South Africa

The weekend wrap

The Weekend Wrap – Photos show Jagersfontein devastation, breakthrough from Rising Star caves announced soon

The Weekend Wrap – Photos show Jagersfontein devastation, breakthrough from Rising Star caves announced soon
FILE PHOTO: South African President Nelson Mandela is accompanied by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in a carriage ride to a Buckingham Palace lunch during his state visit, in London, Britain July 9, 1996. REUTERS/Simon Kreitem CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 11: Ronald Brown of South Africa in action during day 3 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 at DHL Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Anton Geyser/Gallo Images) JAGERSFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 13: A vehicle overturned after a mining dam burst on September 13, 2022 in Jagersfontein, South Africa. People are trying to recover their belongings and cleaning their houses. Search and rescue teams are still searching for 2 missing persons. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)
By Daily Maverick
17 Sep 2022
0

A preventable disaster all but wipes out Jagersfontein, the Rising Star caves are about to reveal a new scientific breakthrough and Discovery poses an investment riddle – all in this weekend’s wrap of the week.

Gallery

Comments - Please in order to comment.

Top Reads This Hour

Dr Yakub Essack — Gift of the Givers medical team leader leaves a legacy of unmatched kindness
South Africa

Dr Yakub Essack — Gift of the Givers medical team leader leaves a legacy of unmatched kindness
Following the path from city to country living
South Africa

Following the path from city to country living
Leaked audio exposes ANC election plan for government PR events to showcase successes
Maverick News

Leaked audio exposes ANC election plan for government PR events to showcase successes
Nearly R5-million cash, luxury watches seized as 28s gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield’s brother arrested
Maverick News

Nearly R5-million cash, luxury watches seized as 28s gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield’s brother arrested
Non-payment of scholar transport fees triggers huge taxi strike in Eastern Cape
Maverick Citizen

Non-payment of scholar transport fees triggers huge taxi strike in Eastern Cape

TOP READS IN SECTION

Nearly R5-million cash, luxury watches seized as 28s gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield’s brother arrested
Maverick News

Nearly R5-million cash, luxury watches seized as 28s gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield’s brother arrested
Dr Yakub Essack — Gift of the Givers medical team leader leaves a legacy of unmatched kindness
South Africa

Dr Yakub Essack — Gift of the Givers medical team leader leaves a legacy of unmatched kindness
The Temu online shopping app fuss – a user review and safety tips
Business Maverick

The Temu online shopping app fuss – a user review and safety tips
University vice-chancellors reveal campus challenges, NSFAS confirms non-payment concerns
Maverick Citizen

University vice-chancellors reveal campus challenges, NSFAS confirms non-payment concerns
Following the path from city to country living
Maverick Life

Following the path from city to country living

Investigations

News & Analysis

Features

Newsletters

Community

DM168

Daily Maverick © All rights reserved

Please peer review 3 community comments before your comment can be posted

X

This article is free to read.

Sign up for free or sign in to continue reading.

Unlike our competitors, we don’t force you to pay to read the news but we do need your email address to make your experience better.


FAQ | Contact Us

Nearly there! Create a password to finish signing up with us:

Please enter your password or get a sign in link if you’ve forgotten

Open Sesame! Thanks for signing up.

We would like our readers to start paying for Daily Maverick...

…but we are not going to force you to. Over 10 million users come to us each month for the news. We have not put it behind a paywall because the truth should not be a luxury.

Instead we ask our readers who can afford to contribute, even a small amount each month, to do so.

If you appreciate it and want to see us keep going then please consider contributing whatever you can.

Support Daily Maverick→
Payment options
Premier Debate: Gauten Edition Banner

Gauteng! Brace yourselves for The Premier Debate!

How will elected officials deal with Gauteng’s myriad problems of crime, unemployment, water supply, infrastructure collapse and potentially working in a coalition?

Come find out at the inaugural Daily Maverick Debate where Stephen Grootes will hold no punches in putting the hard questions to Gauteng’s premier candidates, on 9 May 2024 at The Forum at The Campus, Bryanston.

Become a Maverick Insider

This could have been a paywall

On another site this would have been a paywall. Maverick Insider keeps our content free for all.

Become an Insider