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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN
Windbag Mbalula’s stupidity is emblematic of the ANC’s plunge into ignominy
By Mondli Makhanya
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Business Maverick
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WISDOM OF SOLOMON
Hallucination-free (hopefully) — new draft AI policy will be ready by March, says Malatsi
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AFTER THE BELL
Everyone’s doing the side-hustle shuffle — just don’t hide your job-juggling
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WHERE TO INVEST
Datatec is riding the global AI infrastructure wave from the JSE
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: AI flips the script on the economics of hacking and cybersecurity
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POWER GUZZLERS
Data centre deal — Cape Town forced back to the drawing board
Maverick Citizen
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LIVING NIGHTMARE
QwaQwa residents battle 10-year water, electricity outage ‘nightmare’
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COMING IN HOT
Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems
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LEARNERS STRANDED
Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families
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LEARNING CURVEBALL
Universities confront growing gaps between school and first-year demands
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VIRUS TESTING DEMAND
Farmers call for independent FMD test result verification
Maverick Earth
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BABOONS OP-ED
Cape Town risks ‘monument to management failure’ just before municipal elections
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DEADLY FAILURE OP-ED
A collar was not enough: Botswana’s failure to protect its research elephants from trophy hunters
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ROVING REPORTERS
Ducking disaster — what storm-battered Madagascar teaches us about conservation resilience
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‘ISOLATED INCIDENTS’
Dolphin strandings in Gqeberha spark concern, but experts urge calm
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HARD ROW TO HOE
Bread & Wine: What’s the future of wheat and wine farming? (Part Six)
Scorpio
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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
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SCORPIO
Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations
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VIDEO
Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle
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SCORPIO
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
Johannesburg
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SINKING CITY
Orange Grove sinkhole victim (81) languishes as Joburg defaults on court orders
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Kenny Kunene tells Joburg, ‘God gives light during the day; I will at night’
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IN THE DARK
Despite Joburg mayor’s promise, 22 child-welfare NPOs still without power after 19 days
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OPINIONISTAS
Community groups are preventing Joburg from collapsing — they need more support
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PHOTO ESSAY
Johannesburg’s walls are giant canvases for the city’s stories
Maverick News
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THE LONG INTERVIEW
Serial entrepreneur Emma Grede wants women to talk about money
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SAPS IN CRISIS
Top cop arrested for alleged rape and sexual grooming amid Madlanga inquiry, GBV scourge
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FEMICIDE CRISIS
Two in court for Ekurhuleni murder, but police yet to connect wave of killings
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni describes ‘avalanche’ of deaths, defends ‘jogging’ texts
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LIVING NIGHTMARE
QwaQwa residents battle 10-year water, electricity outage ‘nightmare’
Maverick Life
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THE LONG INTERVIEW
Serial entrepreneur Emma Grede wants women to talk about money
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THE CONVERSATION
Why long gaps between meals may not be healthy for older people
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
JM Coetzee’s biblical trilogy comes to screen in daring cinematic saga
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IN PICTURES
Memorial run in honour of Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo in Kempton Park
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The Whisper Man: An adequate Netflix thriller boosted by Robert De Niro performance
Op-eds
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PROJECT COAST
Apartheid’s covert operation that built and dismantled SA’s biological weapons programme
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MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE OP-ED
How disinformation networks amplify online xenophobia in SA
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NEW ARBITER OF TRUTH OP-ED
What happens when we start asking AI instead of each other?
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BABOONS OP-ED
Cape Town risks ‘monument to management failure’ just before municipal elections
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DEADLY FAILURE OP-ED
A collar was not enough: Botswana’s failure to protect its research elephants from trophy hunters
Sports
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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Beyond the World Cup — Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry gives Boks, All Blacks cash lifeline
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SOCCER
Ahead of the game: How Safa chief Danny Jordaan keeps iron grip on power
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SPORT
Consistency proved key in Sinesipho Dambile’s remarkable year
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BAFANA BAFANA
Pitso Mosimane rewards in-form US-based player Puso Dithejane
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HOLE IN NONE
Ailing LIV’s existence changed golf and made players richer than ever before
TGIFood
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FRENCH LETTER
All I Know… Thoughts on travel, book tours and school visits
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ANYONE FOR TEDDY?
Throw a Rocky Horror Dinner Party, it’ll be bloody marvellous
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WHAT’S COOKING
Spaghetti and meatballs with sugo al pomodoro (Italian tomato sauce)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken and bacon pasta with peas
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WHAT’S COOKING
A trio of venison recipes from the heart of the Karoo
Nelson Mandela Bay
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GROUNDUP
Police and NPA liable for Gqeberha murder by man out on bail
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GROUNDUP
This Eastern Cape town only gets water for an hour a day
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HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Gqeberha hotel refurbishment signals faith in city’s tourism potential
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
FF Plus stands by its man as mayoral candidate’s apartheid-era murder conviction resurfaces
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IN PICTURES
‘We miss Happy Valley’ — Gqeberha residents refuse to let the magic die
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
More technology doesn’t always mean better classroom learning
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s xenophobia reflects a blindspot that now demands a continental response
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OPINIONISTAS
How parliamentary haste sabotaged procurement reform and delayed transformation
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OPINIONISTAS
Looming El Niño threatens to shatter SA’s summer harvest triumph
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OPINIONISTAS
When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Governance strategies to advance universal health coverage cut across the entire health system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Understanding the health questions behind life insurance applications
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SPONSORED CONTENT
What makes graduates employable? South Africa needs universities that prepare young people for work
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
More than medical aid: Why your health and financial future belong in one conversation
Crosswords
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Monday, 21 Sept 2026
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CROSSWORDS
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CROSSWORDS
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CROSSWORDS
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CROSSWORDS
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Webinars
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Building Brand Power
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BRAZEN INSIGHT
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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POLITICALLY AWEH
SA’s libraries under threat as cities look to unlock land value
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Manifesto test: DA’s local government plan eyes the private sector, devolving policing
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price
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POLITICALLY AWEH
The danger of being a woman in South African media and politics
