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IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'

The suspended Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka, has opted to resign from her position instead of facing a disciplinary hearing over her alleged role in attempting to bribe this journalist. The entity’s former spokesperson has also resigned.

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh
OUSTED

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson sacked after player unhappiness and mediocre performances

By Craig Ray
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson sacked after player unhappiness and mediocre performances
ALL AT SEA

SANDF apparently defied presidential orders to remove Iran from a joint naval exercise

By Peter Fabricius
SANDF apparently defied presidential orders to remove Iran from a joint naval exercise
CAPACITY CRUNCH

Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school

By Lerato Mutsila, Azwidhowi Mamphiswana, Siyabonga Goni, Kyran Blaauw, Naledi Sikhakhane
Emotional day as unplaced learners, flooding and overcrowding mar first day of school
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

US House backs Agoa extension, but SA’s continued participation remains uncertain

By Victoria O'Regan
US House backs Agoa extension, but SA’s continued participation remains uncertain
Political interference in policing surged after 2007 ANC conference — former acting cop boss Phahlane
AD HOC HEARING

Political interference in policing surged after 2007 ANC conference — former acting cop boss Phahlane

By Caryn Dolley
Powerfully simple: SA’s new strategy for children and teens gets to the root of what they need
CHILD WELLBEING

Powerfully simple: SA’s new strategy for children and teens gets to the root of what they need

By David Harrison
Standard Bank representative office first to be re-licensed under Ethiopia’s new banking proclamation
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Standard Bank representative office first to be re-licensed under Ethiopia’s new banking proclamation

By Standard Bank
Watch – Is the UN still relevant?
THE READINESS REPORT

Watch – Is the UN still relevant?

By Redi Tlhabi
Inside SA's fishing industry — it's more about survival, says Tim Reddell of Viking Fishing
TROUBLED WATERS

Inside SA's fishing industry — it's more about survival, says Tim Reddell of Viking Fishing

By Don Pinnock
Springbok reputations on the line as Champions Cup playoffs loom
TIME TO STEP UP

Springbok reputations on the line as Champions Cup playoffs loom

By Jon Cardinelli
What the Venice Biennale fiasco reveals about the politics of SA representation
OPINIONISTA

What the Venice Biennale fiasco reveals about the politics of SA representation

By Annchen Bronkowski
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By Bridgement
Bridgement puts business loans on standby: fast, flexible, fee- free funding
JUDICIARY

Strike Three: Mushtak Parker becomes third judge in democratic SA to face impeachment

By Marianne Thamm
Strike Three: Mushtak Parker becomes third judge in democratic SA to face impeachment
ECOLOGICAL PERIL OP-ED

Elephants or marula trees? A plant ecologist’s uneasy view from the Kruger Park

By Eugene Moll
Elephants or marula trees? A plant ecologist’s uneasy view from the Kruger Park
Crosswords

Daily Crossword Quickie – Wed, 14 Jan 2026

By Daily Maverick
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Families are seeing the financial impact of recycling

By The Glass Recycling Company
Crosswords

Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 15 Jan 2026

By Daily Maverick
ANCIENT KNOW-HOW

KZN team finds ‘oldest evidence’ of arrow poison use by humans on 60,000-year-old arrowheads

By Shaun Smillie
Why SA’s luxury shoppers are treating handbags like blue-chip stocks
BAG TO THE FUTURE

Why SA’s luxury shoppers are treating handbags like blue-chip stocks

Luxity’s latest State of the Luxury Market in Africa report shows a decisive change in how South Africans buy high-end goods. Bags, jewellery and watches are in. Shoes, wallets and overhyped items are out. The luxury consumer has not disappeared, but has simply become harder to impress.

By Kara Le Roux
OPINIONISTA

The SA school curriculum isn’t broken, the conditions are — and we’ve designed it that way

By Esmè van Deventer
WORKFORCE LAG

Why SA’s tech talent pipeline is failing to deliver outcomes

By Lindsey Schutters
CANCELLED

Goodman Gallery drops artist Gabrielle Goliath after her Venice Biennale selection

By Niren Tolsi
CARTOON

AI Slop

By Rico
SA’s socioeconomic rights are enshrined in law, but feel fragile in everyday life
OPINIONISTA

SA’s socioeconomic rights are enshrined in law, but feel fragile in everyday life

By Nathanael Siljeur
Thousands of SA schools are still offline. How much longer must our children wait?
OPINIONISTA

Thousands of SA schools are still offline. How much longer must our children wait?

By Shireen Powell
Gauteng schools face crisis with almost 5,000 grade 1 and 8 learners still unplaced
LEARNING CURVEBALL

Gauteng schools face crisis with almost 5,000 grade 1 and 8 learners still unplaced

By Takudzwa Pongweni
DA clears Steenhuisen on credit card claims — but questions remain
INTERNAL PROBE

DA clears Steenhuisen on credit card claims — but questions remain

By Rebecca Davis
From abundance to collapse — navigating the state of South Africa’s fishing industry
TROUBLED WATERS

From abundance to collapse — navigating the state of South Africa’s fishing industry

By Don Pinnock

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