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ANALYSIS
NDPP appointment is a good outcome to a deeply flawed process
By Rebecca Davis
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defend truth
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: Islamist insurgency, gas and drugs — Mozambique may be a red rag for Trump
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MARKET TURBULENCE AHEAD
2026 brings fewer tailwinds and tougher choices for SA investors
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INVESTMENT RETURNS
Gold, gigabytes and good shoes feature in our 2026 stock picks
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RUNWAY ROULETTE
Flight disruptions restored, but SA air traffic services blames bad weather — not staff shortages
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Make sure your budget is more balanced than your festive diet was
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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OBITUARY
Thato Moncho: A fearless fighter for justice for all cancer patients loses her battle
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FUNDING REFORM
NSFAS seeks to avoid failures of 2025 with direct payments and campus deployments
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THE STATE OF SA SCHOOLS
South Africa’s children deserve better schooling
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#NORETREATNOSURRENDER
Canoe legend Oscar Chalupsky battles Discovery Health for full cancer treatment coverage in landmark case
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WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
From chalkboard to construction sites: Angel Mokgokolo is building South Africa’s STEM future
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OUR BURNING PLANET
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DIRTBAG OF THE YEAR
Environmental disaster: John Steenhuisen on how to march backwards
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POWER BANK
Coal demand hit record high in 2025, confounding its obituary writers
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LONELY TITAN
Strangefoot: the last elephant of Knysna — and the hope that refuses to die
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BURNING SHAME
As 23 lion carcasses turned to ash, SA’s commitment to end captive breeding hangs in balance
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ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Brixton’s Waste Warriors — turning trash into opportunity and resilience
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SCORPIO
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SCORPIO
Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Exclusive investigation - Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries
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VIDEO
Watch – “Forged” Signatures, Unpaid Workers: The Collen Mashawana Foundation Scandal
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Forensic experts find massive ‘signatures fraud’ in Collen Mashawana Foundation’s IDT documents
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
IDT vows to probe Collen Mashawana Foundation’s ‘signatures fraud’
Johannesburg
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JOHANNESBURG
Meet the koesister queen of Fietas, who blends Cape Malay tradition with fierce activism
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JOHANNESBURG
How I stumbled across a suspected human trafficking operation in a Johannesburg suburb
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OP-EDS
Kya Sands burning wasteland has residents living downwind of neglect after a decade of regulatory failure
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JOHANNESBURG
How artist Ali Ntieche is preserving African heritage through creativity
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MAVERICK LIFE
The joys of gathering pine cones in Joburg over the quiet festive season
MAVERICK NEWS
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MAVERICK NEWS
Trump says US will run Venezuela, South Africa calls on UN Security Council to urgently convene
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NEW PROSECUTIONS BOSS
Surprise as Ramaphosa appoints SIU boss Andy Mothibi as SA’s new NDPP
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
The woman who stopped the MK party’s power takeover bid in KZN
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REGIME CHANGE
Venezuela’s interim president vows defiance while Maduro detained in New York
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GUNSHIP DIPLOMACY
Pouring oil on troubled waters — US capture of Maduro risks exacerbating turmoil in Venezuela
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OP-EDS
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LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA
How a Pennsylvania rock shelter upended archaeology and changed our understanding of the first Americans
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TRIBUTE
Farewell to a South African hero, Professor Renfrew Christie
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GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS OP-ED
G20: South Africa’s host dilemma amid signals of US hegemony’s decline
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FOREIGN POLICY TIGHTROPE OP-ED
South Africa’s Maduro dilemma — when principles meet pragmatism
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AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED
The Empire state of mind — Africa has seen this movie before
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SPORTS
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ANALYSIS
Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana suffered from imposter syndrome at Afcon 2025
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VIDEO
Watch – A historic season for South African cricket, and a legal reckoning for Swimming SA
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CUP CROSSROADS
Stormers set the standard, Bulls and Sharks falter as pressure mounts in Europe
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CRICKET
Jason Smith has quickly become one of the biggest-hitters in SA
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LONG VIEW
Afcon exit hurts, but Bafana Bafana’s foundations under Broos are strong
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TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Salad Days: Garlicky roasted baby potato salad
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THE POLISH CHILDREN OF OUDTSHOORN
From Poland to Oudtshoorn and KZN: Peace and pierogi
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WHAT’S COOKING
Lekker Brekker Monday: Sage and onion mushrooms on toast
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WHAT’S COOKING
Baked chicken thighs and vegetables with flavours of anise
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FOOD EDITOR’S CHOICE
Countdown: Tony Jackman’s personal top 5 recipes of 2025
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
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DM CONNECT DEBATE
Small Town of the Year Awards: SA’s big winner has been chosen — now you can have your say
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Nelson Mandela Bay’s courts brace for high-profile criminal trials in 2026
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Across the Sands — from Nelson Mandela Bay to becoming a bomb disposal expert in Iraq
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URBAN DECAY
Left to rot — NMB metro scrambles to demolish long-abandoned Beachview Resort
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Treasury pays Nelson Mandela Bay’s equitable share — and vows to monitor the situation
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TONGUE IN CHEEK
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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JSC TRIBUNAL
Get off your feminist, Western, culturally superior, subjective high horse, Mbenenge’s lawyer tells tribunal
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JSC TRIBUNAL
Retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe compares women’s power to a key for Mercedes Benz and Donald Trump
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PIVOTAL MOMENT
Sexual harassment in the judiciary is a crisis at the Bar and on the Bench
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Why mid-corporates are moving carefully into 2026
CROSSWORDS
WEBINARS
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SOUTH AFRICA
Joining the Dots: Pravin Gordhan, Floyd Shivambu and the dodgy origins of the ‘Indian cabal’ narrative
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SOUTH AFRICA
Parkrun’s enduring magic – free, fair and the family values behind the movement
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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SOUTH AFRICA
Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
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OUR BURNING PLANET
‘An overwhelmingly emotional experience’ — the rewilding of 120 rhinos
LOOK & LISTEN
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – ‘Zulu war’ and CIA spy accusations: Inside South Africa’s seismic law enforcement scandal
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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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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld
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MULTIMEDIA
South African rugby in 2025: A year for the history books
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