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DYSFUNCTIONAL POUND
R286 a day to feed a dog? Law firm’s pound report raises questions
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Business Maverick
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ANALYSIS
Ex-SAA acting chief Seshibe guilty on 4 of 6 charges as runway runs out
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FORBIDDEN STORIES
Killed while livestreaming — the blogger who exposed Mozambique’s toxic chromium mining corridor
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AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
SA farmers swap maize for sunflower as ‘Godzilla’ El Niño threatens harvests
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AFTER THE BELL
Signs of hope — Home Affairs works, if you can find the right queue
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RETAIL REVERSE
Sean Summers ready to pass Pick n Pay ball to successor Spencer Sonn
Maverick Citizen
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BOOK EXTRACT
Disability justice in Africa — a radical shift from silos to solidarity is urgent
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XENOBAROMETER
Ministers’ statements on R5-million visa rule weaponised against foreign traders
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Missing central point
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CYBER SAFETY
SA Human Rights Commission urges stronger laws to protect children online
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BHEKISISA
SA’s regulators are struggling to keep up with black market weight-loss jabs
Maverick Earth
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MAVERICK EARTH
East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny
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FUTURE PLASTIC
How to make your plastic coffee cup biodegradable — most recycling bins won’t help
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ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS
Grass is far more than the lawn you lounge on
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DELAYED DIAGNOSIS
Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude
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TIP-OFF AND BUST
Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe
Scorpio
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
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CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
Johannesburg
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DRY CITY
Four days, four protests — Desperate Joburg residents hit the streets over water cuts
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CRÉATION AFRICA
The inner-city Joburg bookseller who is breaking barriers
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PODCAST
How migrants survive xenophobia and the shadowy ‘volunteers’ who target them
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OUR CITY NEWS
Joburg power, water outages put medically vulnerable residents at risk
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Promised services in Slovo Park never arrived, now residents have lost hope in elections
Maverick News
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GROUNDUP
Judge tells parties in Lesotho water project battle to settle out of court
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DELICATELY BALANCED
Starc masterclass and Proteas mistakes give Australia an edge at Newlands
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What each party says about SA’s housing crisis
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GROUNDUP
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
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TSHWANE CRISIS
Water minister denies Bronkhorstspruit illnesses an ‘outbreak’ — despite 833 reported cases
Maverick Life
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Al Wat Ek Weet — A local film’s heartfelt message about adolescent mental health
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THE CONVERSATION
In a culture obsessed with staying young, we ignore the many benefits of ageing
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Forgotten Island — The inventive animated film putting Filipino folklore in the spotlight
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THE CONVERSATION
A map of SA’s allergy hotspots gives you time to prepare for pollen season
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WELLNESS
Why your efforts to improve your sleep may be keeping you awake
Op-eds
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OP-ED
Why SA must invest in young people’s mental health sooner rather than later
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PROMISED LAND
Title deeds may be key to unlocking SA agriculture’s full potential
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ACCOUNTABILITY DIVIDE OP-ED
SA and Kazakhstan reveal sharply contrasting paths to biological weapons dismantlement
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DIGITAL POLITICS OP-ED
Borders, ballots, court clashes — how the anti-immigrant movement is setting SA’s elections agenda
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THE BALLOT BOX OP-ED
AI cannot predict SA’s 2026 elections outcome, but it may influence November 4 polls
Sports
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DELICATELY BALANCED
Starc masterclass and Proteas mistakes give Australia an edge at Newlands
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CARRYING CONFIDENCE
Proteas show early hand, riding the winning momentum into Newlands decider
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STROKE OF STARDOM
Coach Rocco Meiring’s formula fuels swimmer Pieter Coetzé’s rise
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SMOOTH OPERATOR
Gayton McKenzie’s gift of the gab is both his blessing and his curse
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TITLE BECKONS
Maiden Formula One title in sight for phenom Kimi Antonelli
TGIFood
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WINNING
Anna Trapido is Food Writer of the Year
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WHAT’S COOKING
A steak salad with baby potatoes, broccoli, green beans, tomatoes and two dressings
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FRENCH LETTER
The violence of 17 October has a long backstory (but who cares about history?)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Throwback Thursday: Ash-baked potatoes
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WHAT’S COOKING
Bockwurst with a warm potato and bacon salad and braised red cabbage
Nelson Mandela Bay
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead
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DYSFUNCTIONAL POUND
R286 a day to feed a dog? Law firm’s pound report raises questions
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GROUNDUP
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
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SHOT IN THE ARM
Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay
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GREEN CORRIDOR CHAOS
Cable thieves, sewage spills and invasive plants are choking the Baakens Valley
Corrections
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THE COMEBACK
Chauke cleared for takeoff as possible replacement for NPA head Andy Mothibi
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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APOLOGY
The schoolboy in the Russian uniform — where we fell short
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R17-BILLION SWEETENER
Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
There is another Afrikaner story worth telling, rooted in reconciliation and a shared future
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OPINIONISTAS
Mantashe shifts focus from women’s vulnerability to linguistic legitimacy
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OPINIONISTAS
The other Pillay at the Geneva pharmacy
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MAVERICK EARTH
East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny
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OPINIONISTAS
Regulation of religion — SA must tackle religious abuse without restricting freedom of belief
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Telviva earns ISO 27001 certification for UCaaS and CCaaS
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
This is how South Africa will ultimately solve youth unemployment
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Crosswords
Webinars
- 29 OCT 2026
Hungry in a land of plenty: what SA's food plan got wrong
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Navigating Elections in the Digital Age: A Practical Session on Spotting Misinformation
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Get on the Beat: Daily Maverick Masterclass with University of Johannesburg
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Before the Ballot: How We Make Sense of an Election
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Mental Fitness: Stress, Focus & Burnout Prevention
LOOK & LISTEN
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What each party says about SA’s housing crisis
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch - Ramaphosa’s reform message as polls show continued ANC decline
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Cupcake’s GBV family meeting and Zuma’s very short IEC pledge
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What happened in SA — Afrikaner ‘refugees’ return, tearjerker onion prices and more
