<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:category="http://www.arena.com/rss/category/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[BusinessDay]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.businessday.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/category/politics/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[BusinessDay News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:25:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD | Cosatu congress to test alliance with ANC and SACP]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-09-14-political-week-ahead-cosatu-congress-to-test-alliance-with-anc-and-sacp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-09-14-political-week-ahead-cosatu-congress-to-test-alliance-with-anc-and-sacp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Key labour, youth funding and criminal justice developments on this week’s agenda]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/66MA77LPOFFGDP42H3M2BOG72E.jpg?auth=71794c1951ff6c7f64dc5bbf87350cc9cd0868f732586c3dc5ee2513c4b054f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6243&amp;height=3945" type="image/jpeg" height="3945" width="6243"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left to right, Cosatu general secretary Solly Phetoe, president Zingiswa Losi, first deputy president Michael Shingange and deputy general secretary Gerald Twala in Johannesburg, on December 2 2025. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash crisis threatens MK Party election campaign]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/politics/2026-09-13-cash-crisis-threatens-mk-party-election-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/politics/2026-09-13-cash-crisis-threatens-mk-party-election-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party battles unpaid bills and candidate list turmoil as it prepares for November polls]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:31:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/OYA2XCIUBFFCBCZEPVOBLFWQKQ.jpg?auth=7f466a6b6fd1bd2c45b489b787322e03bdc1d19a9a58b489359f0e0494ebdb9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4778&amp;height=3185" type="image/jpeg" height="3185" width="4778"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former president and leader of the MK Party Jacob Zuma. File picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE POLITICAL ARENA | ANC candidate crisis: Is factionalism breaking the party?]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/podcasts/2026-09-12-the-political-arena-anc-candidate-crisis-is-factionalism-breaking-the-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/podcasts/2026-09-12-the-political-arena-anc-candidate-crisis-is-factionalism-breaking-the-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ANC is facing an unprecedented candidate-list crisis after failing to register hundreds of candidates across municipalities in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal before the November 4 local government elections]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:34:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/RFWALOWEG5HBZFO22J2GOM6P4Y.jpg?auth=fe4f0e0fb0dda46a459b2fa508cd1e2bc5bfa9282ce7dc37cceaa62195a1cdd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=420" type="image/jpeg" height="420" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prominent figures such as ANC and government veteran Frank Chikane and NEC members Andile Lungisa and Nocawe Mafu have been left off the proportional lists. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item></channel></rss>