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THE WEEKEND WRAP
Dry school taps, the R1bn CEO and the soul of Leipoldt’s kitchen
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Business Maverick
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RUNWAY ECONOMICS
R8bn Cape Winelands Airport project faces final hurdle before construction begins
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth
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SHATTERED ILLUSIONS
PG Glass and Glasfit face heavy fines over alleged 22-year price-fixing cartel
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: The sky-high gold price — who benefits?
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TENDER TURMOIL
The numbers behind the Medscheme/Bonitas bombshell litigation
Maverick Citizen
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BATTLING THE ODDS
NSFAS and gambling board unite to curb student online betting crisis
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
A tale of two taps: How water access is dividing Gauteng’s schools
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
WHO calls for stronger taxes on sugar and alcohol while South Africa lags behind
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BHEKISISA
Decoding Big Tobacco’s lobbying and policy manipulation in SA
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SPOTLIGHT
How medicine pricing works in SA and how it might change in future
Maverick Earth
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MAVERICK EARTH
Walking back the carbon tax is a step backwards for South Africa’s climate gains
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ANALYSIS
Provincial backing to phase out captive lion industry tests hand of new environment minister
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MAVERICK EARTH
Cape Peninsula baboons: A Public Protector complaint and accountability in a World Heritage Site
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MAVERICK EARTH
Cape Peninsula's neo-apartheid: What the baboon crisis reveals about power, exclusion and ethical failure
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MAVERICK EARTH
Humans and baboons: Why my hopes that they could peacefully coexist were dashed
Scorpio
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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’
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VIDEO
Watch – ‘Forged’ Signatures, Unpaid Workers: The Collen Mashawana Foundation Scandal
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Exclusive investigation - Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Forensic experts find massive ‘signatures fraud’ in Collen Mashawana Foundation’s IDT documents
Johannesburg
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FRONTRUNNERS
As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future
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SUSPECTS IN THE SUBURBS
SAPS divers, K9 unit search Robert Mugabe’s son’s property after shooting arrest
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TAP DANCE
Minister approves emergency measures to curb Joburg’s water crisis
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AMABHUNGANE
Invalid R263m tanker tender rolls on as Joburg’s taps run dry
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MY JOBURG
Novelist Angela Makholwa on blackness, womanhood and Joburg’s relentless pulse
Maverick News
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RADIANT ROOS
Skipper Nadine Roos powers SA’s Sevens surge
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Cape Town, Joburg and Ekurhuleni locked in dispute with AG over municipal audit reports
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SHARKS SHUFFLE
The Sharks launch new era to combat ‘Bok tax’ and meet modern demands
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CLINIC CONTROVERSY
Tracking a ‘bogus’ beautician — collapsed salons in Turkey to ‘botched lips' in SA
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THE READINESS REPORT
Watch – Jesse Jackson’s warning: Democracy decays when we get comfortable
Maverick Life
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IN PICTURES
Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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JOBURG GIG GUIDE
Soul, sushi and survival: Navigating Joburg’s culture and water crisis
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DANCE
Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis — a visceral plea acknowledging the past to heal the future
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WILD RIDE
Lost and found in the urban Jozi jungle
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IN PICTURES
Carnival goers celebrate Rose Monday in Germany, and more from around the world
Op-eds
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REDEMPTION OP-ED
Bombing aftermath: Worcester’s apology was real — our reconciliation isn’t
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FISHERIES INJUSTICE OP-ED
President Ramaphosa, small-scale fishers cannot be ignored any longer
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OP-ED
SA’s citrus future depends on the logistics built today
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EXORBITANT EARNINGS
CEO remuneration in the age of inequality — what exactly are we rewarding?
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POWER SHIFTS OP-ED
South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth
Sports
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IN PICTURES
Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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RADIANT ROOS
Skipper Nadine Roos powers SA’s Sevens surge
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SHARKS SHUFFLE
The Sharks launch new era to combat ‘Bok tax’ and meet modern demands
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TENNIS
Serena Williams coy about tennis comeback but indications point to a return
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FUEL TO THE FIRE
José Mourinho’s comments after alleged Vinícius racism incident are offside
TGIFood
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WILD RIDE
Lost and found in the urban Jozi jungle
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THE CONVERSATION
Intermittent fasting no more effective than dieting, major review finds
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GOOD KREEF
Take a walk with me down Leipoldt Lane
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COMING OF AGE
MasterChef South Africa, in its latest season, finds itself at last
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WHAT’S COOKING
Deboned pork loin chops on the braai with orange, rosemary and cinnamon
Nelson Mandela Bay
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UP IN THE HAIR
Mayana claims intimidation and ‘imminent arrests’ as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor loses interdict bid
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PLUGGING HOLES
Additional engineers required to avert Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis
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TOGETHER AT LAST
Bonded female Cape vultures reunited at conservation reserve after years apart
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth
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INSURANCE SNOOPING
Despatch woman’s stabbing latest in series of ‘Money-for-Murder’ schemes
Corrections
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Small-scale fishers warn of declining catches, big policy gaps
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MAVERICK EARTH
Walking back the carbon tax is a step backwards for South Africa’s climate gains
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OPINIONISTAS
The epitome of greatness — a tribute to Hosi Nwamitwa II
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OPINIONISTAS
Army deployment alone will not end gang violence
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
SA’s automotive industry at a crossroads as policy delays risk jobs and growth
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Woolworths is opening doors and expanding opportunities for emerging farmers and suppliers
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Digital transformation failing? Fix the process, not the tool
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Keep calm and carry on yielding
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The set-jetting phenomenon: how TV shows and movies shape new travel routes
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Major Cape Town collection of South African paintings anchors Strauss & Co’s marquee live
Crosswords
Webinars
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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WEBINARS
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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MAVERICK NEWS
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Building Brand Power
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WEBINARS
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Falsified CV, no charges: The quiet resignation of a 22-year-old ministerial Chief of Staff
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – What Epstein file emails reveal about Jacob Zuma’s London dinner
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside a Zapiro Cartoon
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Wanted ‘drug trafficker’ from Bulgaria is personal trainer at South African gym
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