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Accrual Anxiety
R1bn in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape
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Business Maverick
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BUDGET 2026
Five Budget discussion documents to watch out for later this year
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BUDGET 2026
What was promised in the Sona vs what Treasury funded
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BUDGET 2026
The little economy that could...
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: Pot smokers can once again raise a bong to the Budget
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BUDGET 2026
Treasury pivots on SA’s turning point
Maverick Citizen
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VITAL SUPPORT
$6bn funding package boosts global HIV response, what does it mean for SA?
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OPINIONISTAS
A system in survival mode: When no-fee schools aren’t free
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HEALTH PROMOTION LEVY
Will the sugary drinks tax be increased in the Budget speech this year?
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
EFF hauls Manamela to court over ‘irrational’ 24-hour reappointment of Seta bosses
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Thirty years into democracy SA faces a reckoning as constitutional promises meet daily collapse
Maverick Earth
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AIRPORT SWOOP
Hawks stop alleged Vietnamese wildlife trafficker from fleeing SA justice
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ANALYSIS
Mpumalanga moves to shut down captive lion breeding
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THE STORIED MOUNTAIN
Table Mountain’s green cloak that took 60 million years to weave
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THE STORIED MOUNTAIN
Hotter, drier, wilder: How Table Mountain National Park is reinventing conservation for a changing climate
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BIG BOOTS TO FILL
One minister, ‘R650m’ in damage: Aucamp on saving flood-hit Kruger
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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CIVIC COLLAPSE
Metro Centre abandoned, costing Joburg billions while officials lease private offices
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TRADING BLOCK
Barred Joburg informal traders can’t pay school fees as city permit confusion continues
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LEGAL DRAMA
Bellarmine Mugabe to remain behind bars for another week on attempted murder charges
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CIVIC SAFETY NET
Joburg’s ward committees have collapsed — residents forced to govern themselves
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CHANGEMAKER
Melville’s community spirit sparks vibrant street revival
Maverick News
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ACCRUAL ANXIETY
R1bn in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape
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POWER CHAT
Watch – Mashaba on running Johannesburg, tackling the water crisis, and politics of exclusion
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VITAL SUPPORT
$6bn funding package boosts global HIV response, what does it mean for SA?
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
The chilling case of Nokuthula Simelane — justice delayed by political interference
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BUDGET 2026 LIVE
No major personal tax hikes expected amid 2% growth forecast by 2028
Maverick Life
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
Tutu at Berlinale reclaims ‘the Arch’ from myth and mystery
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PODCAST
Blind student’s fight for inclusion and an accessible campus at University of Lagos
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PHOTO ESSAY
In pictures: Elegance and restraint on the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards red carpet
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BOOK REVIEWS
Books to ignite you: Love, lies, Cape Town’s past and the power of money
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IN PICTURES
Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Op-eds
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COMBINED FORCES
What Ramaphosa’s domestic military deployment really means for SA’s security state
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INFRASTRUCTURE DECAY
SA’s water crisis is institutional before it is environmental
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BRIDGING THE GULF
Roedean-King David row — children pay the price when adults talk past each other
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ISS TODAY
Building trust from the ground up is SA’s best hope
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MALICIOUS ATTACK OP-ED
‘I literally felt naked’: Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido targeted with Predator spyware
Sports
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NEW FACES
The school of hard Boks: Why the 2025 junior stars are already aligning
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BATTING BLITZ
‘Killer Miller’ — The calm, calculated finisher who became SA’s T20 standard-bearer
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PLAYOFF PRESSURE
URC log jam adds spice to SA derbies as Six Nations takes a break
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WINNING FORMULA
Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach on what makes champions on and off the pitch
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POLITICAL DRIBBLE
Infantino says football can heal conflict, critics say gesture is more PR than peace
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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ACCRUAL ANXIETY
R1bn in unpaid pharma accounts triggers medicine crisis in Eastern Cape
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LEASE INSPECTION
Nelson Mandela Bay's lease of transformer to private company under further scrutiny
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WINNING FORMULA
Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach on what makes champions on and off the pitch
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FAMILY REUNION
Killer whales sighted in Algoa Bay — Experts track returning pod
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Human Settlements grants crisis — what really happened?
Corrections
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s water system is under strain — Why investment and reform matter now
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OPINIONISTAS
A system in survival mode: When no-fee schools aren’t free
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OPINIONISTAS
When top public officials’ salaries soar, who bears the cost?
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OPINIONISTAS
The ‘Roedean Affair’: Where deep faultlines exist, any victory can only be pyrrhic
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OPINIONISTAS
Joburg’s water battles don’t need a political messiah
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Budget Speech 2026: What’s at stake?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Can business schools help bridge SA’s post-matric education gap?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Somerset West’s most anticipated residential release launches 18 March 2026
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank backs UNISA’s climate loss and damage research to strengthen South Africa’s resilience
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The revolution of STS – The era of smart metering begins
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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