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Underground ANC, military camps, Paris: Convicted SA ‘spy’s’ movements before US jail

Portia ‘Posh’ Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general recently sentenced to jail in the US for being a foreign agent for this country, has a deep history connected to the fight against apartheid. Former president Thabo Mbeki apparently even called her once to say he was proud of her.

By Caryn Dolley

SPY VERSUS SPY

US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’

By Caryn Dolley

EXTORTION ECONOMY

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson unveils strategy to break construction mafia’s grip

By Lindsey Schutters

CASH CRUNCH

National Treasury intervenes as uncollected rubbish piles up across Joburg

By Reitumetse Pilane

CHASED OUT

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

By Takudzwa Pongweni and Tamsin Metelerkamp

TECH DIVIDE

World Cup puts VAR back on trial as contentious decisions persist

By Yanga Sibembe

THREAT TIMELINE

‘Godzilla’ El Niño: What it is, why it matters, and our complete coverage

By Daily Maverick

MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘Make him lie’ — inside the alleged Khan-Malema intelligence watchdog ousting plot

By Caryn Dolley

State advocate vs Cape Town planning tribunal: a battle for her children’s rights

In mid-June 2026, when Daily Maverick was publishing its three-part investigation into Cape Town’s planning structures, we were approached by Thersia du Toit-Smit, a senior state advocate at the NPA. Aside from noting that our reporting exposed a serious breach in the municipal council’s defences, she was contacting us in her private capacity as a mother. The issues: public opposition and health concerns about a proposed fuel station near a primary school, and her children living nearby.

By Kevin Bloom

Crosswords

Daily Crossword Quickie - Thurs, 9 Jul 2026

By Daily Maverick

FUNDING WITHHELD

Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain

By Neesa Moodley

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Trump says interim accord to end war is ‘over’ after Iranian strikes

By Reuters

DYING IN SILENCE OP-ED

The 951 dead elephants in the Kruger Park and a question everyone should be asking

By Adam Cruise

SIZZLING STREAK

Rassie’s Boks poised for perfect 10 and a rare global sweep

By Jon Cardinelli

IN PICTURES

Rain and rhythm in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

OPINIONISTA

Echoes of the ‘rooi gevaar’: Revived communist ‘threat’ to the West a bitter refrain for SA

By Rudi Swanepoel

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’

By Estelle Ellis, Riaan Marais, Andisa Bonani and Kyran Blaauw

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defend truth

Underground ANC, military camps, Paris: Convicted SA ‘spy’s’ movements before US jail

US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson unveils strategy to break construction mafia’s grip

National Treasury intervenes as uncollected rubbish piles up across Joburg

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

World Cup puts VAR back on trial as contentious decisions persist

‘Godzilla’ El Niño: What it is, why it matters, and our complete coverage

State capture update: Progress on government response to Zondo recommendations

‘Make him lie’ — inside the alleged Khan-Malema intelligence watchdog ousting plot

Your Fifa World Cup 2026 Companion

Dear minister, what is the difference between you and Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma?

Bok Women eye series sweep against USA Eagles

How can banks support the businesses of the future

Amid its fresh anti-migrant convulsion, SA risks becoming a pariah state again

Treasury Red Card

The One Who Sings finds a voice through a sea change

South African marketers enter a new era of social media as AI becomes business

Another blow for rugby as Junior Bok prop Kai Pratt fails dope test

Flyfofa Aviation couple milked millions from the National Skills Fund

State advocate vs Cape Town planning tribunal: a battle for her children’s rights

Daily Crossword Quickie - Thurs, 9 Jul 2026

Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain

Trump says interim accord to end war is ‘over’ after Iranian strikes

The 951 dead elephants in the Kruger Park and a question everyone should be asking

Rassie’s Boks poised for perfect 10 and a rare global sweep

Rain and rhythm in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and more from around the world

Echoes of the ‘rooi gevaar’: Revived communist ‘threat’ to the West a bitter refrain for SA

Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’

Why the Lobito Corridor is really a test of African economic sovereignty

Business Maverick

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson unveils strategy to break construction mafia’s grip

Treasury Red Card

Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain

The game is rigged— how Trump’s influence corrodes the soccer pitch and financial markets

Malatsi gives Sita 30 days to come up with a recovery plan

Maverick Citizen

How primary healthcare provision is split between SA’s 3 spheres of government

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

Agrochemical and beef giants avoid SAHRC food system inquiry as hearings resume

Loud and Clear?

A rigged system: How SRD grant barriers are denying vulnerable South Africans support

Maverick Earth

‘Godzilla’ El Niño: What it is, why it matters, and our complete coverage

The 951 dead elephants in the Kruger Park and a question everyone should be asking

Microplastics show up in Kruger Park river creatures

Watch – Is Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden dying from the inside?

Let’s talk ‘lethal control’ — Ezemvelo wants to cull 1,220 elephants

Scorpio

SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds

Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations

Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'

Johannesburg

National Treasury intervenes as uncollected rubbish piles up across Joburg

Grounded buses, idle stations, unpaid bills — inside the collapse of Joburg’s transport system

City improvement districts do more than just enable vital services

‘100% a humanitarian crisis’ — the parking lot where Malawians wait to go home

Sheriff seizes Joburg assets as City admits late payment forced closure of service centre

Maverick News

World Cup puts VAR back on trial as contentious decisions persist

Underground ANC, military camps, Paris: Convicted SA ‘spy’s’ movements before US jail

Bok Women eye series sweep against USA Eagles

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

US jails former SA Air Force general for being a ‘secret foreign agent’

Maverick Life

Rain and rhythm in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and more from around the world

Supergirl: A cosmic journey of resilience and gritty heroism in a fragmented universe

Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap. Are they as healthy as fresh food?

City improvement districts do more than just enable vital services

Masters of the Universe: A visual spectacle of 1980s nostalgia

Op-eds

Dear minister, what is the difference between you and Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma?

Amid its fresh anti-migrant convulsion, SA risks becoming a pariah state again

The day the buses left: Confronting xenophobia and rediscovering our humanity

Why lifting the Karoo fracking moratorium is a risky move

From assassination target to refugee — the heavy price of defending Eswatini human rights

Sports