Business Maverick | Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we'll send you a one-time pin to log in.

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: Equity markets have not priced in Trump’s next coup attempt

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Equity markets have not priced in Trump’s next coup attempt

By Ed Stoddard

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Markets are waking up to the risks they have spent months ignoring

28 October 2026

Ex-SAA acting chief Seshibe guilty on 4 of 6 charges as runway runs out

ANALYSIS

Ex-SAA acting chief Seshibe guilty on 4 of 6 charges as runway runs out

By Lindsey Schutters

Killed while livestreaming — the blogger who exposed Mozambique’s toxic chromium mining corridor

FORBIDDEN STORIES

Killed while livestreaming — the blogger who exposed Mozambique’s toxic chromium mining corridor

By Alexander Abdelilah

SA farmers swap maize for sunflower as ‘Godzilla’ El Niño threatens harvests

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

SA farmers swap maize for sunflower as ‘Godzilla’ El Niño threatens harvests

By Ed Stoddard

Signs of hope — Home Affairs works, if you can find the right queue

AFTER THE BELL

Signs of hope — Home Affairs works, if you can find the right queue

By Stephen Grootes

Sean Summers ready to pass Pick n Pay ball to successor Spencer Sonn

Retail reverse

Sean Summers ready to pass Pick n Pay ball to successor Spencer Sonn

By Lindsey Schutters

Parliament summons SAA, demanding answers to deepening financial turmoil and turbulent governance

COLLISION COURSE

Parliament summons SAA, demanding answers to deepening financial turmoil and turbulent governance

By Marianne Merten

The fall of Numsa’s Irvin Jim — when institutions outgrow their eternal leaders

AFTER THE BELL

The fall of Numsa’s Irvin Jim — when institutions outgrow their eternal leaders

By Stephen Grootes

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

El Niño threatens to deepen southern Africa’s poverty crisis

26 October 2026

Settling up: The state of digital payments in South Africa

TRANSACTION TECH

Settling up: The state of digital payments in South Africa

By Holly Munks

Crossed Wires: Multiple Gutenberg moments and the defining question of our age

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Multiple Gutenberg moments and the defining question of our age

By Steven Boykey Sidley

The investment tide has gone out in South African retail

INVESTMENT OUTLOOK

The investment tide has gone out in South African retail

By The Finance Ghost

Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park

SUMMER SCORCHER

Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park

By Ed Stoddard

GuguByGugu uses mohair to fuse luxury streetwear with a rich African heritage

CRÉATION AFRICA

GuguByGugu uses mohair to fuse luxury streetwear with a rich African heritage

By Anna Cox

Godongwana says coveted investment-grade status is now ‘within reach’

INTERVIEW

Godongwana says coveted investment-grade status is now ‘within reach’

By Ed Stoddard

From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film

INSPIRATIONAL STORY

From a Gqeberha bus stop to Spike Lee’s desk, a friendship becomes acclaimed film

By Riaan Marais

Weighing up rental income against long-term investment growth

THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH

Weighing up rental income against long-term investment growth

By Kenny Meiring

Mini budget applause is meaningless to young jobseekers hustling on street corners

AFTER THE BELL

Mini budget applause is meaningless to young jobseekers hustling on street corners

By Stephen Grootes

Loaded for Bear: MTBPS shines light on lost revenue from missed mining opportunities

Business Reflection

Loaded for Bear: MTBPS shines light on lost revenue from missed mining opportunities

By Ed Stoddard

Snake charmer

CARTOON

Snake charmer

By Rico