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Business Maverick
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ANALYSIS
SA’s annual cannabis expo reflects a budding industry in a somewhat muddled landscape
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: The SpaceX IPO — rigging the index
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WHERE TO INVEST
Pepkor and Lewis show retail riches hiding in plain sight
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WILD WEATHER
History suggests a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could be on our doorstep
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FINANCE WELLNESS COACH
Why sentiment should not decide the future of your former student flat
Maverick Citizen
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SUPPORT VACUUM
Nine thousand social workers are unemployed, and a million learners are in crisis
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
MPs grill Manamela on ‘clumsy’ appointments, NSFAS board claims political interference
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‘WAR ON HUNGER’
Food security plans under scrutiny as Gauteng struggles with widespread hunger
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DUTY OF CARE OP-ED
SA spends R1bn on negligence claims: A low cost fix was there all along
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LIFE IN LIMBO
Born here, invisible here: the stateless children Home Affairs refuses to count
Maverick Earth
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GROUNDWATER DECLINE
Treasure chest of groundwater shrinking in many parts of the world
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CENTENARY REFLECTION
Big birds, ‘bush eyes’, Jelly Tots and politics: How grand Kruger shaped my life
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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET
Thomas Berry and the forgotten language of the living Earth
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CONSERVATION ETHICS
ConCourt in session to pass judgment on the inclusion of a single word: wellbeing
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SCRAMBLE FOR WHITE GOLD
Nearly 1,000 people face relocation in KZN lithium mine expansion plan
Scorpio
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
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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'
Johannesburg
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UNSTABLE GROUND
Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg
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OUR CITY NEWS
Water woes hit large parts of Joburg before planned maintenance schedule
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BROKEN CITY OP-ED
Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services
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IN PICTURES
Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations
Maverick News
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POLITICAL DRAMA
I told Nelson Mandela Bay mayor I have no confidence in her — Khusta Jack
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CROOKED BLUE LINE
SAPS forensic analyst’s bail bid looms amid serious evidence tampering accusations
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DROPPING THE BALL
Safa scores another own goal in Bafana Bafana visa bungle
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MINISTERIAL NO-SHOW
Missed opportunity — run-down Greenville Primary’s bid to upgrade school ignored yet again
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READERS’ QUERIES
The Tjommie smart geyser system — Your Questions Answered
Maverick Life
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Dogs of Vivo: A coming-of-age tale with gothic charm in Sven Axelrad’s latest
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CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Notes from the Kingsmead Book Festival and the strange theatre of literary life
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie documents the assault on free speech
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Voices of reclamation and resistance at Encounters International Documentary Festival
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BOOK EXCERPT
Kruisrivier Gallery: A tough and talented couple, living and working in majestic mountain solitude
Op-eds
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OUTBREAK READINESS OP-ED
Beyond infrastructure: Training the biosecurity leaders Africa needs
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MENTAL HEALTH
SA’s healthcare system treats schizophrenia as a crisis, not a recovery journey
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DEVELOPMENT FAILURE
Delayed climate adaptation is a false economy SA cannot afford
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POLICY GAP
SA’s double defeat — smoking up, vaping left unchecked
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CITY REFORM OP-ED
As a financial fix for Joburg’s water problems, honeycombs hit the sweet spot
Sports
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BOOK EXTRACT
Marais Erasmus abandoned the safety net and became an umpiring legend
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BACK TO HIS BEST
Rabada’s return to top speed lights up Indian Premier League
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DROPPING THE BALL
Safa scores another own goal in Bafana Bafana visa bungle
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WALKING WOUNDED
Bok injury crisis deepens with bleak prognosis for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
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SOCCER
Arsenal’s sweet season soured by Champions League final loss to PSG
TGIFood
Nelson Mandela Bay
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POLITICAL DRAMA
I told Nelson Mandela Bay mayor I have no confidence in her — Khusta Jack
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MINISTERIAL NO-SHOW
Missed opportunity — run-down Greenville Primary’s bid to upgrade school ignored yet again
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READERS’ QUERIES
The Tjommie smart geyser system — Your Questions Answered
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MAVERICK NEWS
VW-backed incubator helped Eastern Cape businesses generate R733m over 15 years
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Khusta Jack resigns from mayoral committee, saying residents are being failed
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
Policies must constantly evolve lest they become stultified
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OPINIONISTAS
New data proves it: Public employment is essential to providing work for the young
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OPINIONISTAS
Preventing stunting — lessons from a Western Cape maternal health pilot
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OPINIONISTAS
AI is eating the academic publishing industry alive, but some good might come of it
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OPINIONISTAS
Can freedom be truly realised in SA without a sustainable public broadcaster?
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
AMEC launches GEO Principles to bring rigour to AI-led communications measurement
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank wins global awards for investment banking and sustainable finance
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SPONSORED CONTENT
From cost to strategy: Rethinking fuel procurement in South Africa’s transport sector
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Saving water one flush at a time: Why hygiene must drive south Africa’s sustainability
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Investors turn to the mid-corporate segment for the next phase of dealmaking
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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POLITICALLY AWEH
Is Cape Town’s N2 wall just a R114m cover-up?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Why the petrol price exploded and the solution government is blocking
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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
