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Kruger National Park prepares to ‘build back better’ after R1bn flood damage
RESILIENT RECOVERY

Kruger National Park prepares to ‘build back better’ after R1bn flood damage

After January’s extreme weather exposed serious vulnerabilities and resulted in the evacuation of more than 500 guests, the famed game reserve is rethinking its roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

By Don Pinnock
THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN

Infantino’s rotten Fifa reign calls Motsepe’s morality into question

By Mondli Makhanya
Infantino’s rotten Fifa reign calls Motsepe’s morality into question
Local Elections 2026

ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros

By Reitumetse Pilane
ANC names 42 possible mayoral candidates for only eight metros
FIRST BLOOD

Ruthless All Blacks punish error-strewn Springboks to take charge of series

By Craig Ray
Ruthless All Blacks punish error-strewn Springboks to take charge of series
Cost of winning

The big business of SA schoolboy rugby comes with red flags

By Annemieke Thomaidis
The big business of SA schoolboy rugby comes with red flags
SA scientists decode cancer’s ‘cloak of invisibility’ in ‘major leap forward’
THE CONVERSATION

SA scientists decode cancer’s ‘cloak of invisibility’ in ‘major leap forward’

By Kevin Naidoo
Fever trees felled, fencing destroyed near iSimangaliso — 52 people arrested
PARK INVASION

Fever trees felled, fencing destroyed near iSimangaliso — 52 people arrested

By Tony Carnie
Binance hosts “She Speaks Crypto” workshop in Cape Town empowering women this Women’s Month
SPONSORED CONTENT

Binance hosts “She Speaks Crypto” workshop in Cape Town empowering women this Women’s Month

By Binance
There’s a case for giving children an early inheritance
FINANCE WELLNESS COACH

There’s a case for giving children an early inheritance

By Kenny Meiring
Child hunger drives Free State community to step in when school meals stop
SOCIAL NOURISHMENT

Child hunger drives Free State community to step in when school meals stop

By Thabang Thembani
‘No time for tears’ on Robben Island: When Lilian Ngoyi visited Madiba in prison
BOOK EXCERPT

‘No time for tears’ on Robben Island: When Lilian Ngoyi visited Madiba in prison

By Martha Evans
From Western Cape to Nasa as SA teens make history in global space showdown
OUT OF THIS WORLD

From Western Cape to Nasa as SA teens make history in global space showdown

By Takudzwa Pongweni
SPONSORED CONTENT

The great restructure: Which agency model actually works?

By eatbigfish Africa
The great restructure: Which agency model actually works?
MAVERICK MIND QUIZ

Put your knowledge to the test with the Maverick Mind quiz

By Daily Maverick
Put your knowledge to the test with the Maverick Mind quiz
MADLANGA COMMISSION

Fadiel Adams’ explosive admission on the mystery Idac affidavit, implicating Andrea Johnson

By Vincent Cruywagen
Fadiel Adams’ explosive admission on the mystery Idac affidavit, implicating Andrea Johnson
THE WEEKEND WRAP

ANC’s apartheid indemnity deal, AI tags itself, and rattled Boks or ready Boks?

By Daily Maverick
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Babita Deokaran — what her death should have changed

By Corruption Watch
HUNGER GAME

Gunner give it a go: Arsenal ready to ‘fight’ for more Premier League glory

By Yanga Sibembe
MURDER FOR MONEY

Murder trial reveals how you can be insured without knowing it — and killed for the money

By Riaan Marais
Eskom paid hundreds of millions for diesel that ‘didn’t exist’
AMABHUNGANE

Eskom paid hundreds of millions for diesel that ‘didn’t exist’

Eskom paid for diesel and recorded it as ‘received’ in its books – in some instances that process was at best a sleight of hand; at worst, a fraud. Even now, R1-billion worth of diesel has still not been delivered, though Eskom insists it is ‘available’.

By Susan Comrie for amaBhungane
FEVER PITCH

Are the Boks rattled or rattling the cage, hungry to be let loose?

By Craig Ray
IN PICTURES

While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins

By Felix Dlangamandla and Reitumetse Pilane
BATTLE LINES

Talking time over as Boks and All Blacks reveal powerful lineups for first Test

By Craig Ray
TIMELESS CULTURE

Forty years of Graceland: How Paul Simon and the SA music industry created a masterpiece

By J Brooks Spector
Ramaphosa launches Phase 3 of Government-Business partnership — 3% growth goal remains elusive
PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION

Ramaphosa launches Phase 3 of Government-Business partnership — 3% growth goal remains elusive

By Ed Stoddard
In Memoriam: Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick’s ‘lisquito’-in-chief, is laid to rest
TRIBUTE

In Memoriam: Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick’s ‘lisquito’-in-chief, is laid to rest

By Daily Maverick Reporter
Witless testimony
CARTOON

Witless testimony

By Zapiro
Fadiel Adams reveals links to André Lincoln, Brown Mogotsi and Feroz Khan
MADLANGA COMMISSION

Fadiel Adams reveals links to André Lincoln, Brown Mogotsi and Feroz Khan

By Vincent Cruywagen
Volunteering may be the key to creating opportunities for young South Africans
OPINIONISTA

Volunteering may be the key to creating opportunities for young South Africans

By Andronica Mabuya

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