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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Cabinet complications
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SA inflation undershoots expectations in May, Sarb may pause rate hikes
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OPINIONISTAS
Elon Musk’s ascendancy exposes democracy’s frailties
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AFTER THE BELL
Mapping a new mindset — climbing our way out of financial debt
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
SA’s bumper maize harvest keeps food inflation on a leash
Maverick Citizen
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CHILD SAFETY
School water and sanitation crisis drags on as DBE balks at national deadline
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HUMAN RIGHTS SHAME
Zimbabwean mother’s deadly ordeal highlights migrant healthcare crisis after SA hospital demands upfront payment
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BEST UNIVERSITIES
Wits and UCT excel internationally as ranking debate rages
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ADMISSION CRISIS
‘Children lost five months of learning’: Western Cape parents demand urgent learner placement
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CARTOON
Taught a lesson
Maverick Earth
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POWER SHIFT ANALYSIS
Aucamp rises as Steenhuisen falls in DA’s proposed Cabinet reshuffle
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CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Africa’s coastlines have been changing for a century — critical interactive tool shows how
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EXTREME EXPOSURE
Cooked: the precarious life of informal traders in a heating world
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GRID LOCK OP-ED
Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom’s tightening grip on renewable energy producers
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WHAT NEXT
Here’s how to return Kirstenbosch to greatness
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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HUMAN RIGHTS SHAME
Zimbabwean mother’s deadly ordeal highlights migrant healthcare crisis after SA hospital demands upfront payment
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VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
Jumpers shooting death toll climbs to 13: The devastated families left behind
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JOBURG REVITALISATION
Beyond the Jeppe Boys gates — A community effort to revive historic Kensington
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JOBURG MASSACRE
After mass shooting, Cleveland residents fear what will happen when SAPS leaves
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
The battle for Joburg: ANC weighs Chikane, Makhura and Masuku to take on Zille
Maverick News
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MK PARTY VS IEC
From vote-rigging claims to system glitch: MK party narrows election challenge
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HAWKS SWOOP
Reality bites — Peet Viljoen arrested for fraud on arrival in SA
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TEAM GUIDES — GROUP K
Colombia and Portugal should have too much firepower for Group K opponents
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ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Bafana Bafana must shed caution in World Cup clash against Czechia
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IN PICTURES
President Trump hosts UFC Freedom 250 fight at the White House, and more from around the world
Maverick Life
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REFLECTION
Netflix’s The Polygamist confuses culture with sexual deviance
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IN PICTURES
President Trump hosts UFC Freedom 250 fight at the White House, and more from around the world
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Je m’appelle Agneta: There’s no age limit on rewriting your life story
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THE CONVERSATION
What is ‘clean eating’ and how can it affect wellbeing?
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THEATRE REVIEW
Orpheus in the Underworld: Cape Town City Ballet’s hilarious spoof of a timeless myth
Op-eds
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SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY
The real food safety crisis is not science but failure to coordinate across institutions
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HUMAN RIGHTS SHAME
Zimbabwean mother’s deadly ordeal highlights migrant healthcare crisis after SA hospital demands upfront payment
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RESTORATION
Thabo Mbeki tribute concert restores Tiyo Soga to the African Renaissance
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ASKING FOR TROUBLE
A crisis without evidence? Reading Ramaphosa’s migration speech critically
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FINDING THE TRUTH
When misinformation becomes a weapon — Afrophobia, social media and 30 June
Sports
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TEAM GUIDES — GROUP K
Colombia and Portugal should have too much firepower for Group K opponents
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ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Bafana Bafana must shed caution in World Cup clash against Czechia
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TEAM GUIDES – GROUP L
England and Croatia hold the edge in competitive Group L
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TEAM GUIDES — GROUP J
Argentina title defence starts with what should be a straightforward task in Group J
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COVERAGE CONTROVERSY
Comrades Marathon 2026 — a race for the ages, a broadcast to forget
TGIFood
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WHAT’S COOKING
‘Found’ chicken and vegetable curry
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OBITUARY
Edwin ‘Mzoli’ Ngcawuzele of Mzoli’s Place: ‘The world came, and this in Gugs nogal’
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CHEEP CHEAP LUXURY
Chicken liver — nutritious and delicious but divisive
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED
Nelson’s Eye and Magica Roma, still among the Cape’s best
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WHAT’S COOKING
Beef mince and braised leek bake with parsnip mash topping
Nelson Mandela Bay
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BREATHE OUT
Human Rights Commission asked to probe manganese pollution choking Nelson Mandela Bay
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TIME’S UP
Judge orders Department of Defence to explain ongoing ‘secrecy’ of Cradock Four documentation
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MAVERICK NEWS
How cold cases helped a detective ensure a serial rapist will never walk free
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16 JUNE 50 YEARS LATER
‘What we fought for in 1976 is at risk of vanishing’ – Khusta Jack
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FINDING FLOPPY
Residents rally as search for missing police dog Floppy continues in Eastern Cape
Corrections
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
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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
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Fifty years after Soweto: Echoes of resistance and hope
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OPINIONISTAS
Welcome easing: South Africa’s consumer food price inflation continues to slow
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OPINIONISTAS
Empty promises and zero accountability — inside Johannesburg’s deepening water crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
Beyond blasphemy: On the dangers of Make Christianity Great Again
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OPINIONISTAS
Western Cape school placement without consultation undermines parents’ right to administrative justice
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
From Cape Town to Berlin: Which wall will South Africa break next?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
A curated survey of South African art — June spotlight sale
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The graduate gap threatening South Africa’s AI future
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Approved but unconnected: South Africa’s renewable energy paradox
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Social agency Team5pm opens Johannesburg office to launch innovation hub
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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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Brett Herron pulls back the curtain on power, housing and politics
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Hunger is political: Activist Mark Heywood on SA’s food crisis
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – They never gave up: Families fight for justice over apartheid-era atrocities
