<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:10:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/guptaleaks/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[#NotOurLeaders: when sexual violence corrupts our politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The #GuptaLeaks taught us a great deal about how systems of patronage, kick-backs and tender rigging can be used to steal a state. But this is not their only educational value. Buried within this trove]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/notourleaders/@petticoat.hyena/notourleaders-when-sexual-violence-corrupts-our-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/notourleaders/@petticoat.hyena/notourleaders-when-sexual-violence-corrupts-our-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[notourleaders]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[petticoat.hyena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:01:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside South Africa, Post 1994 (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't want to harp on about this, but there needs to be a clear story and a lot of people I have been in contact with since last night have been asking me a lot of questions about my first post. If you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@rambro/inside-south-africa-post-1994-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@rambro/inside-south-africa-post-1994-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rambro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyziGWzYPY2jm9abmKS8MQmzRkKr3vNHTV9T2147qB11xAgMRsdf1UtVYuDhVSSLk9FMzjvSwY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa's own Game of Thrones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our ruling party politics is a little like Game of Thrones at the moment. We have the evil Guptas from India (almost as brutal as the Lannisters in their ability to manipulate their way into government]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@tamwebess/south-africa-s-own-game-of-thrones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@tamwebess/south-africa-s-own-game-of-thrones</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tamwebess]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyaGZjDvwNjvNkm6DUmBMZisgE2NexeC7tG3EnbUdLGR7RWd7unbukaPnYRRZPR3QLyMxncuLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cry, the Vervrotting Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[For non South Africans and non Afrikaans speakers, the "v" in Afrikaans words is pronounced like an "f", so the word in the title would be pronounced something like "ferfrotting",]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kiligirl/cry-the-vervrotting-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@kiligirl/cry-the-vervrotting-country</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kiligirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQbWfyXBhSpLRU3KGEGA2jCQBHbhFDZ2KRTNQpQHg7F5SueALox3c8Ry4jz71x2fBdntTyyLcGVK8kM3mkor1simyKQcWTix8uBqjD1XxZ63T7tr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real big hitters in SOUTH AFRICA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full story and source is in link bellow, it is a good read and I opener to corruption of Jacob Zuma the president of South Africa. #GuptaLeaks: Software giant paid Gupta front R100m 'kickbacks' for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@janus27/the-real-big-hitters-in-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@janus27/the-real-big-hitters-in-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janus27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76ZKdAGxxUhACg45sYWnLyunUzV3rj5tUnfjpm9DTKze1FRweXj6Msv7r8q8MZcHC4JHA2WYrX6Sa58GdRG7fTy75pG2Nz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>