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Business Maverick
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POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS
Gwede Mantashe warns against panic buying amid rising fuel supply fears
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Why SA’s energy security is a feminist and economic emergency
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INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
How Middle East conflict is hitting your investment portfolio — what (not) to do
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AGE OF THE ASSASSIN
Illegal mining emerges as possible link to murder of Sibanye lawyer Chinette Gallichan
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MURDER FOR MONEY
Eastern Cape hit murders for insurance claims spiral to 50
Maverick Citizen
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OVERSIGHT LAPSE
Official reports highlight systemic issues and financial rot at Ekurhuleni special needs school
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CONSENSUS JITTERS
Is the Just Transition slipping away? Power imbalances shaping SA’s energy future
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GRASSROOTS GUARDIAN
‘Malo’: The woman who became a mother to Soweto’s lost children
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BHEKISISA
A R60 test could help SA find millions more TB patients — but will it miss the most dangerous cases?
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Former minister Nobuhle Nkabane takes responsibility for Seta appointment blunders amid ethics investigation
Maverick Earth
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BIG SHIFT
Western Cape adds 20 new nature reserves in major conservation boost
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CONSENSUS JITTERS
Is the Just Transition slipping away? Power imbalances shaping SA’s energy future
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MAVERICK EARTH
When science overreaches: Conservation needs ethics, not just ecology and economics
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LEGAL CHALLENGE
‘Nothing about us without us’: Fishers fight TotalEnergies’ exploration plans
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OPINIONISTAS
A just energy transition needs the one thing the world still won’t deliver: finance
Scorpio
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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'
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SCORPIO
Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’
Johannesburg
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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
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LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
Maverick News
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MAVERICK NEWS
Mthatha’s historic government building declared ‘unsafe’ — now it’s gutted by fire
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THE INVISIBLE HEIST
Inside job — the fraud question South African banks won't answer
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CHOPPING AND CHANGING
Selection chaos leaves SA water polo teams unprepared for World Cup
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LIMITED OPTIONS
Cost of war: How the US-Iran conflict is impacting SA's rugby teams
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AGE OF THE ASSASSIN
Guns, grit, death: Inside Witness D’s alleged killer Matipandile Sotheni’s world
Maverick Life
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LITERARY STRETCH OP-ED
Leipzig Book Fair meets Comic Con — but how global is a pan-European perspective?
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CHANGE MAKER
Main Street Sundays comes to Marshalltown and puts people before cars
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THE INTERVIEW
A milestone year for the Klein Karoo’s Moederfees
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JOBURG NEWSLETTER
Doja Cat to Jazz in the Lights – your Joburg weekend gig guide
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SUM AND SUBSTANCE
Inside a damaged Gqeberha museum, art confronts a city in decay
Op-eds
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POLITICAL DRIFT
Democracy on a tightrope as balance between expertise and elected power grows increasingly fragile
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A READ ON THE FUTURE OP-ED
Corporate social responsibility needs to be generational to create true impact
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ISS TODAY
Military deployment a short-term response to crime that masks years of long-term planning failures
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WATER EQUITY
Water and gender — Building equitable systems that empower communities and women in SA
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SPOTLIGHT
Uncertainty around asymptomatic TB leaving critical gaps in public health response
Sports
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CHOPPING AND CHANGING
Selection chaos leaves SA water polo teams unprepared for World Cup
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LIMITED OPTIONS
Cost of war: How the US-Iran conflict is impacting SA's rugby teams
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BREAKOUT TALENT
Connor Esterhuizen announces himself as a future cornerstone for Proteas with standout series
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
With DStv falling apart and streaming on the rise, here’s what’s next for viewers
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MEETING HALFWAY
Sunshine Tour must be part of future LIV Golf SA events
TGIFood
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THE CONVERSATION
Which nut butter is healthiest – peanut, almond or cashew?
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WHAT’S COOKING
Prawns and Portuguese rice (plus: biltong soup)
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OP-ED
The dark legacy of kitchen culture returns with chef Redzepi's resignation
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WHAT’S COOKING
Salmon on sauerkraut with smashed potato (plus: a surprise pie)
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THE CONVERSATION
Why we still love cookbooks in a world dominated by social media recipes
Nelson Mandela Bay
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MURDER FOR MONEY
Eastern Cape hit murders for insurance claims spiral to 50
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RADIO SILENCE
A failure to communicate: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor in Parliament’s crosshairs
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
NMB streetlight tender — officials and contractors face criminal referrals as probe nears end
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APARTHEID ASSASSINATIONS
‘Cradock Four were not terrorists’ — ‘Prime Evil’ De Kock takes stand in inquest
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OPINIONISTAS
SA's infrastructure crisis is self-inflicted — and fixable if politicians choose to act
Corrections
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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
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MATTER OF TRUST
Daily Maverick’s approach to corrections, Press Council and Press Ombud rulings
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PRESS OMBUD OUTCOME
Cartoon Controversy: Zapiro ruling ends in settlement for satire
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
How to end the SA health sector crisis — a unified public-private rescue plan
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OPINIONISTAS
Beyond IT — why digital governance is Africa’s ultimate leadership challenge
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MAVERICK EARTH
When science overreaches: Conservation needs ethics, not just ecology and economics
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Adolescents are the missing middle falling through the cracks of TB care
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OPINIONISTAS
Africa needs to build an economic architecture that renders it immune to US extortion
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Win double tickets to the historic Montreux Jazz Festival in Franschhoek
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How Cell C's new strategy empowers South African SMEs with connectivity
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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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VIDEO
Watch – How R11m in ATM cash deposits followed Brian Molefe
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VIDEO
Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart
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VIDEO
Watch – How Cape Town families found loved ones in paupers’ graves
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THE READINESS REPORT
Watch – Redi Tlhabi has advice for America’s new ambassador to South Africa
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THE READINESS REPORT
Watch – Is the Iran conflict slipping beyond control?
