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SCORPIO

NPA sting puts two businessmen, top Eastern Cape official in dock over bribe linked to R36m police tender

Pauli Van Wyk
4 mins

OPEN LETTER

A wake-up call for Health Department heads: Children are dying because of horrendous state of our public hospitals

Tim De Maayer

ANALYSIS

Zweli Mkhize’s road to ANC top job is littered with potholes

Stephen Grootes

KZN FLOODS, ROUND TWO

Umdloti flats collapse — ‘At first it sounded like thunder, but then…’

Des Erasmus

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ANALYSIS

Ramaphosa’s 100 (working) days of social compacting have come and gone, but who’s counting?

Marianne Merten
7 mins

WEATHER WARNING

More rain expected to lash flood-ravaged KZN, authorities urge residents to be cautious

Suné Payne
3 mins

#GUPTALEAKS – FIVE YEARS ON

South Africa’s haphazard plan in the hunt for the Gupta fugitives exposed

Jessica Bezuidenhout
6 mins

TRIBUTE TO A MAESTRO

Vangelis — to infinity and beyond with his music

J Brooks Spector
8 mins

POLITICALLY AWEH (VIDEO)

SA government’s Covid-19 management in the crosshairs

Politically Aweh
< 1 min

RUGBY SEVENS

Fiji fly high in France while Blitzboks reach new lows

Keanan Hemmonsbey
5 mins

UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 May 2022

Zelensky hints at level of casualties in Donbas; Poland’s president addresses legislators in Kyiv

Bloomberg
6 mins

TOP READS

OPEN LETTER

A wake-up call for Health Department heads: Children are dying because of horrendous state of our public hospitals
#GUPTALEAKS – FIVE YEARS ON

South Africa’s haphazard plan in the hunt for the Gupta fugitives exposed
POLITRIX

Opposition parties planning to free embattled eThekwini from ANC’s clutches
ANALYSIS

Zweli Mkhize’s road to ANC top job is littered with potholes
KZN FLOODS, ROUND TWO

Umdloti flats collapse — ‘At first it sounded like thunder, but then…’
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs
MONEY CRUNCH

Even tougher times ahead for SA’s middle class thanks to perfect storm of rising costs

FINAL FAREWELL

Dignitaries pay respect as ANC’s former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane laid to rest

Bheki C. Simelane

OPINIONISTA

Heartwarming stories of Ukraine’s pet rescuers and a hero dog amid the horror of war

Liubov Abravitova

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

City of Tshwane’s Peter Sutton delivers budget speech virtually after EFF disrupts physical sitting

Peter Mothiba

MONEY CRUNCH

Even tougher times ahead for SA’s middle class thanks to perfect storm of rising costs

Neesa Moodley

FOOTBALL

Man City fight back against Villa to be crowned Premier League champs

Simon Evans for Reuters
5 mins

CLEAN ENERGY

While South Africans endure load shedding, government launches 147MW Roggeveld wind farm

Suné Payne
2 mins

OPINIONISTA

Judge John Hlophe saga threatens the legitimacy of the Constitution

Hugh Corder
5 mins

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs

Malibongwe Tyilo
5 mins

Ukraine Crisis

UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 MAY 2022

Putin warns Nato aspirants of triggered response; Russian troops halted at Donets River
UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 May 2022

Zelensky hints at level of casualties in Donbas; Poland’s president addresses legislators in Kyiv
WAR IN EUROPE

Former Russian military officer says Ukraine conflict will only get worse — for Russia
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OP-ED

My visit to Ukraine – Africans must not celebrate the bombing by Russia

AFTER THE BELL

The tricky adventures of Richemont, Johann Rupert and nominative determinism

Tim Cohen

HUMAN RIGHTS

World’s tennis bosses wrong to punish Wimbledon for its Ukraine war stance

Derek Laud

POLLUTED RIVERS

Eastern Cape municipalities pump raw sewage into waterways

Tembile Sgqolana

HELL ON THE HIGHVELD

Activists call coal mine fire emissions ‘a major health concern that cannot be underestimated’  

Ethan van Diemen

BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM

Here’s what happens to expired Covid vaccines

Zanolwazi Kunene

WHISTLE-BLOWERS

Report takes aim at loopholes in ‘useless’ Protected Disclosures Act

Sasha Planting

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PHANTOM SHARES

The Finance Ghost: Tortoise and the hare — the telecoms edition

The Finance Ghost
4 mins

MUSIC OP-ED

The evolution of Kendrick Lamar – A masterpiece in the making

Jacob Cloete
4 mins

UMKHONTO WESIZWE

MK Liberation War Veterans bury hatchet and commit to unity, renewal and welfare of former combatants

Michelle Banda
4 mins

THE CONVERSATION

Here’s how much sleep you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Jianfeng Feng and Wei Cheng
4 mins

THE CONVERSATION

Antjie Krog and the role of the poet in South Africa’s public life

Anthea Garman
5 mins

SECURITY OP-ED

The return of Africom – A recalibration of Biden’s US-Africa policy?

