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SYSTEM IN DECLINE
Leaking pipes, filthy rivers and health risks exposed in SA’s latest water report cards
By Tony Carnie
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NEWSFLASH
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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PHOTO ESSAY
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FOOD BASKET
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BHEKISISA
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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Maverick Earth
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MAVERICK EARTH
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SYSTEM IN DECLINE
Leaking pipes, filthy rivers and health risks exposed in SA’s latest water report cards
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GAME-CHANGER
How South Africans are using high-tech to rewrite the rules of wildlife conservation
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NET HARM OP-ED
Club Med’s green image challenged by shark control controversy
Scorpio
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SCORPIO
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SCORPIO
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SCORPIO
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SOLE MATES
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MOVING ART
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
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LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
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Maverick News
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OBITUARY
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FUMBLING FIELDERS
Proteas Women outplayed as fielding inconsistency costs them dearly
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MUNICIPAL VOTE
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor survives no-confidence motions
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OOPS, WE MISSED THAT!
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AMABHUNGANE
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Maverick Life
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CHANGE MAKER
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JOBURG WEEKEND
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THE CONVERSATION
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THE CONVERSATION
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Op-eds
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CRITICAL CROSSROADS
South Africa’s future: Three economic scenarios explored
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OP-ED
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HIDDEN INFLUENCE
Open Secrets and Swisa show how politics blocked justice in Khampepe submission
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NET HARM OP-ED
Club Med’s green image challenged by shark control controversy
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OPEN LETTER
I will not let corrupt networks steal the future of 13 million SA children
Sports
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FUMBLING FIELDERS
Proteas Women outplayed as fielding inconsistency costs them dearly
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PANEL DELAY
Ntlabakanye doping hearing adjourned to allow time for closing arguments
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EURO PAIN
Bulls, Stormers aim to buck SA’s worrying Champions Cup playoff trend in Europe
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SCHOOLBOY RUGBY
Powerhouses under pressure as North-South tournament sets stage for explosive schoolboy clashes
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MOTORSPORT
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TGIFood
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WHAT’S COOKING
Prawns and Portuguese rice (plus: biltong soup)
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OP-ED
Delele: the velvety ingredient bridging language and sensory experience
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THE CONVERSATION
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THE CONVERSATION
Is honey good for you? Can it speed recovery if you’re sick or injured?
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WHAT'S COOKING
Pork neck with courgettes, Swiss chard and pasta (plus: lamb shanks Youvetsi)
Nelson Mandela Bay
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MUNICIPAL VOTE
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor survives no-confidence motions
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OOPS, WE MISSED THAT!
When a missed email becomes a R88,000 lesson in accountability
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
A chancellor’s reflections on eight years shaping purpose and change at Mandela University
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COUNCILLORS MOVE TO OUST MAYOR
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor faces high-stakes no-confidence vote
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LANGUAGE EQUALITY
Sepedi Animal Farm translation aims to break barriers in SA’s classrooms
Corrections
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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
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MATTER OF TRUST
Daily Maverick’s approach to corrections, Press Council and Press Ombud rulings
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
With the world unravelling into madness, all I can do is pray
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OPINIONISTAS
Ingonyama Trust leaves millions in legal limbo while political compromise endures
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OPINIONISTAS
Women, Parliament and the return of the ‘Cult of Femininity’
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OPINIONISTAS
End of a legal loophole: Muslim marriages and access to interim maintenance
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MAVERICK EARTH
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