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ANALYSIS
Has the DA drifted to the right?
By Rebecca Davis
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Business Maverick
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OPINIONISTAS
Private sector keeping SA Tourism afloat amid institutional drift and instability
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POWER MINING
Yes, Eskom is getting into the bitcoin business
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THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH
Group RA versus cash: which one is the smarter financial choice?
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MPC JANUARY 2026
Sarb keeps repo rate steady to anchor inflation at ‘new normal’ of 3% target
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Life's a gas... until it’s not
Maverick Citizen
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OPINIONISTAS
Letter to editor: When trust becomes a risk — the silent burden carried by parents who use scholar transport
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BHEKISISA
Cutting: Why teens turn to self-harm when they don’t have words for their pain
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Deadly convoy
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NEURODIVERSITY CHAMPION
Mom moves from grief to advocacy as she challenges perceptions of autism
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TENURE INSECURITY
SA's land crisis is ongoing, not historical
Maverick Earth
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ALIVE AND KICKING
Scientists rejoice as happy SA hopper springs back to life
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OPINIONISTAS
Microplastics critique is a damp squib, not a bombshell exposé of faulty science
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MEGAFAUNAL AFTERMATH
Part 3: Ecological Aftershock: The longue duree and the animals in our history
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: After deluge cometh drought - El Niño will likely return in 2026 and SA needs to prepare
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ORIGINS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
Part 2: Human-wildlife conflict, the ‘overkill’ hypothesis and megafaunal extinctions
Scorpio
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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’
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VIDEO
Watch – ‘Forged’ Signatures, Unpaid Workers: The Collen Mashawana Foundation Scandal
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Exclusive investigation - Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Forensic experts find massive ‘signatures fraud’ in Collen Mashawana Foundation’s IDT documents
Johannesburg
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COUNCIL RUCTIONS
Joburg to appoint first deputy mayor as Dada Morero no-confidence motion postponed
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REVOLVING DOOR
Joburg on track for 11th mayor in 10 years — here's what you need to know
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CITY FRAUD
How Joburg paid almost R1m for an old-age home wall that never existed
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TRANSIT TURMOIL
Joburg pays R9.2m monthly for suspended Rea Vaya services while residents left in limbo
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GUEST ESSAY
A field of dreams — and the quiet making of Johannesburg as ‘education town’
Maverick News
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OFFICIATING DEBATE
Refereeing disputes at Afcon expose soccer’s overly complicated rulebook
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NKABINDE INQUIRY
President extends Nkabinde Inquiry as former KZN prosecutor opts to testify for Chauke
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‘CITY IN DECLINE’
Nelson Mandela Bay draws up action plan after receiving qualified audit opinion
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WASTED RESOURCES
Nelson Mandela Bay under the pump as critical water infrastructure crumbles
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability
Maverick Life
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IN PICTURES
Nicki Minaj joins US President Donald Trump on stage at Summit in Washington DC, and more from around the world
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SOUL MUSIC
In search of Viv — how Facebook helped reunite me with my violin
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CALL FOR HONESTY OP-ED
Gen AI needs a Carney Moment
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — a cerebral shift in the zombie apocalypse
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PHOTO ESSAY
Sony World Photography Awards 2026 — Student and Youth shortlists
Op-eds
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MANAGED DECLINE OP-ED
Is South Africa truly turning a corner after a decade of crisis?
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MARITIME PROTEST OP-ED
Flotillas offer beacon of solidarity and hope for Gaza through waterborne resistance
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ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED
‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’ must start with African realities
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ADAPT AND LEARN OP-ED
Designing public education for the future in SA — Collaboration Schools point the way
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UNEARTHING EXCELLENCE OP-ED
Open letter to SA scientists: We can improve Stem marks, simply by showing up
Sports
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OFFICIATING DEBATE
Refereeing disputes at Afcon expose soccer’s overly complicated rulebook
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TENNIS TITANS
In a sport of fine margins, Sincaraz have opened a significant gap
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NOT MAKING A SPLASH
Swimming SA under investigation over Franschhoek High Performance Centre debacle
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BLISTERING FORM
Proteas batters are peaking at the right time before T20 World Cup
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PLAYOFF SCRAMBLE
Arsenal top table as Champions League group phase delivers goal spree
TGIFood
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SIMPLY THE BEST
What makes a restaurant perfect? It’s not what the restaurant guides think it is
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WELL EQUIPPED
Does size count in the kitchen? Nope. It’s sighs you want — when people eat your food
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Pork belly and crackling with fennel, apple and mustard
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken roasted with parsnips, carrots and thyme
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WHAT’S COOKING
Oven-baked butterfish with lemon butter
Nelson Mandela Bay
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‘CITY IN DECLINE’
Nelson Mandela Bay draws up action plan after receiving qualified audit opinion
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WASTED RESOURCES
Nelson Mandela Bay under the pump as critical water infrastructure crumbles
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability
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CONTAGION RISK
EC farmers fear a second wave of FMD amid struggle to contain rapid spread
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EXPLAIN YOURSELF
ANC demands answers from their own mayor over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m transformer scandal
Judiciary in Crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
From Mamdani to McKenzie — why depth matters in politics and democracy
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OPINIONISTAS
Legal practitioners' patriarchal language a betrayal of justice and women's empowerment in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
AI ‘hallucinations’ are threatening the administration of justice in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
Zuma’s MK party is not even masking its attempt to capture the judiciary
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OPINIONISTAS
Mandisa Maya’s appointment as Chief Justice is a victory for all, especially for black women in law
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The old Muizenberg Post Office built in 1934 still embodies a belief that how we communicate matters
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Waking up the sleeping giant of SA’s creative economy
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Innovation serves society — in action at Wits. For Good
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Davos Debrief: Making sense of a fractured global order
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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Crosswords
Webinars
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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WEBINARS
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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MAVERICK NEWS
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Building Brand Power
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WEBINARS
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
The Donroe Times: Redi Tlhabi and Tony Karon on America’s return to gunboat diplomacy
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – A historic season for South African cricket, and a legal reckoning for Swimming SA
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ANALYSIS
Watch – Is the UN still relevant?
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld
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AFRICA
Watch — Why so many South African children are dying of hunger
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