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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Cleared for crash-landing
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MONEY HABITS
Why earning more is not enough to fix South Africans’ financial stress
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BANK ON IT
Why Capitec’s latest results signal a much bigger threat to SA’s banks
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NORDIC DIVIDE
Reporter’s Notebook — A Finnish mining operation is a stark contrast to SA’s mines
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ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED
Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs
Maverick Citizen
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‘FRUITS OF RECOVERY’
From addiction to mentorship: The transformative journey of Tshepo Tlapu
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SPOTLIGHT
SA Medical Research Council rolls out rescue grants: What next for projects hit by US funding cuts
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers
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RED FLAGS
Unisa deputy vice-principal faces discipline over dubious R1m contract decision
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Reflections Of The Past
Maverick Earth
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CUTURAL CONSERVATION
Wild Coast’s amaMpondo want greater part in preservation and management of ancestral lands
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ROVING REPORTERS
New roadmap shows how to protect Africa’s savannas from flawed reforestation thinking
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LIVING HELL
The fourth horseman: Extreme heat, a silent killer stalking informal settlements
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UNHAPPY FEET
Antarctica’s endangered emperor penguins under siege from thinning ice and cruise ships
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EMISSION CONTROL
Clearing the air — government to get tough on toxic ‘rotten egg’ gas
Scorpio
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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’
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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’
Johannesburg
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PHOTO ESSAY
Joburgers enjoy a little CBD fun sans motor cars and gridlocked streets
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SOLE MATES
‘I found my husband through running’ — the Joburg running clubs building community
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MOVING ART
Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns
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GUEST ESSAY
Mountain high, mine dump deep — the soulful collision of SA’s two hearts
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Raid to nowhere — my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington
Maverick News
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SAPS IN CRISIS
Ramaphosa faces tough choice over crime-accused police chief Masemola
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Top Sedibeng cop denies trying to help murder-charged brother-in-law ‘KT’ Molefe
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TRC ROULETTE
Power struggle — former Scorpions boss tells of turf war over TRC prosecutions
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CUTURAL CONSERVATION
Wild Coast’s amaMpondo want greater part in preservation and management of ancestral lands
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OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS
Unaccountable 00046: Eric Wood at the centre of a stalled reckoning over Transnet billions
Maverick Life
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UNFLINCHING PORTRAIT
New Winnie Madikizela-Mandela docuseries showcases her legacy in her own words
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THE CONVERSATION
What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?
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JOBURG GIG GUIDE
Manana, Zoë Modiga and SA Fashion Week lead Joburg’s massive weekend lineup
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OP-ED
A Durban-style Michelin-star masterclass celebrating craft, culture and collaboration
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THEATRE REVIEW
Reality check — a meta take on Chekhov’s stupid effing seagull
Op-eds
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ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED
Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs
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LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Weaponised smallpox: Two blankets, a handkerchief, and a museum exhibit afterthought
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OPEN LETTER
SA risks missing critical global AI window through well-intentioned policy misalignment
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CONTINENTAL CRISIS OP-ED
‘Only the weak fear competition’: Protecting democracy in Africa
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EDUCATION
Incessant push to perform taking a toll on children’s mental health
Sports
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MIXED BAG
South African stars deliver uneven returns in 2026 IPL
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TECHNICAL TWEAKS
F1 make changes to address new engine rule concerns and driver unhappiness
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WUNDERKIDS
From Gout to Yamal: The pressures that come with being a young sports superstar
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FIELD OF TEENS
Intense level of school rugby reveals the high-performance reality needed to compete
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‘THE OSCARS OF SPORT’
Alcaraz and Sabalenka named World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus awards
TGIFood
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OP-ED
A Durban-style Michelin-star masterclass celebrating craft, culture and collaboration
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WHAT’S COOKING
Avocado, cucumber and fresh coriander soup
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THE CONVERSATION
Focusing on how and why you eat may be the key to healthy eating
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BOOK EXTRACT
French-inspired cuisine in the bushveld — watch out for cheeky hungry monkeys
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WHAT’S COOKING
Eier-Tamatie Moes (plus: quick and easy wraps with leftovers)
Nelson Mandela Bay
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ACCOUNTABILITY FAILURE
Déjà vu in the Bay — NMB again faces funding cutoff amid governance chaos
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Justice department moves to shield court officials from cameras after Malema’s post-sentencing outburst
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CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT
Will the controversial lease of a municipal transformer come back to bite Bay mayor?
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DARK DAYS
R35m streetlight scandal: Calls grow for forensic probe into NMB electricity department
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BRUTAL CRIME
Son of Nelson Mandela Bay’s acting city manager one of two gunned down in suspected hijacking
Corrections
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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
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MAKING A SPLASH
How Bishops rose from contenders to kings of schoolboy water polo
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SARS HELM
From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY
Vlakplaas Simelane killers feared Chris Hani investigator Holmes knew of plot to murder witness
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
From Gaza to Venice — Gabrielle Goliath’s feminist breath transcends national censorship
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OPINIONISTAS
Ethical failure often begins quietly inside everyday human resource decisions and practices
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OPINIONISTAS
Why the promise that you can be anything is quietly failing a generation
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OPINIONISTAS
Why SA’s municipal decay is a followership crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
JSC rescues SA judiciary’s reputation with Mbenenge ruling, but stumbles over identity politics
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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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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VIDEO
Watch – Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s Undeclared Luxury SUVs
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VIDEO
Watch — Somebody didn't care: how Grey's Hospital's failing air con became a nightmare
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VIDEO
Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building
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VIDEO
Watch — How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents
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VIDEO
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