Daily Maverick — Defend Truth

defend truth

A R2m promotion that never came: General testifies how career unravelled

The State alleges Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula demanded R2m to secure Noel Ndhlovu’s promotion in the defence force. When that didn’t happen, the retired major general says he was suspended and ultimately overlooked for the job.

By Nonkululeko Njilo

JOBURG DISGRACE

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

By Dee Blackie

VIDEO

Watch – The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law

By Rebecca Davis

WHERE TO INVEST

Woolworths' slowing sales show SA's upper-income shoppers tightening their belts too

By The Finance Ghost

CARTOON

Maladministration

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

HUMAN RIGHTS OP-ED

African states must refuse to be complicit in the US policy of ‘third-country removals’

By Marceau Sivieude and Tigere Chagutah

AFTER THE BELL

Why I’m slowly, very slowly, becoming more wary of AI

By Stephen Grootes

EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE

Inspirational Deon Fourie urges Stormers teammates to reach Test-match intensity against All Blacks

By Craig Ray

OPINIONISTA

Baked-in failure: Your bread is expensive because the state does not work

By Ruben Pretorius

MPUMALANGA SCAM

‘Unique in our jurisprudence’: The price of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel

Following the historic ruling of Judge Neil Tuchten in September 2025, which found that conservationist Fred Daniel had been the victim of a violent campaign – led by former deputy president David Mabuza – to bury his revelations of State Capture in Mpumalanga, the South African government doubled down on its strategy of deferment and denial. But now, with its refusal to pay cost orders and its non-compliance with the rules of appeal, the government may be running out of road.

By Kevin Bloom

GROUNDUP