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CUTTHROAT COMPETITION
Educational publishers’ dirty textbook tricks revealed to Parliament
By Rebecca Davis
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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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MONEY PLAY
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Starmer and Ramaphosa are becoming the problem they promised to fix
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ANALYSIS
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Maverick Citizen
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CAPE OF STORMS
Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements
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BHEKISISA
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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DUAL ECONOMY
SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Every piece matters
Maverick Earth
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POLAR POLITICS
Japan repeats transparency fiction at global thermostat Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
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CAPE OF STORMS
Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut
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POLAR POLITICS
Ireland vs the Ice Curtain — Dublin eyes decision-making powers in Antarctica
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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
Scorpio
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SCORPIO
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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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POWER CHAT
Watch – Ramaphosa bets on legal review to stall Phala Phala impeachment proceedings
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Top cops in the dock — here’s the full list of Madlanga-related arrests
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CUTTHROAT COMPETITION
Educational publishers’ dirty textbook tricks revealed to Parliament
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CAPE OF STORMS
Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements
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ACCOUNTABILITY CRISIS
Nelson Mandela Bay leadership accused of shielding officials implicated in R35m streetlight tender scandal
Maverick Life
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THE CONVERSATION
Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one‑eyed worm creature
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CULTURAL STEWARD
Nel Erasmus Art Legacy Trust takes centre stage in struggle to protect JAG
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THE CONVERSATION
Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on
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IN PICTURES
Daily catches and hard-won livelihoods of subsistence fishermen at Bloemhof Dam
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ARTFUL LEGACY OP-ED
The prodigious, public, personal Albie Sachs: Creator, lawyer, democrat
Op-eds
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POLITRIX OP-ED
Young ‘Black Twitter’ wants Oom Piet for president? Not so fast
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DUAL ECONOMY
SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?
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SCENARIOS 2035 OP-ED
From Homeless to Paradise Road — mapping the future of Gauteng’s local governance
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PASS THE BILL OP-ED
Cabinet approves ECD Children’s Amendment Bill — Parliament must carry over the line
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting
Sports
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PACE ACE
Shabnim Ismail makes sensational comeback for T20 World Cup
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CHILLY RECEPTION
No country for sold men: PGA players not welcoming LIV defectors back warmly
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UNDER THE GUN
Athletics South Africa provides little clarity on suspended president and Soweto Marathon problems
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WAKE-UP CALL
Junior Boks win U20 Rugby Championship title, but there is work to be done
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RUNNING
Tayla Kavanagh is cementing her place as one of SA’s best runners
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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ACCOUNTABILITY CRISIS
Nelson Mandela Bay leadership accused of shielding officials implicated in R35m streetlight tender scandal
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Leadership vacuum in NMB triggers warning of administrative takeover
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WILD WEATHER
‘My mind doesn’t want to do that maths’ — Kouga farmers count their losses
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GUESS WHO'S BACK
Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum
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GROUNDUP
Public gets 3 more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site, but critics say it’s not enough
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
Learning from New York's 100-year struggle against corruption to fix South Africa's cities
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
The Treasury cannot criticise an audit regime built on its own regulations
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Starmer and Ramaphosa are becoming the problem they promised to fix
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OPINIONISTAS
Phala Phala: Watch this space as Ramaphosa considers next move
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OPINIONISTAS
Understanding the impeachment process — why it’s too early to demand Ramaphosa’s resignation
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How to choose the right insurance partner for your needs
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank partners with 702 to host Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk
Crosswords
Webinars
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
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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
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VIDEO
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VIDEO
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VIDEO
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VIDEO
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