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Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay – inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending spree
HOTEL SPLURGE

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay – inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending spree

While tertiary students across South Africa demand an increase in food allowances and an accommodation cap, the upper echelon of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) appears to be operating on a vastly different budget, including eyebrow-raising spending on hotels.

By Siyabonga Goni
MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘You gorgeous’ — intimate messages between Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson revealed

By Vincent Cruywagen
‘You gorgeous’ — intimate messages between Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson revealed
ANALYSIS

SA’s second-most powerful politician flexes his muscles — with President Ramaphosa’s backing

By Stephen Grootes
SA’s second-most powerful politician flexes his muscles — with President Ramaphosa’s backing
PHALA PHALA ANALYSIS

How Ramaphosa’s impeachment process could take two years — or more

By Marianne Merten
How Ramaphosa’s impeachment process could take two years — or more
ACADEMIC STRUGGLE

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

By Siyabonga Goni
Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps
Valterra’s cracking results bode well for SA’s PGM sector — and Treasury
REBOUND

Valterra’s cracking results bode well for SA’s PGM sector — and Treasury

By Ed Stoddard
Why a party can lose a city’s water and keep its ward
OPINIONISTA

Why a party can lose a city’s water and keep its ward

By Themba Dlamini
Why your financial future depends on the decisions you make today
SPONSORED CONTENT

Why your financial future depends on the decisions you make today

By Prescient Investment Management
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal

By Riaan Marais
SA blocks Ghana’s attempt to put xenophobic violence on African Union agenda
INTRACONTINENTAL ISSUE

SA blocks Ghana’s attempt to put xenophobic violence on African Union agenda

By Peter Fabricius
Competition Commission sets its sights on SA’s R1-trillion franchise market
CONSUMER PROTECTION

Competition Commission sets its sights on SA’s R1-trillion franchise market

By Lindsey Schutters
PIC dumpster
CARTOON

PIC dumpster

By Rico
SPONSORED CONTENT

Democracy doesn’t end at the ballot box

By Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)
Democracy doesn’t end at the ballot box
BROKE AND BROKEN

‘The number is unavailable’ — Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills

By Anna Cox
‘The number is unavailable’ — Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills
BILLIONS IN A BOOT

Fifa for sale: Gianni Infantino’s $4.2bn private investment gamble sparks global backlash

By Yanga Sibembe
Fifa for sale: Gianni Infantino’s $4.2bn private investment gamble sparks global backlash
HALFWAY MARK

Antonelli emerges as the surprise leader of the F1 pack heading into midseason break

By Annemieke Thomaidis
SPONSORED CONTENT

Navigating style drift: How to assess your investment strategy’s integrity

By Ninety One
IN PICTURES

Buck moon rises over Richmond Park and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
OPINIONISTA

Here’s what El Niño means for markets and South Africa

By David Lerche
What young SA voters can learn from Liberia and Zambia
OPINIONISTA

What young SA voters can learn from Liberia and Zambia

For a generation that has mostly known only one governing party since the dawn of democracy in 1994, Zambia and Liberia stand out as powerful examples to young South Africans of how a youth demographic can use its power to hold leaders accountable.

By Noxolo Gwala
IN THE DOCK

Judge challenges witness on alleged millions paid to Mapisa-Nqakula, with no favours expected

By Nonkululeko Njilo
ANALYSIS

Suspended CEO Patrick Dlamini is challenging the PIC board despite the R900m question

By Lindsey Schutters
MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘Hidden hand’ may have steered Idac probe beyond Fadiel Adams’ complaint, hearing told

By Vincent Cruywagen
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

Elephants do not respond to hashtags or opinion writers

By Jeanetta Selier and Sam Ferreira
City drains R3.4bn from Johannesburg Water, leaving entity stranded and projects stalled
OUR CITY NEWS

City drains R3.4bn from Johannesburg Water, leaving entity stranded and projects stalled

By Yvonne Grimbeek
Court clips wings of weapons-based baboon control
BREATHING SPACE

Court clips wings of weapons-based baboon control

By Don Pinnock
How Rassie built a front-row army to go the distance against the All Blacks
IMMOVABLE FORCE

How Rassie built a front-row army to go the distance against the All Blacks

By Jon Cardinelli
Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle
IN PICTURES

Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
How cheap junk food and a R560 grant are fuelling stunting and child obesity
NUTRITION EMERGENCY

How cheap junk food and a R560 grant are fuelling stunting and child obesity

By Iman Allie

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