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Business Maverick
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GREEN GOLD GAMBLE
From the Karoo to the world – South Africa’s pistachio dream
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SPOTLIGHT
Moonlighting, money and morals in a looted health system
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Where does all the money go?
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Thirty years of bailouts leave the global economy more exposed than ever
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OPINIONISTAS
Western Cape farmers face immediate challenge from Middle East war
Maverick Citizen
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Lights, Camera, Inaction
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Remembering Stephen Lewis means interrogating the world that made him necessary
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
What’s Eating Us? Maverick Citizen launches third season of food justice podcast
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ACADEMIC STANDSTILL
Students face graduation delays and uncertain futures amid CPUT and dental council conflict
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LEARNING CURVEBALL
Millions spent on gates at Northern Cape Urban TVET, while students live in shacks
Maverick Earth
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CONSERVATION DYNAMICS
The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?
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TOXIC BATTLES
The Iran war is an energy event, and the climate is paying the price
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ROVING REPORTERS
From discovery to impact — Mapping Africa’s biodiversity
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STORY ARK
Government funding is the final hurdle to unleash the weevil to control pine weeds
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MAN’S TOXIC SIGNATURE
The ocean is no longer pure: Scientists find human chemistry woven into the seas
Scorpio
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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’
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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’
Johannesburg
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SOLE MATES
‘I found my husband through running’ — the Joburg running clubs building community
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MOVING ART
Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns
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GUEST ESSAY
Mountain high, mine dump deep — the soulful collision of SA’s two hearts
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Raid to nowhere — my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington
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LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
Maverick News
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘acting director’ saga — a leadership vacuum costing millions
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
DA lodges criminal complaint against NMB mayor for allegedly deceiving Parliament
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MOVING ON
The long road: Why Rassie van der Dussen called time on his Proteas career
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Tshwane metro police chief faces smear campaign amid R2bn security contract scandal
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IN THE DOCK
Guns, cash, closed dockets – Fannie Nkosi found with six cash-in-transit case files
Maverick Life
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IN PICTURES
Artemis II: Images from Nasa’s historic crewed journey around the moon
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INSPIRED LEARNING
Education becomes the new gold in Joburg’s old mining hub
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BOOK EXCERPT
Because I Love You: The quiet harm that can live inside love
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PHOTO ESSAY
Easter Friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg
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THE CONVERSATION
Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer
Op-eds
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GLOBAL TRADE SHIFTS OP-ED
How South Africa can succeed in a multipolar world
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ISS TODAY
Police corruption thriving as culture of silence keeps scrutiny at bay
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MISINFORMATION OP-ED
Five ways African scientists can cut through the AI-driven ‘infodemic’
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SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED
Investing in women farmers could bridge the gap between inadequate grants and child nutrition
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MUNICIPAL COLLAPSE
A 30-year slow-motion crash: The foundations and realities of SA’s local government crisis
Sports
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MOVING ON
The long road: Why Rassie van der Dussen called time on his Proteas career
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RUGBY
Stormers and Bulls send Champions Cup mentality warning to the rest of Europe
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RISK FOR REWARD
World of hurt: Global game pushes cricketers to the limit as they pursue lucrative leagues
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IN PICTURES
Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha
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GOAL MACHINE
Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool as a serial record-breaker
TGIFood
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THE CONVERSATION
Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate?
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WHAT’S COOKING
Spiced molasses biscuits (plus: almond and pear tart)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Prawns and Portuguese rice (plus: biltong soup)
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BOOK EXTRACT
French-inspired cuisine in the bushveld – watch out for cheeky hungry monkeys
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OP-ED
Delele: the velvety ingredient bridging language and sensory experience
Nelson Mandela Bay
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Nelson Mandela Bay’s ‘acting director’ saga — a leadership vacuum costing millions
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
DA lodges criminal complaint against NMB mayor for allegedly deceiving Parliament
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CONSERVATION DYNAMICS
The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?
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IN PICTURES
Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha
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WELFARE CLAMPDOWN
Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight
Corrections
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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
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MAKING A SPLASH
How Bishops rose from contenders to kings of schoolboy water polo
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SARS HELM
From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY
Vlakplaas Simelane killers feared Chris Hani investigator Holmes knew of plot to murder witness
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
A tale of two outcasts: Iran and South Africa
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OPINIONISTAS
Children should learn to engage with news and current affairs
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OPINIONISTAS
Western Cape farmers face immediate challenge from Middle East war
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OPINIONISTAS
Health workers, haters, humanitarians — why Imtiaz Sooliman had to be smeared as anti-Semitic
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OPINIONISTAS
Good Friday in a world that still crucifies: Silence around injustice persists centuries later
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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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VIDEO
Watch — How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents
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VIDEO
Watch — From Real Housewives fame to real ‘shoplifting’ arrest infamy
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VIDEO
Watch – How R11m in ATM cash deposits followed Brian Molefe
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VIDEO
Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart
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VIDEO
Watch – How Cape Town families found loved ones in paupers’ graves
