight, moving from reality cast member on Boity’s Own Your Throne and Nadia Nakai’s Beyond Bragga to presenter, showing there’s plenty more to come from one of TV’s most in-demand faces. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bobby Blanco steps into his TV era with She Is DJ</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>21:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bobby Blanco is living his best TV life as the face of She Is DJ on SABC 1, a docu-reality series giving viewers a front-row seat to the beats, glow-ups, and daily grind of 13 of South Africa’s hottest female DJs.

Speaking to Sowetan, Blanco says he’s thrilled to step into his own spotlight, moving from reality cast member on Boity’s Own Your Throne and Nadia Nakai’s Beyond Bragga to presenter, showing there’s plenty more to come from one of TV’s most in-demand faces.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1664783?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>SIU Secures R2.7m Repayment</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1664387</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho has secured an Acknowledgement of Debt from Rubicon Communications CC and its CEO Hangwani Nengovhela, to recover R2,699,000 misappropriated from the National Skills Fund (NSF). <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SIU Secures R2.7m Repayment</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho has secured an Acknowledgement of Debt from Rubicon Communications CC and its CEO Hangwani Nengovhela, to recover R2,699,000 misappropriated from the National Skills Fund (NSF).]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1664387?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>She watched him burn- neighbour</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1664309</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A witness who had rushed to the scene after seeing smoke coming for the house said he had found that the woman locked the burglar bar and was inside the burning house just watching. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>She watched him burn- neighbour</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:34</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A witness who had rushed to the scene after seeing smoke coming for the house said he had found that the woman locked the burglar bar and was inside the burning house just watching.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1664309_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1518169" type="audio/mpeg" />
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1664309?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>SGB blamed lack of accountability</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1664308</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SGB chairperson Keagan Everson say a group of boys aged between 11 to 13 years were arrested in connection to the previous year Riverlea secondary school fire incident and later released. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SGB blamed lack of accountability</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:56</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SGB chairperson Keagan Everson say a group of boys aged between 11 to 13 years were arrested in connection to the previous year Riverlea secondary school fire incident and later released.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Cardoso still hungry for more</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1663887</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso still wants more after his side registered their tenth successive league wins when they beat Durban City 1-0 at Chatsworth Stadium on Tuesday, saying the league title race is tough and theg cannot be satisfied with their recent achievement. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Cardoso still hungry for more</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:27</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso still wants more after his side registered their tenth successive league wins when they beat Durban City 1-0 at Chatsworth Stadium on Tuesday, saying the league title race is tough and theg cannot be satisfied with their recent achievement.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1663887?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Joyous Celebration tour to go on despite legal storm</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1663869</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joyous Celebration co-founder Lindelani Mkhize has apologised to the country and supporters following a public legal dispute, admitting their internal issues should never have played out in the public eye.<br />
<br />
Speaking to Sowetan, Mkhize maintains that the brand is bigger than the fallout, with the 30/30 celebrations tour set to proceed as planned. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Joyous Celebration tour to go on despite legal storm</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>8:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joyous Celebration co-founder Lindelani Mkhize has apologised to the country and supporters following a public legal dispute, admitting their internal issues should never have played out in the public eye.

Speaking to Sowetan, Mkhize maintains that the brand is bigger than the fallout, with the 30/30 celebrations tour set to proceed as planned.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1663869?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>‘Every win brings another’: Chiefs coach lauds recent top form</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1663457</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaizer Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef stresses the importance of keeping their momentum amid their push for a top three finish. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>‘Every win brings another’: Chiefs coach lauds recent top form</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:04</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kaizer Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef stresses the importance of keeping their momentum amid their push for a top three finish.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1663457?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Hip hop muso Rougé’s villain role debuts tomorrow night on Scandal!</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662852</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop star Rougé is set to shake up prime-time TV as she steps into her first major acting role, portraying the fierce villain Darlene on Scandal! tomorrow night.<br />
<br />
The University of Pretoria drama and film alumni describes the role as “full circle,” marking a return to her first love: acting through what she calls one of the baddest chapters of her career.<br />
<br />
Rougé tells Sowetan she’s excited for fans to see her bring Darlene to life, avenging her on-screen brother Sanka (Stevel Marc), who was killed by Mdala (James Sithole) for having an affair with Thlogi (Makoma Mohale). <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Hip hop muso Rougé’s villain role debuts tomorrow night on Scandal!</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hip hop star Rougé is set to shake up prime-time TV as she steps into her first major acting role, portraying the fierce villain Darlene on Scandal! tomorrow night.

The University of Pretoria drama and film alumni describes the role as “full circle,” marking a return to her first love: acting through what she calls one of the baddest chapters of her career.

Rougé tells Sowetan she’s excited for fans to see her bring Darlene to life, avenging her on-screen brother Sanka (Stevel Marc), who was killed by Mdala (James Sithole) for having an affair with Thlogi (Makoma Mohale).]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662852?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>&quot;I don't mind paying more for convenience&quot; - Kliptown resident</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662670</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Vermeulen (72) a resident of Kliptown says she doesn't mind paying more for the convenience paraffin provides for her which she has used for over 30years unlike their illegal power connection which is sometimes readily available. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>&quot;I don't mind paying more for convenience&quot; - Kliptown resident</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>4:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cynthia Vermeulen (72) a resident of Kliptown says she doesn't mind paying more for the convenience paraffin provides for her which she has used for over 30years unlike their illegal power connection which is sometimes readily available.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662670_high.mp3?p=rss" length="4325629" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662670?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Over 2000 buses expected to travel to Moria</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662315</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[President of SANSBOC, warns of an exceptionally busy <br />
Easter travel period, confirming that more than 2,000 buses are already booked for the Moria pilgrimage, with thousands more operating nationwide. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Over 2000 buses expected to travel to Moria</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[President of SANSBOC, warns of an exceptionally busy 
Easter travel period, confirming that more than 2,000 buses are already booked for the Moria pilgrimage, with thousands more operating nationwide.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662315_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2912927" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662315?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>We are ready to restore the image of ASA, Mathane.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662304</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1662304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ASA acting president John Mathane says he is ready to clean and restore the image of the federation after Portfolio committee recommended it's board to be dissolved on Tuesday.<br />
ASA together with Sascoc and the department of sports, arts and culture appeared before the committee on Tuesday to account for a letter recieved from World Athletics after placing ASA under its direct supervision. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>We are ready to restore the image of ASA, Mathane.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ASA acting president John Mathane says he is ready to clean and restore the image of the federation after Portfolio committee recommended it's board to be dissolved on Tuesday.
ASA together with Sascoc and the department of sports, arts and culture appeared before the committee on Tuesday to account for a letter recieved from World Athletics after placing ASA under its direct supervision.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662304_high.mp3?p=rss" length="8920644" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662304?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Hip hop muso Rougé’s villain role debuts tomorrow night on Scandal!</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662300</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1662300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hip hop star Rougé is set to shake up prime-time TV as she steps into her first major acting role, portraying the fierce villain Darlene on Scandal! tomorrow night.<br />
<br />
The University of Pretoria drama and film alumni describes the role as “full circle,” marking a return to her first love: acting through what she calls one of the baddest chapters of her career.<br />
<br />
Rougé tells Sowetan she’s excited for fans to see her bring Darlene to life, avenging her on-screen brother Sanka (Stevel Marc), who was killed by Mdala (James Sithole) for having an affair with Thlogi (Makoma Mohale). <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Hip hop muso Rougé’s villain role debuts tomorrow night on Scandal!</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>15:59</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hip hop star Rougé is set to shake up prime-time TV as she steps into her first major acting role, portraying the fierce villain Darlene on Scandal! tomorrow night.

The University of Pretoria drama and film alumni describes the role as “full circle,” marking a return to her first love: acting through what she calls one of the baddest chapters of her career.

