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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
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OPINIONISTA
SA agricultural jobs hold steady amid debate over migrant farm labour
By Wandile Sihlobo
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Business Maverick
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BUILDING THE NATION
Public Works unveils major pivot focusing on municipal infrastructure
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GETTING CANDID
Standard Bank CIO talks about that hack and managing AI token budgets
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
SA agricultural jobs hold steady amid debate over migrant farm labour
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: The unbearable weirdness of humanoid robots
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FINANCE WELLNESS COACH
There’s a case for giving children an early inheritance
Maverick Citizen
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SOCIAL NOURISHMENT
Child hunger drives Free State community to step in when school meals stop
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MOTHER AND CHILD
FoodForward SA expands nutrition drive to 100 more families
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HOPE FROM ASHES
Community rallies behind NPO as fire halts vital child-focused programmes
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
From Western Cape to Nasa as SA teens make history in global space showdown
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LEARNING CURVEBALL
President Ramaphosa ‘deeply concerned’ about ongoing NSFAS crisis
Maverick Earth
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SHROUDED IN SECRECY
Five years of silence — who is assessing the assessors of SA’s environmental future?
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RESILIENT RECOVERY
Kruger National Park prepares to ‘build back better’ after R1bn flood damage
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PARK INVASION
Fever trees felled, fencing destroyed near iSimangaliso — 52 people arrested
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OPINIONISTAS
Getting biodiversity strategy right: What SA’s new action plan must deliver
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POLAR POLITICS
The krill crisis — why the Southern Ocean’s most critical species is under threat
Scorpio
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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
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SCORPIO
Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations
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VIDEO
Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle
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SCORPIO
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
Johannesburg
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PUBLIC LOSS
Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain
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JOBURG ENERGY
My City Power plan, from rechargeable lights to an inverter and now solar
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IN PICTURES
While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins
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WESTBURY SHOOTING
Aspiring soldier killed in gang crossfire days before 20th birthday
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GROUNDUP
Families living in Joburg stadium trapped among rubbish and rats
Maverick News
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Bombshell testimony implicates Mchunu in alleged bid to target Mkhwanazi
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Plan to write off R23bn is illegal, Treasury tells Nelson Mandela Bay
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POWER PAYBACK
Overcharged for electricity? Here’s how Nelson Mandela Bay plans to pay you back
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SOCIAL NOURISHMENT
Child hunger drives Free State community to step in when school meals stop
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THE CONVERSATION
SA scientists decode cancer’s ‘cloak of invisibility’ in ‘major leap forward’
Maverick Life
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POETRY CORNER
Arrive at your own door: on feathered things and finally meeting the self
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IN PICTURES
While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The Invite: Olivia Wilde invites you to a sharp, awkward dinner-party satire
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BOOK REVIEWS
Your next reads: Eerie magical realism and a sex-positive guide
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IN PICTURES
Swimming training for Gaza’s children, and more from around the world
Op-eds
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED
Voters’ impossible question — how to factor in parties’ coalition choices?
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TIME CAPSULE
SA through the lens of mission stations: Genadendal, Goedverwacht and Wüpperthal
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CORRUPTION-BUSTING
Theatre of consequences — Madlanga Commission needs an extended run
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED
The Coalitions Bill has stalled, and voters are going into elections blind
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MANAGING GIANTS OP-ED
Kruger at 100 — the big questions about rhinos, elephants and park management
Sports
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RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY
Backs to the wall as Springboks’ Rassie admits to being outsmarted by All Blacks
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HUNGER GAME
Gunner give it a go: Arsenal ready to ‘fight’ for more Premier League glory
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COST OF WINNING
The big business of SA schoolboy rugby comes with red flags
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FIRST BLOOD
Ruthless All Blacks punish error-strewn Springboks to take charge of series
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FEVER PITCH
Are the Boks rattled or rattling the cage, hungry to be let loose?
TGIFood
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED
Barristers, where the gavel comes down on a good night out
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roast bone-in chicken breasts with a chimichurri dry rub
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FRENCH LETTER
Pastafarians staring intently at the sun
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WHAT’S COOKING
Boerewors: Vinegar, spice and everything nice
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FOOD BABBLE: BOERIES!
Who makes the best boerewors? Tell us all about it
Nelson Mandela Bay
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Plan to write off R23bn is illegal, Treasury tells Nelson Mandela Bay
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POWER PAYBACK
Overcharged for electricity? Here’s how Nelson Mandela Bay plans to pay you back
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CRACKS IN THE FAÇADE
Rust and ruin put Gqeberha’s air force history at risk
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MURDER FOR MONEY
Murder trial reveals how you can be insured without knowing it — and killed for the money
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TRIBUTE
In Memoriam: Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick’s ‘lisquito’-in-chief, is laid to rest
Corrections
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APOLOGY
The schoolboy in the Russian uniform — where we fell short
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R17-BILLION SWEETENER
Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
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FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely
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Apology: John Steenhuisen
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s electricity reform is opening new markets for savvy entrepreneurs
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OPINIONISTAS
How the Wild Coast was won — Community rights defeat corporate power
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OPINIONISTAS
Volunteering may be the key to creating opportunities for young South Africans
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OPINIONISTAS
Getting biodiversity strategy right: What SA’s new action plan must deliver
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DM168
Welcome to the batshit republic where things smell rather foul
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Babita Deokaran — what her death should have changed
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Binance hosts “She Speaks Crypto” workshop in Cape Town empowering women this Women’s Month
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The great restructure: Which agency model actually works?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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Crosswords
Webinars
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Building Brand Power
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BRAZEN INSIGHT
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Manifesto test: DA’s local government plan eyes the private sector, devolving policing
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price
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POLITICALLY AWEH
The danger of being a woman in South African media and politics
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling
