---
title: "Dire straits"
type: "ImageObject"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Madam & Eve"
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/2026-04-24-dire-straits/"
published: "2026-04-24T04:30:00"
updated: "2026-04-23T20:37:12"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Dire straits

By Stephen Francis and Rico · Published 24 April 2026, 06:30 SAST · Updated 23 April 2026, 22:37 SAST

[View the cartoon on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-04-24-dire-straits/)

## Content

![Madam & Eve](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/attachments/2991/DMHormuzapan2000px_352572.jpg)