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OPEN LETTER
SA risks missing critical global AI window through well-intentioned policy misalignment
By Stafford Masie
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Business Maverick
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WHERE TO INVEST
Why disciplined management teams keep delivering market-beating value for shareholders
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Is the world facing a food crisis?
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HACK JOB
Standard Bank is discovering the extent of the cyberattack in the daily data dumps
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BURIED RISK
The Tongaat Hulett collapse threatening SA’s sugar industry master plan
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Canada has gone elbows up with its tourist boycott of US
Maverick Citizen
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIVES
‘The work of dying properly’: Michelle Meiring reflects on a paediatric palliative care career
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MEDIA FREEDOM
Press ombud dismisses Wildlife Ranching South Africa’s complaint against Daily Maverick
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HEALTHCARE CRISIS
Talisman Foundation patient relocation — another Life Esidimeni tragedy in the making?
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MATERNAL RIGHTS
Calls grow for accountability as obstetric violence emerges as overlooked form of GBV
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TAPPED OUT
Gauteng’s deepening water crisis sparks Human Rights Commission investigation — have your say
Maverick Earth
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EMISSION CONTROL
Clearing the air — government to get tough on toxic ‘rotten egg’ gas
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MEDIA FREEDOM
Press ombud dismisses Wildlife Ranching South Africa’s complaint against Daily Maverick
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BRACE FOR (LOW) IMPACT
Government pushes for ‘flexible’ environmental impact assessment system
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OPINIONISTAS
‘Tower of Babel’ - how four conflicting ‘languages' keep SA’s wildlife conservation debate deadlocked
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TOXIC BATTLES
How war weaponises environmental destruction and the case for legal accountability
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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NAVAL GAZING
France, SA turn navy ships’ Suez Canal detour into diplomatic opportunity
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
Strait of Hormuz blocked as gaps remain on Iran peace talks
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AMABHUNGANE
The fashion icon, her husband, the NSF and the SIU — The plot thickens
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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 RECKONING
LIV Golf faces uncertain future as Saudi Arabia signals shift in sports investment
Maverick Life
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THE INTERVIEW
mAnJE ! MaNJe: Raising urgent questions about technology’s impact on the now-now
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THEATRE REVIEW
The Rocky Horror Show: Still the greatest alien sex romp on Earth
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IN PICTURES
Memorial for Minab schoolgirls killed on 28 February, and more from around the world
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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
Op-eds
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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
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BEWARE THE BURNOUT
Stressed teachers need support to give their best in the classroom
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BAD FAITH OP-ED
Pope Leo’s stance on unhinged Trump comments is not politics, it’s the Gospel
Sports
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RACE TO GLORY
Tumi Ramokgopa: Rising SA star on clearing hurdles in life and on the track
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BRUISING BATTLES
Professional Fighters League’s second chapter in Africa begins with raucous Pretoria fight night
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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 RECKONING
LIV Golf faces uncertain future as Saudi Arabia signals shift in sports investment
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PRESSURE MOUNTS
Arsenal contend with Premier League bogeyman Man City in bid to break drought
TGIFood
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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)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Cosy rice pudding (plus: Suikerbos spaghetti)
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FRENCH LETTER
Hidden messages in the kind of Easter eggs that can’t be eaten
Nelson Mandela Bay
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CRIMINAL LIABILITY
‘Dangerous and unlawful’: Malema sentenced to five years over Mdantsane firearm incident
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
EFF leader Julius Malema’s firearm discharge conviction divides opinions, sparks political firestorm
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Streetlight contracts — NMB council to meet behind closed doors over lost R35m
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CASH SPLASH
R87m and counting as Ironman turns Nelson Mandela Bay into a carb-fuelled spending spree
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PROMISING DEVELOPMENT
R270m apartment hotel creates 250 jobs and revitalises Gqeberha’s tourism sector
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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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Is the world facing a food crisis?
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OPINIONISTAS
Seeing burnout for what it is to dismantle the myths that keep it unaddressed
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OPINIONISTAS
Gayton McKenzie’s Sport, Arts and Culture snubs traditional festivals for Formula One and Olympics
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s literacy crisis — reading for pleasure belongs at the heart of education policy
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OPINIONISTAS
SA’s Constitution at 30 — generational shift signals new energy and grounds for hope
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
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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
Watch — From Real Housewives fame to real ‘shoplifting’ arrest infamy
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VIDEO
Watch – How R11m in ATM cash deposits followed Brian Molefe
