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Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract
By Susan Comrie and Sam Sole for amaBhungane
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Business Maverick
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AMABHUNGANE
Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract
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PULP PRESSURE
Sappi braces for tougher quarter as global turmoil, weak pricing hammer earnings
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Woolworths’ battle for exclusivity is nothing to chuckle about
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CRYPTO CORNER
Yen arbitrage goes quiet as Japan draws a line in the currency sand
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COST OF POWER
Crucial Nersa decision looms for ferrochrome smelters amid job uncertainty
Maverick Citizen
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs
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HIGHER EDUCATION
NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise
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ROOTED LEARNING
Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement
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STORM HIGH ALERT
Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape
Maverick Earth
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POLAR POLITICS
Iran war fuel chaos hits sub-Antarctic as remote Marion relief voyage severely delayed
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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET
Totems: be alert to the creature that chooses you, it may shape your world
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ANALYSIS
Madikwe reserve and the normalisation of killing elephants
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STORY ARK
Gut feeling: Wild Coast’s food heritage holds solution to ‘lifestyle’ diseases
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URBAN LOGISTICS
Learning by doing: Practical responses to micro-mobility in Cape Town
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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PHOTO ESSAY
Joburgers enjoy a little CBD fun sans motor cars and gridlocked streets
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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
Maverick News
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AMABHUNGANE
Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract
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IMPEACHMENT CASE
What ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling means for Ramaphosa’s future
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THE WEEKEND WRAP
Ramaphosa’s future hangs in the balance, Tolashe’s continued SUV half-truths and the Woolies-Beyers Chocolates
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PHOTO ESSAY
In pictures: Constitutional Court delivers major Ramaphosa ruling
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BLOG
BLOG: ConCourt orders Parliament to consider impeaching Ramaphosa in EFF victory
Maverick Life
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Variations on a Theme: A slow-burn film mixing magical realism with documentary
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THE INTERVIEW
South African filmmaking duo confronts colonial legacies in internationally award-winning film
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
Lee Cronin's The Mummy: A missed opportunity for meaningful storytelling in horror
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IN PICTURES
Ducklings steal the spotlight at Hyde Park's Royal Gun Salute for King Charles III
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IN PICTURES
Fashion is spectacle at the 2026 Met Gala
Op-eds
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting
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PARLIAMENT’S SMOKING GUN OP-ED
Why new evidence demands immediate action on firearm oversight
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PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED
Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: What does the world’s greatest living mathematician think of AI?
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GROWTH TRAJECTORY OP-ED
The state of SA’s economy, and what needs to be done to turn the corner
Sports
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RUNNING
Tayla Kavanagh is cementing her place as one of SA’s best runners
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BUILDING CONFIDENCE
‘We can beat anyone when we play good cricket’ — Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt
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PRESSURE BUILDS
South African trio chases home playoffs as URC race heats up
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TITLE CHASE
PSG, Arsenal march into Champions League final after unforgettable European campaigns
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GAINING MOMENTUM
Kimi Antonelli makes history again, but championship race is far from over
TGIFood
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CULINARY JOURNEY
Forty years at the Mauritian table — a love story seasoned with spice
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BOOK EXCERPT
Murder, love, and poaching: Tannie Maria returns in Wild Things Never Die
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WHAT’S COOKING
Fettuccine with asparagus spears and shrimps
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FRENCH LETTER
Culinary and literary classics — Meals and books worth waiting for
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OP-ED
A Durban-style Michelin-star masterclass celebrating craft, culture and collaboration
Nelson Mandela Bay
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
NMB council meeting collapses as leadership vacuum derails flood response briefing
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WILD WEATHER
Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley
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POLICE TRAGEDY
Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide
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LEADERSHIP VACUUM
Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens
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FLOOD MAYHEM
More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay
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
How the rich use their restricted rationality to critique and promote BEE
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OPINIONISTAS
The 3.7% GDP drain — why corporate silence on GBV is an economic crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
More than money — why SA’s digital nomad visa needs a multidimensional approach
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OPINIONISTAS
The refusal of ‘we’ in SA’s accountability crisis: We cannot repair what we will not stand inside
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OPINIONISTAS
From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Turns out, being the boss is the problem
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Stitch adds buy now pay later for South African merchants
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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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VIDEO
Watch – Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s Undeclared Luxury SUVs
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VIDEO
Watch — Somebody didn't care: how Grey's Hospital's failing air con became a nightmare
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VIDEO
Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building
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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
