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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
MK support down as Zuma disappears from stump — new big poll
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Business Maverick
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JUST ONE LAPTOP
Binance hack is history’s biggest crypto heist and another warning sign
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COSMETIC RECOVERY
Fresh-faced appetite for alternatives — upscale beauty shakes up SA’s retail landscape
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CRYPTO CORNER
Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency
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EXPLAINER
Reserve Bank data paint mixed picture as inflation comes knocking
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AFTER THE BELL
Why are SA’s cannabis rules still up in smoke?
Maverick Citizen
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UNDOCUMENTED LEARNERS
Running the Gauntlet — The matrics caught between xenophobia, paperwork and the classroom door
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STUDENT HUNGER
University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success
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SA’S CANCER STORY (PART 5)
Why the Northern Cape’s only state cancer paediatrician left for the private sector
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HOUSEHOLD SQUEEZE
Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant
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CONSTITUTION @ 30
The Constitution’s promise is still contested and still unfinished
Maverick Earth
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BUSHVELD LUNACY
Dig first, find water later: Limpopo’s industrial insanity
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UPROOTED
The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row
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MAVERICK EARTH
Coalition fights to save pristine Limpopo bushveld from huge Chinese industrial land grab
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MAVERICK EARTH
Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture
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MAVERICK EARTH
East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny
Scorpio
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
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CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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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
Johannesburg
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NO WATER
‘Are we not important enough?’ — Joburg residents protest water cuts before elections
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CRÉATION AFRICA
Turning SA’s music hits into successful businesses and generational wealth
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CITY PRIDE
Before Joburg’s new mayor cuts the ribbon, meet the people who cleared the site
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DRY CITY
Four days, four protests — Desperate Joburg residents hit the streets over water cuts
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CRÉATION AFRICA
The inner-city Joburg bookseller who is breaking barriers
Maverick News
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DOWN TO THE WIRE
South Africa’s day sets up thrilling third Test and series finale against Australia
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IN THE DOCK
Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson charged for allegedly trying to shield Khan from prosecution
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JUST ONE LAPTOP
Binance hack is history’s biggest crypto heist and another warning sign
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TROLL TRAUMA
SA Olympic triathlete Henri Schoeman opens up on cyberbullying dimming his light
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STUDENT HUNGER
University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success
Maverick Life
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CRÉATION AFRICA
Developing creator-led micro-dramas for African audiences
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COSMETIC RECOVERY
Fresh-faced appetite for alternatives — upscale beauty shakes up SA’s retail landscape
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Seeker Effect imagines an African dystopia shaped by climate chaos and control
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EYE ON THE PRIZE
Visual artist and activist Zanele Muholi wins top international award
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NUTS ABOUT FRUIT CAKE
Like many of the best things in life, a good Christmas cake needs time to mature
Op-eds
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DIGITAL MENACE OP-ED
Misinformation, disinformation and the threat to electoral integrity
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GEOPOLITICS OP-ED
Brazil’s election — a victory for Lula, a wake-up call for democracy
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GOVERNANCE FIASCO OP-ED
Bronkhorstspruit gastro outbreak: A failure to keep people safe
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POWER POLITICS OP-ED
Eleven years, thousands of megawatts, zero delivery — SA’s gas-to-power procurement failure
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OP-ED
Why SA must invest in young people’s mental health sooner rather than later
Sports
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DOWN TO THE WIRE
South Africa’s day sets up thrilling third Test and series finale against Australia
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TROLL TRAUMA
SA Olympic triathlete Henri Schoeman opens up on cyberbullying dimming his light
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PAY UP
Pay R110.7m, or face liquidation — the ultimatum facing WP Rugby Football Union
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HANGING IN
Belligerent Proteas on back foot, but stay in the fight against Aussies
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HOSTING AMBITIONS
SA unveils Durban as candidate city in its bid to host the Olympic Games
TGIFood
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TABLE FOR ONE
Galjoen, chokka-block with good things from the sea
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NUTS ABOUT FRUIT CAKE
Like many of the best things in life, a good Christmas cake needs time to mature
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WHAT’S COOKING
Rich, fruity Christmas cake
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WHAT’S COOKING
Asparagus spears with rosemary-infused Parmesan butter cream
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WINNING
Anna Trapido is Food Writer of the Year
Nelson Mandela Bay
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ROAD SAFETY
Come clean about broken traffic lights and streetlights, AA urges municipalities
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Police rescue 15 wild tortoises from Gqeberha property, four others found dead
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DYSFUNCTIONAL POUND
R286 per day to feed a dog - legal report uncovers NMB pound expenses
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GROUNDUP
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
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SHOT IN THE ARM
Doctors break ground on new R528m Baywest hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay
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
Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons
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OPINIONISTAS
The SAPS continues to flounder through delayed reforms
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OPINIONISTAS
From ballot box to Just Energy Transition — participation without power
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OPINIONISTAS
What it takes to fight increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered disinformation campaigns
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OPINIONISTAS
Yawn-fest — political parties bore voters with dull election slogans, poles show
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Food, wine and wellness come together at Erinvale Estate Hotel & Spa
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Henley Business School’s Global Executive MBA ranks first in South Africa and 32nd worldwide
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Agriculture can turn rural potential into shared success
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Pothole season is back: What one bad hit can cost your car
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An unsustainable student funding model puts higher education at risk
Crosswords
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LOOK & LISTEN
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Six parties share how they’ll tackle the cost of living
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What each party says about SA’s housing crisis
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch - Ramaphosa’s reform message as polls show continued ANC decline
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Cupcake’s GBV family meeting and Zuma’s very short IEC pledge