Odilile Ayodele and Mikatekiso Kubayi
3 mins

OPINIONISTA

A long-term plan to integrate ESG factors in strategic decision-making is critical

Gareth Ackerman
5 mins

POLITRIX

Opposition parties planning to free embattled eThekwini from ANC’s clutches

Chris Makhaye
5 mins

BUSINESS MAVERICK

MONEY CRUNCH

Even tougher times ahead for SA’s middle class thanks to perfect storm of rising costs
Business Maverick

Government rejects 10% pay hike demand by public sector trade unions 
AFTER THE BELL

The tricky adventures of Richemont, Johann Rupert and nominative determinism
RETAIL

Inside Pieter Boone’s plan to return Pick n Pay to its former glory
JUNK MAIL

South African Post Office’s financial crisis worsens – and it’s been declared insolvent (again)

MAVERICK CITIZEN

CORONAVIRUS

Scientists identify high chance of reinfection with Omicron subvariants for unvaccinated
GROUNDUP COVID-19

CCMA upholds another dismissal over refusal to vaccinate
DM168 PUBLIC HEALTH

Epidemics in South Africa: Key lessons on mass vaccination drives learnt from history
CORONAVIRUS

Expert sounds alarm on fifth wave after Covid-19 curve turns upwards in SA
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS

Two years into the Covid disaster, where do we stand?

OUR BURNING PLANET

CLEAN ENERGY

While South Africans endure load shedding, government launches 147MW Roggeveld wind farm
POLLUTED RIVERS

Eastern Cape municipalities pump raw sewage into waterways
UNIT 4 BLAST

Nine Eskom workers suspended for hydrogen explosion at Medupi power station
HELL ON THE HIGHVELD

Illegal miners started Mpumalanga coal mine fire weeks ago – it’s still burning today
24: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

The Crisis: Water Armageddon loading as Day Zero looms for Nelson Mandela Bay

MAVERICK LIFE

LEAP OF FAITH

South African makes history as he jumps off Mount Everest and glides into the wild blue yonder
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs
WELLNESS

Choices you can make now for better health in old age
BOOK EXCERPT

The Dream Deferred (updated) – Thabo Mbeki, post-presidency
THE CONVERSATION

Here’s how much sleep you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research

zapiro

Up the pole

Non-starter

Again and again

Dark matter

Party cred

ZAPIRO

Non-starter

Zapiro

24: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

The Crisis: Water Armageddon loading as Day Zero looms for Nelson Mandela Bay

Estelle Ellis
6 mins

24: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

The Politics: Bickering continues in Nelson Mandela Bay as taps are set to run dry

Estelle Ellis
6 mins

24: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

The People: Battle to save water last straw for Nelson Mandela Bay’s residents

Estelle Ellis
4 mins

AFRICAN DEMOCRACY OP-ED

How to topple authoritarians – and avoid being a battered spouse

Greg Mills
10 mins

Business Maverick

Government rejects 10% pay hike demand by public sector trade unions 

Ray Mahlaka
3 mins

SPORT CULTURE

Can boxing bear the heavy weight of Tyson’s fury?

Telford Vice
7 mins

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SCORPIO

SCORPIO

Exposed: Zweli Mkhize’s R6m ‘cut’ from PIC’s R1.4bn deal using Unemployment Insurance Fund money
SCORPIO

Shayne’s World: How R1.8bn in UIF cash vanished in Coast2Coast debt hole
DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR

Digital Vibes scandal: The story behind the story
BOUNTY BRANDS DEBACLE

UIF’s R1.8bn loss: Here’s how it happened – in a nutshell
SCORPIO

VBS Theft, Money Laundering & Life’s Little Luxuries: Julius Malema’s time of spending dangerously

AMABHUNGANE

South Africa

Fuel thieves siphon off millions from Mpumalanga Eskom power station
South Africa

High court ruling involving Zuma’s taxes may alter the ways of South Africa’s democracy
South Africa

Update: My big fat Gupta wedding – the movie
South Africa

Prasa pays R3m to Mbalula’s administrator — just before court culls him
South Africa

The Guptas’ poisonous legacy: How State Capture hobbled Alexkor (Part One)

OPEN SECRETS

UNACCOUNTABLE #24

Auswell ‘tall trains’ Mashaba: The middleman who derailed Prasa
OPEN SECRETS UNACCOUNTABLE #18

KPMG – How a Big Four auditing firm went rogue in its greed for profit
Unaccountable #16

Deloot – how Deloitte gets away with it
UNACCOUNTABLE #21

Bain & Company – the KGB of consulting
OPEN SECRETS

Refusal to condemn Russian invasion highlights SA’s Yemen hypocrisy

Opinion

OPINIONISTA

Ukraine – South Africa is not neutral, we are non-aligned
OPINIONISTA

Questionable, sometimes outright dishonest conduct by handful of lawyers a worrying trend
OPINIONISTA

