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CHEQUE IS IN THE MAIL
SA Post Office on borrowed time — funding gaps push it closer to the edge
By Neesa Moodley
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Business Maverick
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CHEQUE IS IN THE MAIL
SA Post Office on borrowed time — funding gaps push it closer to the edge
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ANALYSIS
Why National Transmission Company independence is harder than it seems
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MILESTONE
SARS hits R2.01-trillion revenue mark for first time as Kieswetter bows out
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Pain at the pumps
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DECENTRALISED FINANCE
How a single crypto trader lost $50m in broad daylight
Maverick Citizen
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SPOTLIGHT OP-ED
Inside the Box: Are there appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with medicines legislation in SA?
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
In the thorns: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides in De Doorns fear speaking out
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PHOTO ESSAY
What’s Eating Us? Podcast travels
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FOOD BASKET
SAHRC food system hearings conclude, as the SRD grant fails to buy basic food
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BHEKISISA
Can talks save South Africa’s NHI from a courtroom war? We talk to the health minister
Maverick Earth
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TOXIC BATTLES
The Iran war is an energy event, and the climate is paying the price
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MAVERICK EARTH
Anthropocentric framing of wildlife use in SA is neither scientifically grounded nor ethically neutral
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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
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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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
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LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
Maverick News
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TRC ROULETTE
‘I am being scapegoated,’ Nomgcobo Jiba tells inquiry about missing Cradock Four docket
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COMPETING CLAIMS
Swimming SA accuses alternative aquatics body of pressuring athletes to boycott its events
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SAPS IN CRISIS
SAPS suspends police captain for pocketing millions falsely claimed for Ramaphosa protectors
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BOOTS ON THE GROUND
Desperate Cape Flats residents welcome SANDF deployment amid the ravages of gangsterism
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WELFARE CLAMPDOWN
Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight
Maverick Life
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IN PICTURES
A Bedouin boy rides a donkey in Al-Fura, and more from around the world
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CHANGE MAKER
Skateistan gives Joburg’s young people a safe place and a ‘sense of belonging’
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
Project Hail Mary — High-stakes space mission fuelled by wit, wonder and human connection
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JOBURG WEEKEND
Jazz in a pink church and sunset rooftop ballet: The ultimate Joburg weekend guide
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THE CONVERSATION
Which nut butter is healthiest — peanut, almond or cashew?
Op-eds
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PIE IN THE SKY OP-ED
SAA claims R162m ‘profit’ but deeper analysis shows a R1bn operating loss
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CRITICAL CROSSROADS
South Africa’s future: Three economic scenarios explored
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OP-ED
Europe, Africa face moment of reckoning as global shifts expose limits of unequal partnership
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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
Sports
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COMPETING CLAIMS
Swimming SA accuses alternative aquatics body of pressuring athletes to boycott its events
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AZZURRI BLUES
Italy’s soccer World Cup woes persist after another qualification failure
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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
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
Which nut butter is healthiest — peanut, almond or cashew?
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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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WELFARE CLAMPDOWN
Court orders Nelson Mandela Bay pound to improve animal care and oversight
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OOPS, WE MISSED THAT!
When a missed email becomes a R88,000 lesson in accountability
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MUNICIPAL VOTE
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor survives no-confidence motions
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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
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
Vlakplaas Simelane killers feared Chris Hani investigator Holmes knew of plot to murder witness
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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
Wilgenhof residence culture reckoning: Stellenbosch University needs more than leadership change
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OPINIONISTAS
Ingonyama Trust leaves millions in legal limbo while political compromise endures
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OPINIONISTAS
With the world unravelling into madness, all I can do is pray
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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
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The NHI transition: why the ‘wait and see’ approach is a boardroom risk
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SPONSORED CONTENT
IDC reaffirms commitment to transformation, inclusive industrialisation and Black entrepreneurship
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank retains title of Africa's most valuable bank brand for fifth year running
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank crowned the best Islamic SME bank – again!
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Why I choose a unit trust for my kids' university savings
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 — 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
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VIDEO
Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart
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VIDEO
Watch – How Cape Town families found loved ones in paupers’ graves
