--- title: "Why Ramaphosa should fire Maphwanya; Malaka bribery denials unravel; and AI in the kitchen" type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Articles" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-23-why-ramaphosa-should-fire-maphwanya-malaka-bribery-denials-unravel-and-ai-in-the-kitchen/" published: "2025-08-23T00:00:00" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 905 --- # Why Ramaphosa should fire Maphwanya; Malaka bribery denials unravel; and AI in the kitchen Published 23 August 2025, 02:00 SAST ## Content ## The Weekend Wrap Why Ramaphosa should fire Maphwanya, Malaka bribery denials unravel, and AI in the kitchen. All in the weekend wrap. ## [Why Ramaphosa should fire General Rudzani Maphwanya now](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-18-general-maphwanya-why-ramaphosa-should-fire-him-now/) Maphwanya’s actions in going to Iran, holding a public meeting there at this particular time and then making the comments that he did have no justification. By Stephen Grootes ## [New Tebogo Malaka bribe footage verifies IDT CEO said there’s ‘sixty’ in Dior bag](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-20-new-tebogo-malaka-bribe-footage-verifies-idt-ceo-said-theres-sixty-in-dior-bag/) Newly released video footage of this journalist’s infamous meeting with Tebogo Malaka pours cold water on the suspended IDT CEO’s denials of her role in a highly publicised bribe attempt. By Pieter-Louis Myburgh ## [New reform tracker helps answer the question, ‘Will SA be okay?’](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-18-after-the-bell-new-reform-tracker-helps-answer-the-question-will-sa-be-okay/) Finally, we are getting a live report card to help us answer this question. Last week, I was asked to be MC at the two launches of the Business Leadership SA Reform Tracker. It has a rather grand title. But, unlike so many other names in the economic and political space, it does what it says on the tin. It is tracking our reforms. Not quite minute by minute, but not far off. By Stephen Grootes ## [Frustrated residents unite to fight terminal decline of Joburg’s eastern suburbs](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-19-frustrated-residents-unite-to-fight-terminal-decline-of-joburgs-eastern-suburbs/) Civil society groups have delivered a damning assessment of the City’s service delivery failures that affect about 100,000 inner city suburban residents. By Anna Cox ## The Weekend Wrap Why Ramaphosa should fire Maphwanya, Malaka bribery denials unravel, and AI in the kitchen. All in the weekend wrap. ## [Why Ramaphosa should fire General Rudzani Maphwanya now](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-18-general-maphwanya-why-ramaphosa-should-fire-him-now/) Maphwanya’s actions in going to Iran, holding a public meeting there at this particular time and then making the comments that he did have no justification. By Stephen Grootes ![Compositer iage of](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/grootes-1.jpg?fit=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [New Tebogo Malaka bribe footage verifies IDT CEO said there’s ‘sixty’ in Dior bag](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-20-new-tebogo-malaka-bribe-footage-verifies-idt-ceo-said-theres-sixty-in-dior-bag/) Newly released video footage of this journalist’s infamous meeting with Tebogo Malaka pours cold water on the suspended IDT CEO’s denials of her role in a highly publicised bribe attempt. By Pieter-Louis Myburgh ![Tebogo Malaka](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-81.jpg?fit=720%2C405&quality=89&ssl=1) ![South Africa](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ATB-Reform-Tracker-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [New reform tracker helps answer the question, ‘Will SA be okay?’](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-18-after-the-bell-new-reform-tracker-helps-answer-the-question-will-sa-be-okay/) Finally, we are getting a live report card to help us answer this question. Last week, I was asked to be MC at the two launches of the Business Leadership SA Reform Tracker. It has a rather grand title. But, unlike so many other names in the economic and political space, it does what it says on the tin. It is tracking our reforms. Not quite minute by minute, but not far off. By Stephen Grootes ![cocaine cartel killings](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/caryn1.jpg?fit=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Boats, trackers, threats – ‘cocaine kidnap killings’ and harbour bust fuel suspicions of gangsterism at sea](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-boats-trackers-threats-cocaine-kidnap-killings-and-harbour-bust-fuel-suspicions-of-gangsterism-at-sea/) Last year, suspected Cape Town gang boss Peter Jaggers and an associate were reportedly kidnapped over international drug dealings at sea. Weeks after that, R250m of cocaine was seized in a Western Cape coastal town. Investigations into these cases continue. By Caryn Dolley ## [Child safety and the dark side of the R486bn Roblox empire](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-child-safety-the-dark-side-of-the-r486bn-roblox-empire/) Virtual playground Roblox is facing lawsuits that have brought up fundamental questions about online safety. By Lindsey Schutters ![Roblox](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/iStock-1193686901.jpg?fit=720%2C454&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [How John Hume allegedly schemed to defy global rhino horn trade ban](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-how-john-hume-allegedly-schemed-to-defy-global-rhino-horn-trade-ban/) The State alleges that Hume, in association with his five alleged co-conspirators, knew or ought to have known that their enterprise ‘uses or invests, directly or indirectly (Hume’s) rhino horns, other rhino horns and rhino skins to fuel the illegal market’. By Tony Carnie ## [Child safety and the dark side of the R486bn Roblox empire](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-child-safety-the-dark-side-of-the-r486bn-roblox-empire/) Virtual playground Roblox is facing lawsuits that have brought up fundamental questions about online safety. By Lindsey Schutters ![Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ED_544007-1.jpg?fit=720%2C436&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Bela Act regulations have been gazetted – here’s how you can have your say](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-19-have-your-say-on-new-basic-education-regulations/) South Africans are invited to participate in an important public consultation on new draft regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act. These regulations, focusing on school admissions and capacity, aim to improve learner rights and school governance. Find out how you can review the proposals and submit your feedback by 5 September 2025. By Takudzwa Pongweni ![hume rhino illegal trade](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tony-Hume2b-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [How John Hume allegedly schemed to defy global rhino horn trade ban](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-how-john-hume-allegedly-schemed-to-defy-global-rhino-horn-trade-ban/) The State alleges that Hume, in association with his five alleged co-conspirators, knew or ought to have known that their enterprise ‘uses or invests, directly or indirectly (Hume’s) rhino horns, other rhino horns and rhino skins to fuel the illegal market’. By Tony Carnie ## [Police and Palestinian solidarity protesters clash, and more from around the world](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-21-police-and-palestinian-solidarity-protesters-clash-and-more-from-around-the-world/) By Maverick Life Editors ## [Hermanus teen’s solar app powers a win at electric vehicle showcase](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-19-hermanus-teens-solar-app-powers-a-win-at-electric-vehicle-showcase/) Connor Lewis, a pupil from Curro Hermanus, has built an app that calculates the exact wattage of solar panels needed to charge an electric vehicle. 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By Craig Ray ## [How an AI support tool turned sceptical chefs into believers](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-22-how-an-ai-support-tool-turned-sceptical-chefs-into-believers/) Chefs were once wary of AI’s presence in the kitchen, but they are gradually warming up to the idea. By Anna Trapido [Subscribe to First Thing](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/edit-my-profile/) to receive the Weekend Wrap in your inbox every Sunday morning. If you value the work our journalists do and want to support Daily Maverick, consider becoming a Maverick Insider. [Support DM](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/insider/)