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CRIME STATS
Murder drops 5.9%, but political killings spike ahead of local government elections
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Business Maverick
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AFRICAN INNOVATION
The sweet lessons of a family’s rotten tomatoes
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DATA BREACH
Hungry Lion latest victim in concerning rise of cyberattacks
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AFTER THE BELL
Taming the torrent — global standard to prevent deadly mine mud rushes is overdue
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ONLINE SAFETY
Meta wants to share social dilemma pain with TikTok and YouTube after $18bn settlement
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Political Promises
Maverick Citizen
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HIDDEN GEM
Inside the Joburg inner city school proving what central Joburg learners can achieve
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending
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CHANGEMAKER
Learning centre brings digital and tech skills to Hillbrow’s youth
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CAMPUS HUNGER
Students tell of going up to seven days without food
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FUNDING BATTLE
UCT SRC says it will take NSFAS to court over accommodation cap crisis
Maverick Earth
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INVESTIGATION
Endangered monkeys on death row — the multibillion-rand industry that profits from primate pain
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PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED
Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity
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BUILDING BACK
When the rain would not stop, Hoedspruit rallied to rescue and rebuild
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DOLLAR BOON
R10m windfall for African conservation after Australian ‘rhino rescue’ plan folds up
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MAVERICK EARTH
Removing the Simon’s Town baboons: The wealth we cannot buy back
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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RED FLAGS
Joburg ignores warnings and appoints ‘potential security risk’ to head Public Safety Department
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BRIMFUL OF ALEX
The hope inside Alexandra’s creative revival
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A DREAM COME TRUE
Soweto pensioner (97) finally gets RDP home after Daily Maverick report
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CITY HOUSING
Joburg’s rentals face R1.5bn maintenance backlog, majority of residents don’t pay rent
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ANALYSIS
Joburg stands in the way of reform’s (almost) unstoppable momentum
Maverick News
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CRIME STATS
Murder drops 5.9%, but political killings spike ahead of local government elections
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PRAYERS FOR LOVED ONES
What we know about the six South Africans missing in Nepal-Tibet floods
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
‘Cele shrugged off critical information’ – extortion accused Sibanyoni talks taxi killings and a cartel
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WAITING IN THE WINGS
Safa still to announce new Bafana Bafana coach as 2027 Afcon qualifiers loom
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AMABHUNGANE
UPDATE: Eskom admits to R3-billion in payments ‘outside of contractual terms’
Maverick Life
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REFLECTION
How documents, race and perceived value shape who is labelled a foreigner in SA
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The End of Oak Street: The Spielberg-style sci-fi proving old-school blockbusters still work
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IN PICTURES
Yayoi Kusama: A life in polka dots, pumpkins and infinity
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Comfort of Distant Stars: Philosophy, Igbo cosmology and our place in the universe
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IN PICTURES
Deadly flash flood in Nepal, and more from around the world
Op-eds
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PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED
Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity
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HOMAGE TO HOPE OP-ED
Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40: A boycott-busting, rule-breaking, crossover cult hit endures
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SINISTER PACT OP-ED
A not-so-odd couple: AfriForum and March and March’s dangerous alliance
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MACABRE BUSINESS OP-ED
Shot, skinned and sold: South Africa’s enormous trade in wild primates
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POLL WARNING OP-ED
Elections and the information integrity crisis: Why SA’s human rights body is taking action
Sports
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WAITING IN THE WINGS
Safa still to announce new Bafana Bafana coach as 2027 Afcon qualifiers loom
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FIGHTING FIT
The Boks are in a tight spot, which is where they thrive
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FOUL PLAY CALLED
Danny Jordaan contests for Safa president under fraud charge cloud
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HISTORY BECKONS
All Blacks eye first back-to-back Test wins over Boks in SA in three decades
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BOK YSTER
Why never-say-die Pieter-Steph embodies the spirit of Rassie’s Boks
TGIFood
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A TRUE CLASSIC
Tomato bredie — the story, the history, and a tweak or two
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THE CONVERSATION
Urban foraging is a growing trend that calls for better planning
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SHOW STEALER
Chef Alain Roux’s raspberry soufflés leave the Pink Lady breathless
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roasted marrow bones in a beef and onion broth, with gremolata
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WHAT’S COOKING
Apple crumble with raisins and slivered almonds
Nelson Mandela Bay
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PILLAR TO POST
Biko inquest investigator tells of missing records, incomplete dockets
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‘DYING SQUAD’
Flying Squad’s wings clipped - no wheels for Nelson Mandela Bay rapid response cops
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DEAD ZONE
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Gqeberha beaches — authorities investigate
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A RECKONING
Biko family wants ex-apartheid spy Craig Williamson compelled to testify at reopened inquest
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Nelson Mandela Bay opposition accuses coalition of U-turn on R23bn UIFWE write-off
Corrections
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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
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FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely
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Apology: John Steenhuisen
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
State property register essential to cutting wasteful government leases
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OPINIONISTAS
Idiocy is no longer the exception, it’s official policy in government
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OPINIONISTAS
For Tibetans, China’s ethnic minorities law is assimilation dressed up as ‘unity’
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OPINIONISTAS
Increasing free electricity allowance won’t help if municipalities don’t deliver
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OPINIONISTAS
What Jason and the Technicoloured Dreamcoat of Academia reveal about othering
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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Crosswords
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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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
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling
