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FUEL SHOCK
Why we could not avoid petrol pump prices shooting up above R30 per litre
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MARKET INSIGHT
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
SA likely to increase wheat imports after harvest hits eight-year low
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AFTER THE BELL
RAF crisis offers an opportunity to hit the brakes and fix a broken system
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FUEL SHOCK
Why we could not avoid petrol pump prices shooting up above R30 per litre
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WHERE TO INVEST
Beyond standard property — Emira’s unconventional assets drive strong total returns
Maverick Citizen
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SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY
A Cape Town mother buys bread on credit to stretch her children’s grants, then spends payday settling the debt
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GROUNDUP
Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony
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LEARNING CURVE
Online schools are growing faster than South Africa’s rules
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FOOD BASKET
R20 sugar saving highlights SA’s food affordability crisis as grants fall short
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HELL IN HAVANA
Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed
Maverick Earth
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WILD LIFERS
The wicked problem of controlling baboons
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WILD LIFERS
Drawing the line on Cape Town’s baboons
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MAVERICK EARTH
SA doesn’t know how many leopards it has. Trophy hunting quotas are set
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ROVING REPORTERS
Conservation needs less doom and more doing, says world-leading ecologist
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ROVING REPORTERS
From stars to soil — ecologist Yadvinder Malhi brings physics to the living world
Scorpio
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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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
Johannesburg
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Joburg stalls release of R4.07bn misconduct files until after elections
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CRÉATION AFRICA
Two former Wits students taking SA gaming global, starting with taxis and spinning
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XENOPHOBIA
‘Not South African enough’ — how police allegedly target citizens and migrants across Joburg
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EXCLUSIVE
Dada Morero recorded planning big pre-election spending — ‘We are 50 days away’
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OPINIONISTAS
Joburg crisis cannot be solved without competent City leadership
Maverick News
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
JSC fills Supreme Court of Appeal vacancies amid pressure to reform
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JUSTICE DELAYED
Five years, a murder charge and no trial: The questions over Sheri-Ann’s death
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SA’S CANCER STORY (PART 2)
SA’s cancer story: Are diagnosis rates actually surging?
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OFF THE HOOK
R191m corruption case against ex-police chief Phahlane is withdrawn as Idac undergoes ‘reset’
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Sheriff ordered to seize Nelson Mandela Bay mayor’s assets over unpaid court costs
Maverick Life
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THE CONVERSATION
Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
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BOOK EXTRACT
My best friend, ED: Evolution of an eating disorder from childhood into adulthood
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HISTORY AND HERITAGE
Joburg: a city that leapt to life and still clings on
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CRÉATION AFRICA
Translating Zulu heritage into contemporary — and comfortable — furniture
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BOOK REVIEW
A Nigerian author’s quantum leap into Igbo cosmology and the nature of reality
Op-eds
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EDUCATION
Empty desks matter: tackling chronic absenteeism in schools
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PROJECT COAST
De Klerk shocked when Project Coast revealed as apartheid biological weapons programme
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SOCCER & CRIME
If economic crimes in sport don’t matter, it doesn’t bode well when it does…
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COLLECTIVE WELLBEING
Renewable energy was promised as a path to prosperity — what happened?
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GROUNDUP
Airbnb bylaw doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Sports
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CASHING IN
Upcoming World Cup promises R500m lifeline for ailing Cricket South Africa
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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CRICKET
Marco Jansen – all-action hero in all formats stands tall for Proteas
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GOING PLACES
On a borrowed bike, Siya Ntsele shows what grit and talent can achieve
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SPORT
Fixture reveal brings Africa’s second men’s Cricket World Cup into closer focus
TGIFood
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GEMS OF KENTON
My f*k, Marianne! What a time we had at the Barefoot Arts Meander
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NONUTRO
I’m not nuts about the disappearance of ProNutro
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chipolatas and mash — they’re bangers, but smaller
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WHAT’S COOKING
Pork belly and crackling with red grapes and fennel
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WHAT’S COOKING
A family-size chicken and mushroom pie
Nelson Mandela Bay
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Sheriff ordered to seize Nelson Mandela Bay mayor’s assets over unpaid court costs
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Lungisa’s assault conviction central to ANC’s Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral battle
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Moneybags Malema promises NMB free water and electricity, and bigger RDP houses
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WILDLIFE THREAT
‘No chance’: Road rubble allegedly buries Gqeberha riverside kingfisher nests
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TIPPING POINT
What a load of rubbish — Gqeberha waste transfer stations buckle under neglect
Corrections
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THE COMEBACK
Chauke cleared for takeoff as possible replacement for NPA head Andy Mothibi
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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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
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Between brilliance and inertia — the dual reality of SA’s legal landscape
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OPINIONISTAS
The crucial word missing from SA’s wildlife debate
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OPINIONISTAS
The most valuable resource in education is dedicated, well-trained teachers
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s GBV crisis can’t be solved in court when it starts in the classroom
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OPINIONISTAS
In defiance of chaos — why your choice in this election matters
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
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Crosswords
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What happened in SA — Afrikaner ‘refugees’ return, tearjerker onion prices and more
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Inside the Gathering 2026 — South Africa’s cities crisis collides with chaotic election preparation
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POLITICALLY AWEH
South Africans wagered R1-trillion last year — but who’s regulating the betting industry?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
SA’s libraries under threat as cities look to unlock land value
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MAVERICK NEWS
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