Rougé tells Sowetan she’s excited for fans to see her bring Darlene to life, avenging her on-screen brother Sanka (Stevel Marc), who was killed by Mdala (James Sithole) for having an affair with Thlogi (Makoma Mohale).]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662300_high.mp3?p=rss" length="15357244" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662300?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>UJ students forced into debt as MQA allowance delays bite</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662228</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 300 students have reportedly gone without funds for food and study materials, forcing some to borrow money or give up essentials. While MQA maintains payments fall within agreed timelines, students say the delays are crippling their daily lives and education, highlighting ongoing challenges in the disbursement of financial aid. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>UJ students forced into debt as MQA allowance delays bite</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>33:12</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[More than 300 students have reportedly gone without funds for food and study materials, forcing some to borrow money or give up essentials. While MQA maintains payments fall within agreed timelines, students say the delays are crippling their daily lives and education, highlighting ongoing challenges in the disbursement of financial aid.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662228_high.mp3?p=rss" length="31879588" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662228?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>No reprieve for the poor as paraffin price doubles.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662137</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1662137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zanele Ngobese says rising paraffin prices are placing an unbearable strain on her household, forcing her family to turn to alternative cooking methods. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>No reprieve for the poor as paraffin price doubles.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zanele Ngobese says rising paraffin prices are placing an unbearable strain on her household, forcing her family to turn to alternative cooking methods.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662137_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3071724" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662137?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>How high altitude in Mexico limits Bafana to just one friendly before World Cup</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1662136</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos explains why Mexico City’s high altitude means they can’t play more than one friendly before this winter’s World Cup that country will co-host with the US and Canada. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>How high altitude in Mexico limits Bafana to just one friendly before World Cup</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:05</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos explains why Mexico City’s high altitude means they can’t play more than one friendly before this winter’s World Cup that country will co-host with the US and Canada.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1662136_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1054235" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1662136?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Stadium Management concedes over 100 000 people entered FNB Stadium for last derby</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661940</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1661940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SMSA chief executive Bertie Grobbelaar has admitted over 100 000 people entered FNB Stadium to watch the derby between Chiefs and Pirates last month, with some bribing security to gain entry. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Stadium Management concedes over 100 000 people entered FNB Stadium for last derby</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SMSA chief executive Bertie Grobbelaar has admitted over 100 000 people entered FNB Stadium to watch the derby between Chiefs and Pirates last month, with some bribing security to gain entry.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661940_high.mp3?p=rss" length="6284158" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661940?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>TV and radio star Karabo Ntshweng opens up about her first day-time radio slot</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661804</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child TV star Karabo Ntshweng is just hours away from stepping into her very first day-time slot on 5FM — a moment she’s long manifested.<br />
<br />
The seasoned broadcaster is transitioning from night-time radio to host 5 Mid Mornings with Karabo, where she promises listeners nothing but “pockets of joy” between 9am and 12pm.<br />
<br />
Ntshweng talks to Sowetan about this career-defining shift, sharing how the new chapter reflects both her personal growth and her evolving voice in the entertainment industry. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>TV and radio star Karabo Ntshweng opens up about her first day-time radio slot</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>17:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Child TV star Karabo Ntshweng is just hours away from stepping into her very first day-time slot on 5FM — a moment she’s long manifested.

The seasoned broadcaster is transitioning from night-time radio to host 5 Mid Mornings with Karabo, where she promises listeners nothing but “pockets of joy” between 9am and 12pm.

