---
title: "Tapping Out"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Cartoons"
author: "Stephen Francis and Rico"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/stephen-francis-and-rico/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-02-05-tapping-out/"
published: "2026-02-05T22:35:59"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Tapping Out

By Stephen Francis and Rico · Published 6 February 2026, 00:35 SAST

[View the cartoon on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-02-05-tapping-out/)

## Content

![Tapping Out](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/attachments/orphans/DMShowerBnB2000px_270957.jpg)