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Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself

In late 2025, when the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption arrested Thulani Dlomo, the elusive former ambassador to Japan and president Jacob Zuma’s personal ‘superspy’, for the alleged theft of R12m from the State Security Agency (SSA) secret fund, a reality series bigger than the Madlanga Commission appeared to be loading.

By Marianne Thamm

THE GREAT UNRAVELLING

ANC devours itself from within as voters steadily turn their backs

By Mondli Makhanya

TRUMP PRESIDENCY

The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters

By J Brooks Spector

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny

By Orrin Singh

Agri Entrepreneurship

Kruger Park archaeological dig reveals local trade with Southeast Asia long before Van Riebeeck

By Hancu Louw

‘FAILED THOSE IN NEED’

City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

By Anna Cox

THE GATHERING CITIES EDITION

Is Johannesburg too big to fail — or are we just pretending it is?

By Jillian Green

EXPERTS SCEPTICAL

SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

By Riaan Marais

NON-ENGAGEMENT PACT

Rassie seethes at Rennie’s accusations as All Blacks get away with negative scrum tactics

By Craig Ray

EDITORIAL

IDT hush money docket: 387 days, one video, no arrests

By Daily Maverick

MAVERICK MIND QUIZ

Put your knowledge to the test with the Maverick Mind quiz

By Daily Maverick

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

By Anna Cox

LEADING THE PACK

No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources

By Mark Potterton

RED ALERT

‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

Nelson Mandela Bay’s ambulance crisis is deepening, with a family forced to wait half a day for emergency medical help for an ill 17-year-old. The family has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, as ambulance shortages, faulty emergency lines and under-equipped vehicles plague Eastern Cape.

By Kyran Blaauw

OPINIONISTA

Afrikaans ministers who proved it’s never too late for reconciliation

By Deon Snyman

EYE UP ABOVE

The Cape Town shark spotter who keeps surfers and swimmers safe

By Herman Lategan

OPINIONISTA

Old? Do not fear, your new best friend is here to help

By Charmain Naidoo

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN

Biko inquest delay deepens drift towards collective amnesia about apartheid horrors

By Mondli Makhanya

OPINIONISTA

Idiocy is no longer the exception, it’s official policy in government

By Bhekisisa Mncube

BOKS BOUNCE BACK

Springboks roar back into series with victory over All Blacks in Cape Town thriller

By Craig Ray

WELLNESS

The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change

By David Backwell

ROBOCASH

The ‘Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry

By Ed Stoddard

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Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself

ANC devours itself from within as voters steadily turn their backs

The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters

Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny

Reiger Park school empowers young women to break agricultural stereotypes

Let’s talk about that nail-biting Airlink flyover

A tough 2026 doesn’t change the SA citrus industry’s sound trajectory

Telviva launches intelligent digital agent ‘Viva’ to fast-track enterprise AI adoption for SA businesses

Kruger Park archaeological dig reveals local trade with Southeast Asia long before Van Riebeeck

City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

Is Johannesburg too big to fail — or are we just pretending it is?

SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

Two spaces, one Rosebank: Workshop17 brings work closer to life

Rassie seethes at Rennie’s accusations as All Blacks get away with negative scrum tactics

IDT hush money docket: 387 days, one video, no arrests

Put your knowledge to the test with the Maverick Mind quiz

Exxaro partners with leading South African business schools to build tomorrow’s generation of leaders

City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources

‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

Afrikaans ministers who proved it’s never too late for reconciliation

The Cape Town shark spotter who keeps surfers and swimmers safe

Old? Do not fear, your new best friend is here to help

Biko inquest delay deepens drift towards collective amnesia about apartheid horrors

Idiocy is no longer the exception, it’s official policy in government

Springboks roar back into series with victory over All Blacks in Cape Town thriller

The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change

The ‘Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry

Slimes dam collapse raises safety and transparency issues anew

Business Maverick

Slimes dam collapse raises safety and transparency issues anew

Crossed Wires: A novel way to legalise insider trading

Inside the mind of Redefine: A bold Poland push and a lesson in active asset management

The ‘Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry

The sweet lessons of a family’s rotten tomatoes

Maverick Citizen

Reiger Park school empowers young women to break agricultural stereotypes

Conservation without inclusion: Why iSimangaliso protests reflect a governance crisis

Zaheera Mohamed brings public finance savvy to the fight for ECD systems change

Inside the Joburg inner city school proving what central Joburg learners can achieve

Watch – Inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

Maverick Earth

The Cape Town shark spotter who keeps surfers and swimmers safe

Endangered monkeys on death row — the multibillion-rand industry that profits from primate pain

Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity

When the rain would not stop, Hoedspruit rallied to rescue and rebuild

R10m windfall for African conservation after Australian ‘rhino rescue’ plan folds up

Scorpio

One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions

SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds

Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations

Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

Johannesburg

City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

Joburg ignores warnings and appoints ‘potential security risk’ to head Public Safety Department

The hope inside Alexandra’s creative revival

Soweto pensioner (97) finally gets RDP home after Daily Maverick report

Maverick News

Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny

SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered

Zaheera Mohamed brings public finance savvy to the fight for ECD systems change

Rassie seethes at Rennie’s accusations as All Blacks get away with negative scrum tactics

Maverick Life

The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change

Kruger Park archaeological dig reveals local trade with Southeast Asia long before Van Riebeeck

Young people are Jozi’s new gold

How documents, race and perceived value shape who is labelled a foreigner in SA

The End of Oak Street: The Spielberg-style sci-fi proving old-school blockbusters still work

Op-eds

No-fee school provides a master class in teaching with few resources

Cape Town’s baboon crisis a last-chance conservation opportunity — fund coexistence before captivity

Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40: A boycott-busting, rule-breaking, crossover cult hit endures

A not-so-odd couple: AfriForum and March and March’s dangerous alliance

Shot, skinned and sold: South Africa’s enormous trade in wild primates

Sports

Let’s talk about that nail-biting Airlink flyover