Ntshweng talks to Sowetan about this career-defining shift, sharing how the new chapter reflects both her personal growth and her evolving voice in the entertainment industry.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661804_high.mp3?p=rss" length="17095536" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:coverart href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/banner_7105_20250908_212606_750.jpeg"/>
		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661804?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Ndlanya questions current strikers’ commitment amid rarity of hat-tricks in PSL</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661685</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Relebohile Mofokeng’s recent hat-trick only a third of the current season, Pollen “Trompies” Ndlanya, who holds the record of most hat-tricks in the PSL era, questions the commitment of current strikers amid the increasing rarity of hat-tricks in the PSL. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Ndlanya questions current strikers’ commitment amid rarity of hat-tricks in PSL</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With Relebohile Mofokeng’s recent hat-trick only a third of the current season, Pollen “Trompies” Ndlanya, who holds the record of most hat-tricks in the PSL era, questions the commitment of current strikers amid the increasing rarity of hat-tricks in the PSL.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661685_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3592083" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661685?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Bus operators contemplating busfare increases, they say increases fares is not a first option</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661470</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry Murugan- President of Southern African Buses Association which represents the industry at large says they can't just increase busfares they have to engage with different forums including passenger forums and route forums <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bus operators contemplating busfare increases, they say increases fares is not a first option</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terry Murugan- President of Southern African Buses Association which represents the industry at large says they can't just increase busfares they have to engage with different forums including passenger forums and route forums]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Bafana coach Broos says his final World Cup squad is 75 percent decided</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661448</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his final World Cup squad is 75 percent decided, highlighting that even if they play badly against Panama on Tuesday we’ll not change his mind. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bafana coach Broos says his final World Cup squad is 75 percent decided</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:27</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his final World Cup squad is 75 percent decided, highlighting that even if they play badly against Panama on Tuesday we’ll not change his mind.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Government weighs plan to increase free basic electricity to 200khw</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661445</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of energy and electricity Subesh Pillay says the department is currently in discussions with Treasury and Cogta to increase free monthly basic electricity for indigent households from 50khw to 200khw. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Government weighs plan to increase free basic electricity to 200khw</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>3:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The director of energy and electricity Subesh Pillay says the department is currently in discussions with Treasury and Cogta to increase free monthly basic electricity for indigent households from 50khw to 200khw.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661445_high.mp3?p=rss" length="3682390" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661445?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>SANTACO to increase hikes</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661392</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTACO spokesperson Rebecca Phala said due the special circumstances that are dire, they are definitely considering hikes. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SANTACO to increase hikes</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:12</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SANTACO spokesperson Rebecca Phala said due the special circumstances that are dire, they are definitely considering hikes.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661392?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>IPID investigating shooting of Thabani Mazibuko</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661300</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lizzy Suping IPID spokesperson said IPID have reconstructed the crime scene and are doing a preliminary investigation into the shooting of Thabani Mazibuko. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>IPID investigating shooting of Thabani Mazibuko</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:18</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lizzy Suping IPID spokesperson said IPID have reconstructed the crime scene and are doing a preliminary investigation into the shooting of Thabani Mazibuko.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661300_high.mp3?p=rss" length="292713" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661300?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Food supply stable, but price hikes loom —Brendan Jacobs, head of agribusiness at Standard Bank warns</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661299</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brendan Jacobs, head of agribusiness at Standard Bank, says South Africa’s food supply remains stable despite rising fuel costs but that does not mean consumers will be spared. He warns that moderate food price increases are likely by the end of the year as higher production and transport costs move through the value chain. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Food supply stable, but price hikes loom —Brendan Jacobs, head of agribusiness at Standard Bank warns</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>6:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Brendan Jacobs, head of agribusiness at Standard Bank, says South Africa’s food supply remains stable despite rising fuel costs but that does not mean consumers will be spared. He warns that moderate food price increases are likely by the end of the year as higher production and transport costs move through the value chain.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661299?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>TRC welcomes Zuma and Mbeki application dismal against Khampepe</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1661289</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRC cases Inquiry Spokesperson Lionel Adendorf reacts to the High Court dismissal of the former Presidents Mbeki and Zuma review to have justice Sisi Khampepe recused as the Chairperson of the Inquiry. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>TRC welcomes Zuma and Mbeki application dismal against Khampepe</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[TRC cases Inquiry Spokesperson Lionel Adendorf reacts to the High Court dismissal of the former Presidents Mbeki and Zuma review to have justice Sisi Khampepe recused as the Chairperson of the Inquiry.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1661289_high.mp3?p=rss" length="709000" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1661289?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Grade three pupil dies after a wall collapse at school</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660808</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed shock and sorrow following the death of a Grade 3 learner after a wall collapsed at Lerutle Primary School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Grade three pupil dies after a wall collapse at school</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed shock and sorrow following the death of a Grade 3 learner after a wall collapsed at Lerutle Primary School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1660808_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1433742" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660808?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Williams, Bafana are slowly coming back.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660480</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says have done introspection following their Afcon disappointment and the team is slowly coming back to their identity. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Williams, Bafana are slowly coming back.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>9:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says have done introspection following their Afcon disappointment and the team is slowly coming back to their identity.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1660480_high.mp3?p=rss" length="8919419" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660480?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena elated about her radio debut on Metro FM with Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660475</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena is entering a new chapter as she makes her long-awaited radio debut alongside Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi on Metro FM’s new weekend show, Lift Off.<br />
<br />
Having built a strong reputation in television and pop culture, the TV personality will now bring her voice to the airwaves. <br />
<br />
The pop culture vulture speaks to Sowetan about stepping into radio for the first time, what convinced her to say “yes,” to the opportunity and her hopes for the show with industry OG, Scoop. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena elated about her radio debut on Metro FM with Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>13:03</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena is entering a new chapter as she makes her long-awaited radio debut alongside Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi on Metro FM’s new weekend show, Lift Off.

Having built a strong reputation in television and pop culture, the TV personality will now bring her voice to the airwaves. 