Steenhuisen was right to visit Ukraine – and SA’s position on the war is constitutionally dodgy
OPINIONISTA

In a post-truth world, exhaustion of critical thinking is the new ‘get out of jail free card’
OPINIONISTA

Why I must be able to write about whatever I wish – with few exceptions

africa

TROPHY HUNTING

International elephant corridor put at risk by killing of Botswana’s largest tuskers
ROADS NO LONGER TRAVELLED

This is the shiny new bridge that killed the fabled journey to Catembe and the Ponte mercado
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

Ugandan troops in Cabo Delgado could ignite powder keg of domestic conflict
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

Covid-19 corruption deepens wounds of pandemic across Africa 
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

Lessons and consequences for Africa from Putin’s moves and missteps in Ukraine

Coronavirus

COVID PROBE CALL OP-ED

A call for an independent inquiry into the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
CORONAVIRUS

NICD confirms 5,096 new Covid infections in SA on Tuesday
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM

What the latest Covid stats can tell us – and what they can’t
GROUNDUP

Severance pay denied to employee who refused Covid vaccination
POLITICALLY AWEH (VIDEO)

SA government’s Covid-19 management in the crosshairs

Sports

LEAP OF FAITH

South African makes history as he jumps off Mount Everest and glides into the wild blue yonder
ANALYSIS

As CSA extends olive branch to Boucher it must consider a SJN audit
RUGBY SEVENS

Blitzboks continue to struggle despite new Blood
RUGBY SEVENS

Fiji fly high in France while Blitzboks reach new lows
RUGBY

Eben Etzebeth’s long quest for respect

TGIFOOD

KAROO DREAMING

Charcuterie 101: When a country cooking school came to town
MAIN INGREDIENT

Kingdom of fine herbs
HOLA MEXICO

Una Más brings Mezcal craft to the Sea Point strip
COUNTING THE COST

A hundred bucks for cooking oil? How sky-high prices are frying your budget
EMPEROR OF FOOD

Mopani worms stake a claim on the global stage

MOTORING

MOTORING

The Honda Ballade is back
TEST DRIVE

Mercedes-Benz SA launches its premium C-Class sedan — a new baby S-Class
MOTORING

Hyundai SA’s all-new high-performance Kona N is guaranteed to make you grin
VROOM WITH A VIEW

The Bentley Continental GT is unique, and for that you’re going to pay dearly
VROOM WITH A VIEW

The new Porsche 911 GT3 is a simply sensational sports car

tongue in cheek

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs
Media

Zapiro bares all on Muhammad cartoon in, you guessed it, another cartoon
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Dearest Ma’am Bathabile Dlamini – Stay strong, you are not alone, ThugLife chose you
Media

SA’s most famous showerhead sparks more debate
AFTER THE BELL

The funny thing about AYO Technology Solutions’ share price

Judiciary in CRISIS

STATE OF THE JUDICIARY

‘Fearless and independent’ SA courts hailed for holding the line against Zuma onslaught
JUDICIARY IN CRISIS

Judge Hlophe not ‘untouchable’, should not be given ‘free pass’ – full Bench of Gauteng High Court
THE JUDICIARY

JSC recommends Ronald Hendricks, Denzil Potgieter and Vuyokazi Noncembu for high court positions
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

‘Imperial Presidency the weak link in the Constitution’ — retired Justice Dikgang Moseneke
INSULT AND INJURY

Judge Zondo hauls Lindiwe Sisulu over the coals for ‘unwarranted attack’ on African judiciary

In case you missed it

GAUTENG

Tshwane’s stadium that never was: R140m to build, R84m to demolish
DAYS OF ZUMA

SCA Judge President Maya drags her heels on Zuma case, raising eyebrows
SCORPIO

Exclusive: Gupta legal team exits BDK Attorneys
UNIT 4 BLAST

Nine Eskom workers suspended for hydrogen explosion at Medupi power station
HELL AFFAIRS

Queue, the beloved country – Welcome to Aaron Motsoaledi’s dysfunctional Department of Home Affairs

CROSSWORDS

Crosswords

Crossed Out – 9 January 2021
Crosswords

Jason and John’s test crossword
Crosswords

Crossed Out – 17 September 2021
Crosswords

Crossed Out – 4 September 2021
Crosswords

Crossed Out – TGIF, 8 May 2020

WEBINARS

Webinars

Lack of democratic reform in Eswatini likely to fuel greater unrest – activists
Webinars

Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
Webinars

Fast-food advertising targeting children puts their health and futures at risk, say experts
Webinars

‘Day of the Assassins’: The killers who stalk the shadows of political life
Webinars

Climate crisis will worsen brutality against African migrants as their fate is outsourced to a failed state, investigator warns

LOOK & LISTEN

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The lyrical and visionary world of Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021)
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