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BRIDGING THE GULF
Roedean-King David row — children pay the price when adults talk past each other
By Mark Potterton and Marc Loon
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
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DEBT DISCIPLINE
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REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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FRAGILE RECOVERY
Fewer crises, slower progress in SA’s strange stability of 2026
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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BATTLING THE ODDS
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VIDEO
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
WHO calls for stronger taxes on sugar and alcohol while South Africa lags behind
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MASS DIE-OFF
‘High heat’ blamed for massive KZN fish kill, but investigations continue
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THE STORIED MOUNTAIN
What is Table Mountain? A story of Deep Time
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POWER CHAT
Watch – Kruger after the flood: Willie Aucamp's promise to rebuild SA’s crown jewel
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THE STORIED MOUNTAIN
Table Mountain — The flat mountain that wouldn’t behave
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MAVERICK EARTH
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NEWSFLASH
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SCORPIO
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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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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
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FRONTRUNNERS
As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future
Maverick News
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TRADING BLOCK
Barred Joburg informal traders can’t pay school fees as city permit confusion continues
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Former justice minister Brigitte Mabandla halted TRC cases, ex-NPA official tells Khampepe Commission
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POST-MORTEM
Rest in Peace for my Washington Post
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POWER CHAT
Watch – Kruger after the flood: Willie Aucamp's promise to rebuild SA’s crown jewel
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
‘Make a turn, Cat’ — WhatsApp messages tie top police officer to tender kingpin
Maverick Life
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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
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JOBURG GIG GUIDE
Soul, sushi and survival: Navigating Joburg’s culture and water crisis
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THEATRE REVIEW
And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Finding fresh urgency in Mda’s bureaucratic hell
Op-eds
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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
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SILENT PANDEMIC OP-ED
Slow violence against children: The invisible toll of chronic pesticide exposure
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BILLS OF AGGRESSION OP-ED
US political risk for South Africa persists despite Congress gridlock
Sports
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SNOW MEAN FEATS
The Winter Olympics had it all, from political tension to phenomenal performances
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CRICKET
Miller and bowlers propel Proteas to T20 World Cup victory in Super Eights
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MAJOR MOVES
States of play: US league is a viable option for South African soccer players
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EYE ON THE FUTURE
LIV Golf enters new phase after adversarial beginnings, sees SA as ‘perfect’ market
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IN PICTURES
Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Human Settlements grants crisis — what really happened?
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GROGRO DILEMMA
Inside the land standoff blocking services for 1,000 Nelson Mandela Bay residents
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ROAD TO RUIN
Nelson Mandela Bay potholes: Waiting for Godot (and the municipality)
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LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE
Kareedouw guesthouse owner jailed for gas leak deaths, but ‘nothing changes’ for victims’ families
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UP IN THE HAIR
Mayana claims intimidation and ‘imminent arrests’ as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor loses interdict bid
Corrections
Opinion
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
How to harness the power of social justice-oriented philanthropy for SA education
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OPINIONISTAS
From presidential promise to scaling what works for the first 1,000 days
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s education system is failing our boys: The story behind the stats
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OPINIONISTAS
How parking is silently fuelling South Africa’s housing crisis
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MAVERICK EARTH
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MAVERICK NEWS
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