--- title: "Weekend Wrap: Tax lessons from Lucky Montana; plus, perils of toilet scrolling" type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Articles" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-18-tax-lessons-from-the-lucky-montana-saga-anc-slate-politics-and-why-toilet-scrolling-is-bad-for-your-health/" published: "2025-10-18T00:00:00" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 915 --- # Weekend Wrap: Tax lessons from Lucky Montana; plus, perils of toilet scrolling Published 18 October 2025, 02:00 SAST ## Content ## The Weekend Wrap Tax lessons to learn from the (unlucky) Lucky Montana saga, ANC slate politics, and the perils of toilet scrolling. All in the Weekend Wrap. ## [How to get your taxes right – lessons to learn from the (unlucky) Lucky Montana saga](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-15-how-to-get-your-taxes-right-lessons-to-learn-from-the-unlucky-lucky-montana-saga/) While South Africans may not be particularly sympathetic to the financial misfortune of politician Lucky Montana, who was rather publicly called out by the South African Revenue Service last weekend, there are valuable lessons to be learnt from his experience. By Neesa Moodley ## [ANC slate politics — from Mangaung to Polokwane and Nasrec, SAPS Crime Intelligence always showed up](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-13-slate-politics-from-mangaung-to-polokwane-and-nasrec-saps-crime-intelligence-always-showed-up/) The fetid boil of police corruption that has been lanced in the wake of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s bombshells-that-have-been-public-for-years is nearing the source of its cause. By Marianne Thamm ## [No place for old locals – Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis defends vision for Cape Town](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-13-no-place-for-old-locals-mayor-geordin-hill-lewis-defends-vision-for-cape-town/) In a cordial but combative interview in early October, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis took Daily Maverick to task for our reporting on the forces shaping the rapidly changing city. For Hill-Lewis, nothing is as important as tourism growth and job creation — and the skyrocketing prices, disappearing communities and constant construction are, by his measure, simply the costs of success. By Kevin Bloom ## The Weekend Wrap Tax lessons to learn from the (unlucky) Lucky Montana saga, ANC slate politics, and the perils of toilet scrolling. All in the Weekend Wrap. ## [How to get your taxes right – lessons to learn from the (unlucky) Lucky Montana saga](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-15-how-to-get-your-taxes-right-lessons-to-learn-from-the-unlucky-lucky-montana-saga/) While South Africans may not be particularly sympathetic to the financial misfortune of politician Lucky Montana, who was rather publicly called out by the South African Revenue Service last weekend, there are valuable lessons to be learnt from his experience. By Neesa Moodley ![Lucky Montana](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bm-unlucky-tax-copy3.jpg?fit=720%2C424&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [ANC slate politics — from Mangaung to Polokwane and Nasrec, SAPS Crime Intelligence always showed up](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-13-slate-politics-from-mangaung-to-polokwane-and-nasrec-saps-crime-intelligence-always-showed-up/) The fetid boil of police corruption that has been lanced in the wake of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s bombshells-that-have-been-public-for-years is nearing the source of its cause. By Marianne Thamm ![anc saps crime intelligence](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/adhoc-day3-caryn-overnight-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1) ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/No-place-for-old-locals-Part-2-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C400&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [No place for old locals – Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis defends vision for Cape Town](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-13-no-place-for-old-locals-mayor-geordin-hill-lewis-defends-vision-for-cape-town/) In a cordial but combative interview in early October, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis took Daily Maverick to task for our reporting on the forces shaping the rapidly changing city. For Hill-Lewis, nothing is as important as tourism growth and job creation — and the skyrocketing prices, disappearing communities and constant construction are, by his measure, simply the costs of success. By Kevin Bloom ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Readiness-Report-Youtube-Thumbnail-67.jpg?fit=720%2C405&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Judge Navi Pillay on Gaza, power and the future of international justice](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-13-judge-navi-pillay-on-gaza-power-and-the-future-of-international-justice/) In this episode of The Readiness Report with Redi Tlhabi, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay reflects on a lifetime spent pursuing justice, from defending anti-apartheid activists in South Africa to presiding over landmark international trials. As lead investigator of the recent UN report on Gaza, Judge Pillay discusses why she believes accountability still matters, even in the face of power, politics, and impunity. A conversation on the law and the weight of truth. By Redi Tlhabi ## [In pictures: Joburg Mayor launches operation to enforce by-laws and restore safety in inner city](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-14-photo-essay-joburg/) Dada Morero, the Mayor of Johannesburg, led an operation on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, to enforce municipal by-laws and restore “order, safety, and compliance” in the inner city. Daily Maverick photojournalist Felix Dlangamandla captured the operation. By Felix Dlangmandla ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pic-4.jpg?fit=720%2C445&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Broos and Bafana take a page from the Boks with their mentality and hunger for success](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-15-broos-and-bafana-take-a-page-from-the-boks-with-winning-mentality/) Bafana Bafana’s qualification for the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada was the result of clear planning and vision by coach Hugo Broos. By Craig Ray ## [Boks to show tactical hand in two New Zealand ‘finals’ in Auckland and Wellington](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-08-29-boks-to-show-tactical-hand-in-two-new-zealand-finals-in-auckland-and-wellington/) Coach Rassie Erasmus has marked the end-of-year tour matches against Six Nations champions France and northern rivals Ireland as season-defining, but the next two Tests in Aotearoa may well shape this great team’s legacy. By Jon Cardinelli ![Springboks face the All Blacks](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TL_2119588.jpg?fit=720%2C465&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [Albino dolphin ‘Popcorn’ returns to Algoa Bay after eight months](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-16-popcorn-returns-algoa-bays-much-loved-albino-dolphin-spotted-after-eight-months/) After ‘disappearing’ for eight months, Popcorn, Algoa Bay’s famous albino bottlenose dolphin, is back in the bay – and all grown up. By Angela Daniels ## [WATCH — Giving money to beggars: does it make their lives better?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-01-giving-money-to-beggars-does-it-make-their-lives-better/) We asked beggars, the City of Cape Town and homeless organisations what they think about giving money to homeless people. By GroundUp Staff ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/OD-MC-TuesdayEditorial-Oct5_1.jpg?fit=720%2C389&quality=89&ssl=1) ![Belinda Reyers](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ORC2025-Belinda-Reyers.jpg?fit=720%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1) ## [The real forces behind biodiversity loss — and what we can do about them](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-15-the-real-forces-behind-biodiversity-loss-and-what-we-can-do-about-them/) To reverse biodiversity loss, we must rethink our relationship with the natural world, says leading sustainability scientist Belinda Reyers. 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And in KZN, The Living Room is having to manage without chef Johannes Richter for a while, as he and his sous chef show up to represent us in faraway competitions. By Tony Jackman [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/)