The pop culture vulture speaks to Sowetan about stepping into radio for the first time, what convinced her to say “yes,” to the opportunity and her hopes for the show with industry OG, Scoop.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1660475_high.mp3?p=rss" length="12540199" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660475?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Lebitso feels togetherness will win them the league, downplays game-time struggles</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660331</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orlando Pirates right-back Thabiso Lebitso insists at Pirates the most important thing is to support each other as players amid his struggles to play regularly of late. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Lebitso feels togetherness will win them the league, downplays game-time struggles</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:45</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Orlando Pirates right-back Thabiso Lebitso insists at Pirates the most important thing is to support each other as players amid his struggles to play regularly of late.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1660331_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1684099" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660331?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Mayo unfazed by pressure to make Chiefs deal permanent</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660325</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just three months remaining on his loan spell at Kaizer Chiefs, striker Khanyisa Mayo opens up about the pressure to deliver to convince the club to retain his services beyond his loan stint. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Mayo unfazed by pressure to make Chiefs deal permanent</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:03</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With just three months remaining on his loan spell at Kaizer Chiefs, striker Khanyisa Mayo opens up about the pressure to deliver to convince the club to retain his services beyond his loan stint.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<title>Like mother like son</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660309</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luleka Matikha mother to Siyamthanda Khumalo long jump champion in the country amongst primary school going children says she is proud of her son. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Like mother like son</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>7:05</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Luleka Matikha mother to Siyamthanda Khumalo long jump champion in the country amongst primary school going children says she is proud of her son.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660309?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Giants Captain Slams BNL, Says League “Is Being Destroyed”</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1660191</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1660191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg Giants, team Captain Pieter Prinsloo said the current administration is destroying the game. That the infrastructure needs to be fixed because what they have the in the country [BNL] cannot be called a league compared to the likes of Rwanda and other African countries. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Giants Captain Slams BNL, Says League “Is Being Destroyed”</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>0:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Johannesburg Giants, team Captain Pieter Prinsloo said the current administration is destroying the game. That the infrastructure needs to be fixed because what they have the in the country [BNL] cannot be called a league compared to the likes of Rwanda and other African countries.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1660191?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Freese refuses to take blame for Magesi’s poor form</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659890</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magesi coach Allan Freese vehemently refuses to be blamed for the side’s 11-game winless league run, emphasising he must only be judged on the five games he’s overseen since he replaced John Maduka last month. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Freese refuses to take blame for Magesi’s poor form</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Magesi coach Allan Freese vehemently refuses to be blamed for the side’s 11-game winless league run, emphasising he must only be judged on the five games he’s overseen since he replaced John Maduka last month.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659890_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1648991" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659890?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Mngqithi not convinced Panama are the right fit for Bafana</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659585</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Golden Arrows coach says Bafana Bafana should have sought stronger opponents for their 2026 World Cup preparations, instead of Panama. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Mngqithi not convinced Panama are the right fit for Bafana</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:59</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Golden Arrows coach says Bafana Bafana should have sought stronger opponents for their 2026 World Cup preparations, instead of Panama.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659585_high.mp3?p=rss" length="1910633" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659585?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Khusela Diko: Podcast talks driven by online harms but must go beyond regulation</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659515</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1659515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies Khusela Sangoni-Diko, said that the engagement on podcasts is triggered by online harms but should go far beyond that <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Khusela Diko: Podcast talks driven by online harms but must go beyond regulation</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies Khusela Sangoni-Diko, said that the engagement on podcasts is triggered by online harms but should go far beyond that]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659515_high.mp3?p=rss" length="2581457" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659515?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Emfuleni municipality says service delivery should resume on Tuesday.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659514</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1659514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MMC of Finance in Emfuleni, Hassan Mako comments on the reasons behind delay in service delivery especially electricity and waste management. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Emfuleni municipality says service delivery should resume on Tuesday.</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>1:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[MMC of Finance in Emfuleni, Hassan Mako comments on the reasons behind delay in service delivery especially electricity and waste management.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659514?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Thandeka Tshabalala reflects on her Big Brother Mzansi loss: “I’m still the Bazozwa Queen”</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659129</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite finishing as a runner-up to Liema Pantsi, Thandeka Tshabalala isn’t backing down from her crown. <br />
<br />
She opens up to Sowetan about her rivalry in the house, being labelled a villain, finding love with Mmeli, and why she still sees herself as the true Basozoa queen in her 10-week run on the show. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Thandeka Tshabalala reflects on her Big Brother Mzansi loss: “I’m still the Bazozwa Queen”</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>33:24</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Despite finishing as a runner-up to Liema Pantsi, Thandeka Tshabalala isn’t backing down from her crown. 

