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NEURODIVERSITY CHAMPION
Mom moves from from grief to advocacy as she challenges perceptions of autism
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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Fading economies herald the demise of liberal democracy
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Why constant discounts may be hurting retail’s bottom line
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PERSONAL FINANCE
The "behaviour tax” that eats your returns and how to stop
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PRICE SURGE
Gold surges past $5,000 as strengthening rand boosts rate cut hopes
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
BRICS members are moving along on trade matters, leaving SA behind
Maverick Citizen
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NEURODIVERSITY CHAMPION
Mom moves from from grief to advocacy as she challenges perceptions of autism
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TENURE INSECURITY
SA's land crisis is ongoing, not historical
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Beware of bogus colleges preying on desperate young South Africans
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OPINIONISTAS
Mother tongue matters in an English-dominated society
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OPINIONISTAS
Global nationalist surge: South Africa’s looming choice between populism and democracy
Maverick Earth
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GLOBAL HEATING OP-ED
When fires, floods and drought become the norm, delaying is no longer an option
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ANALYSIS
Part 1: The Sixth Extinction and the Anthropocene’s Pleistocene origins
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TROUBLED WATERS
Inside SA's fishing industry: Neels Loff — from indigenous fisherman to criminalised poacher
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MAVERICK EARTH
Hippo meat frenzy ends in tragedy at Lake St Lucia
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JUMBO DEBATE
Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it
Scorpio
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NEWSFLASH
IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
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SCORPIO
Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’
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VIDEO
Watch – ‘Forged’ Signatures, Unpaid Workers: The Collen Mashawana Foundation Scandal
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Exclusive investigation - Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Forensic experts find massive ‘signatures fraud’ in Collen Mashawana Foundation’s IDT documents
Johannesburg
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COMMUNITY JUSTICE
TikTok vigilante justice rises as Orange Farm police go AWOL
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TOXIC SKIES
Environmental watchdogs say ‘rotten egg’ smell over Joburg sign of air pollution crisis
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OUR CITY NEWS
Joburg’s water woes continue in 2026 with 22 major outages in two weeks
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SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION
Take a walk in downtown Joburg and see the impossible made possible
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GROUNDUP
After five years, Prasa moves to revive trains south of Johannesburg
Maverick News
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TITLE MOMENTUM
European Champions League group phase set for blockbuster conclusion amid jostling for top eight
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NKABINDE INQUIRY
Chauke probe’s ‘collapsed’ witness list and Shamila Batohi’s controversial exit
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HEAT WAVE
Sabalenka, Zverev beat the heat to reach Australian Open semi-finals as organisers suspend matches
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FEEDING HOPE OP-ED
Here's how SA can end hunger and malnutrition this year
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POLICING IN CRISIS
Madlanga hears Crime Intelligence members were complicit in the murder of Sindiso Magaqa
Maverick Life
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PHOTO ESSAY
Sony World Photography Awards 2026 — Student and Youth shortlists
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VIDEO
Watch – From mindful money to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, these are our book recommendations
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THEATRE REVIEW
Ego, stardom and the brutal freedom of genius that refuses to explain itself
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THE CONVERSATION
Why people believe misinformation even when they’re told the facts
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THE CONVERSATION
Ice baths and marathons: our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts
Op-eds
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UNEARTHING EXCELLENCE OP-ED
Open letter to SA scientists: We can improve Stem marks, simply by showing up
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FEEDING HOPE OP-ED
Here's how SA can end hunger and malnutrition this year
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PREVENTION NOT PUNISHMENT OP-ED
Crime, cartels and corruption — the drug policy debate we refuse to have in SA
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JUMBO DEBATE
Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it
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SEA OF TROUBLES OP-ED
Testing the waters — the maritime dilemma SA faces as an emerging middle power
Sports
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TITLE MOMENTUM
European Champions League group phase set for blockbuster conclusion amid jostling for top eight
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HEAT WAVE
Sabalenka, Zverev beat the heat to reach Australian Open semi-finals as organisers suspend matches
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CRICKET
Sunrisers Eastern Cape seal third SA20 title in four seasons with Newlands victory
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SUCCESSION SAGA
Safa elections, and the big Jordaan question, to define local soccer in 2026
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JOURNEY OF THE SNOWBOK
SA skier Matt Smith on his Olympic goal and confronting critics
TGIFood
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WHAT’S COOKING
Salad Days: Smoked trout, asparagus and baby potatoes with garlicky chunks of toasted sourdough
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WHAT’S COOKING
Gratinated brown mushrooms with three cheeses and a bit of crunch
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Pizza — from the freezer into the air fryer
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A RAINBOW AT THE WATERFRONT
Seven Colours Eatery serves up an Mzansi feast at the V&A Waterfront
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DOCK OF THE BAY
Mother City Reverie: Seeing my old town through the eyes of a young American
Nelson Mandela Bay
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AGEING INFRASTRUCTURE
Nelson Mandela Bay to spend R10m restoring power after transmission towers collapse
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COMPLIANCE UNDER SCRUTINY
Could Nersa remove Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity distribution licence?
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COMMUNAL SPIRIT
Community saves boy on ventilator during Nelson Mandela Bay blackout
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AWAITING FATE
Malema has to wait three months to hear if he’s going to jail as court dissects pre-sentencing report
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SHOW OF SUPPORT
Streets of East London run red as EFF floods CBD in anticipation of Malema sentencing
Corrections
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Judiciary in Crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
From Mamdani to McKenzie — why depth matters in politics and democracy
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OPINIONISTAS
Legal practitioners' patriarchal language a betrayal of justice and women's empowerment in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
AI ‘hallucinations’ are threatening the administration of justice in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
Zuma’s MK party is not even masking its attempt to capture the judiciary
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OPINIONISTAS
Mandisa Maya’s appointment as Chief Justice is a victory for all, especially for black women in law
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Crosswords
Webinars
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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WEBINARS
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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MAVERICK NEWS
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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WEBINARS
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
The Donroe Times: Redi Tlhabi and Tony Karon on America’s return to gunboat diplomacy
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – A historic season for South African cricket, and a legal reckoning for Swimming SA
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ANALYSIS
Watch – Is the UN still relevant?
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AFRICA
Watch — Why so many South African children are dying of hunger
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld
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