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Business Maverick
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POWER GUZZLERS
Cape Town data centre developers say objectors misunderstand the hustle
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AFTER THE BELL
What the Results Operations Centre reveals about SA’s trajectory
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ANALYSIS
Agoa or not, the US needs SA’s platinum and other metals
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AFRICAN BUSINESS
Investors will have the final say on Africa’s new credit rating agency
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: Midterm elections spark relief as US voters embrace dawn of decency
Maverick Citizen
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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
Mom demands answers after school bullying leads to tragic teen suicide
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SPOTLIGHT
Menopausal women want answers, not ‘old granny’ labels
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CHILDREN FIRST
How you can put early childhood learning needs on municipal agendas
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TAPPED OUT
No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?
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SPOTLIGHT
Mpox vaccine stock ‘will be deployed as needed’ as cases climb to 26
Maverick Earth
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TOURISM BOYCOTT BOMB
The Honeybadger’s revenge: Former minister Dion George’s nuclear war over SA’s captive lions
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MOUNTAIN OF WORK
Cape Town’s baboon rangers — the unsung heroes of human-wildlife conflict
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
It’s only natural — why Africa’s conservation stories need both science and storytelling
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TAPPED OUT
No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?
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TAINTED TAPS
Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system
Scorpio
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
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CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
Johannesburg
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Joburg accused of using workers as ‘political pawns’ in last-minute wage deal
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OUR CITY NEWS
Despite a turbulent past, Al Jama-ah eyes a third shot at Joburg mayoralty
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OUR CITY NEWS
Bosa mayoral candidate puts municipal accountability at the heart of Joburg’s renewal
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PROJECT INCOMPLETE
Mayor Morero reopens Lilian Ngoyi Street, but the project is still unfinished
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OUR CITY NEWS
IFP’s Mlungisi Mabaso claims to know Joburg inside out, but can he fix it?
Maverick News
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SQUAD STRENGTH
Boks’ superior depth could prove decisive in Nations Championship title race
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
DA draws coalition red lines as Nelson Mandela Bay results take shape
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DECISIVE ACTION
ANC loses control of Makana for first time in municipality’s history
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BATTLE PLAN
Erasmus unleashes full-strength Springboks to crush Italy in Nations Championship
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REFUND WRANGLE
Hospitality agency enters business rescue amid R48m ticket claim scandal
Maverick Life
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Resident Evil — a horror video game adaptation with a wicked sense of humour
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BOOK EXCERPT
No traffic, big ideas as ‘Karoogle’ brings global tech work to KwaNojoli
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IN PICTURES
A day at the polling stations — South Africa votes
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WHAT’S COOKING
Sweet and sour pork with lychees
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BOOK EXCERPT
Scorpio Rising — The latest thriller from SA’s master of crime fiction
Op-eds
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HERITAGE & IDENTITY OP-ED
Voices of Knoflokskraal — belonging and everyday survival on contested land
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CRACKS IN THE EDIFICE
The night the Maga fever broke and the moral arc bent back towards justice
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Fourteen days to find a mayor — Mashaba holds the key, ANC the lock
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STATES OF GOVERNANCE OP-ED
Can SA’s Public Service Amendment Act deliver better governance in Joburg’s Deep South?
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TURNING POINT
South Africa’s unfinished Lula Moment — lessons from Brazil
Sports
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SQUAD STRENGTH
Boks’ superior depth could prove decisive in Nations Championship title race
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BATTLE PLAN
Erasmus unleashes full-strength Springboks to crush Italy in Nations Championship
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REFUND WRANGLE
Hospitality agency enters business rescue amid R48m ticket claim scandal
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TOURNAMENT RESET
Finances behind CAF’s decision to revert to biennial Afcon cycle
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ATHLETE ADVOCACY
Why South African sportspeople need an independent voice to fight governance failure
TGIFood
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THE LONG ROADS HOME
Taking stock, nearly eight years on from a pandemic that changed us
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ORIGIN STORY
Georgia’s wines take you on a wild but enjoyable ride
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roast chicken with a walnut and date stuffing
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FRENCH LETTER
The thrill of green tomatoes and a pink hotel (and other colourful things)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Sweet and sour pork with lychees
Nelson Mandela Bay
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
DA draws coalition red lines as Nelson Mandela Bay results take shape
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DECISIVE ACTION
ANC loses control of Makana for first time in municipality’s history
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PAINT POWER
You vandalise my mural, I’ll paint it again — Gqeberha artist’s response
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BOOK EXCERPT
No traffic, big ideas as ‘Karoogle’ brings global tech work to KwaNojoli
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
‘I will not be intimidated’: NMB councillor candidate defiant after home petrol-bombed
Corrections
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THE COMEBACK
Chauke cleared for takeoff as possible replacement for NPA head Andy Mothibi
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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APOLOGY
The schoolboy in the Russian uniform — where we fell short
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R17-BILLION SWEETENER
Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
How to defeat criminals who profit from Joburg’s decline
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OPINIONISTAS
Cost of dithering — Ramaphosa’s prolonged retention of Mchunu raises accountability questions
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OPINIONISTAS
US voters have not handed us a mandate, we have work to do
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OPINIONISTAS
South Africa’s democratic state needs capability now, not more promises
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OPINIONISTAS
More haste, less speed — the search for new SAPS leadership
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Why brand value belongs in the boardroom
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LOOK & LISTEN
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch — Judge Navi Pillay on the Nobel peace prize and international justice
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police
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VIDEO
Poll Dancing: Watch Politically Aweh’s elections comedy special before you vote
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Six parties share how they’ll tackle the cost of living
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What each party says about SA’s housing crisis