She opens up to Sowetan about her rivalry in the house, being labelled a villain, finding love with Mmeli, and why she still sees herself as the true Basozoa queen in her 10-week run on the show.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659129_high.mp3?p=rss" length="32074357" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659129?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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	<item>
		<title>Mohlamme's family wants justice after Ombuds findings</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659124</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lerato Mohlamme’s sister, Molebogeng says they family wants justice and wants someone to go to jail for what happened to Lerato. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Mohlamme's family wants justice after Ombuds findings</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>2:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lerato Mohlamme’s sister, Molebogeng says they family wants justice and wants someone to go to jail for what happened to Lerato.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
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				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659124?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Ama Qamata talks new film, Fight Like a Girl: “This role pushed me beyond everything I knew I could do”</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659041</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1659041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Actress Ama Qamata is stepping into international cinema with her latest film, Fight Like a Girl, a powerful story rooted in resilience and real-life events.<br />
<br />
Speaking to Sowetan, the Blood & Water star reflects on her transition from South African television to the global stage, sharing how portraying Safi challenged her both physically and emotionally.<br />
<br />
She says the character’s journey; shaped by truth, struggle and triumph; offers audiences a moving portrait of courage, empowerment and humanity. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Ama Qamata talks new film, Fight Like a Girl: “This role pushed me beyond everything I knew I could do”</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>16:16</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Actress Ama Qamata is stepping into international cinema with her latest film, Fight Like a Girl, a powerful story rooted in resilience and real-life events.

Speaking to Sowetan, the Blood & Water star reflects on her transition from South African television to the global stage, sharing how portraying Safi challenged her both physically and emotionally.

She says the character’s journey; shaped by truth, struggle and triumph; offers audiences a moving portrait of courage, empowerment and humanity.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659041_high.mp3?p=rss" length="15621366" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659041?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>Big Brother Mzansi winner Liema Pantsi: “My next focus is my foundation, music and being an ambassador”</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659039</link>
		<guid isPermaLink="true">https://iono.fm/e/1659039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Liema Pantsi just snatched the Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 crown as well as the R2 million from Thandeka Tshabalala, but she’s not stopping there. <br />
<br />
She plans to travel, renovate her grandmother’s home, and grow her foundation for young girls, while also dropping new music and chasing her dream of becoming a UN ambassador.<br />
<br />
Pantsi talks to Sowetan about her fiery rivalry with Thandeka which she claims toughened her up to always take up space. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Big Brother Mzansi winner Liema Pantsi: “My next focus is my foundation, music and being an ambassador”</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
				<itunes:image href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_1400.jpeg"/>
		<itunes:duration>13:57</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Liema Pantsi just snatched the Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 crown as well as the R2 million from Thandeka Tshabalala, but she’s not stopping there. 

She plans to travel, renovate her grandmother’s home, and grow her foundation for young girls, while also dropping new music and chasing her dream of becoming a UN ambassador.

Pantsi talks to Sowetan about her fiery rivalry with Thandeka which she claims toughened her up to always take up space.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/7105">Sowetan Podcast</source>
		<enclosure url="https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_372/epi_1659039_high.mp3?p=rss" length="13395761" type="audio/mpeg" />
				<ionofm:thumbnail href="https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_7105_20251017_101435_750.jpeg"/>
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		<ionofm:player_url><![CDATA[https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1659039?download=0]]></ionofm:player_url>
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		<title>Boo boys make playing at Orlando stressful- Pirates coach Ouaddou</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1659015</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou suggests that his players play with stress of being booed at their home venue, Orlando Amstel Arena, attributing Sunday’s 6-0 win over TS Galaxy at Mbombela Stadium to “having true support” as he feels away matches have become more enjoyable for them than home fixtures. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
					<category>News</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Boo boys make playing at Orlando stressful- Pirates coach Ouaddou</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>TimesLIVE Podcasts</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>1:35</itunes:duration>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Senegal ruling: FA leader points finger at ‘Morocco puppet’ Motsepe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botswana FA president Tariq Babitseng, who’s also a member of Cosafa executive committee, has distanced Motsepe from this controversial ruling to declare Morocco the champions by stripping Senegal the title. <a href="http://www.sowetanlive.co.za">SowetanLIVE</a>]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Senegal ruling: FA leader points finger at ‘Morocco puppet’ Motsepe</itunes:title>
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