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Johannesburg’s walls are giant canvases for the city’s stories

PHOTO ESSAY

Johannesburg’s walls are giant canvases for the city’s stories

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Children find play amid Gaza’s ruins, and more from around the world

IN PICTURES

Children find play amid Gaza’s ruins, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

The Ego Trip: The promise and peril of the modern psychedelic boom

BOOK EXCERPT

The Ego Trip: The promise and peril of the modern psychedelic boom

By Kimon de Greef

Lymphatic walking explained: Does swinging your arms really detox your body?

THE CONVERSATION

Lymphatic walking explained: Does swinging your arms really detox your body?

By Hannah Campbell

In pictures: Sharp lines, heavy fabrics and architectural cuts at the 2026 Emmys

PHOTO ESSAY

In pictures: Sharp lines, heavy fabrics and architectural cuts at the 2026 Emmys

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Never mind the manosphere: The Fifth Step depicts genuine male intimacy and brutal vulnerability

THEATRE REVIEW

Never mind the manosphere: The Fifth Step depicts genuine male intimacy and brutal vulnerability

By Keith Bain

$Fractured nation, fractured family: The politics and precarity of fatherhood in turbulent times$

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Fractured nation, fractured family: The politics and precarity of fatherhood in turbulent times

By Kristen Harding

We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better

THE CONVERSATION

We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better

By Tanja Ahlin and Xin Zhan

Creatine: What works, what might work, and what is still unproven

WELLNESS

Creatine: What works, what might work, and what is still unproven

By Iza Trengove

How a humble Soweto parkrun cultivates joy and community in a neglected park

ESCAPE

How a humble Soweto parkrun cultivates joy and community in a neglected park

By Mark Heywood

Stone galleries of the ancients: The |Xam, silenced artists of Agter Pakhuis

CEDERBERG ENIGMAS

Stone galleries of the ancients: The |Xam, silenced artists of Agter Pakhuis

By Don Pinnock

The Great Elephant Crossing: Did elephant herds once rumble through the Karoo plains?

BOOK EXCERPT

The Great Elephant Crossing: Did elephant herds once rumble through the Karoo plains?

By Julienne Du Toit

Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, and more from around the world

IN PICTURES

Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Nguni history is more than just ethnography — a curator of African art explains

MATTERS OF THE ART

Nguni history is more than just ethnography — a curator of African art explains

By Kristen Harding

Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

THE CONVERSATION

Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

By Renata Roma

John van de Ruit’s beloved Spud is back in his sixth and final instalment

BOOK EXCERPT

John van de Ruit’s beloved Spud is back in his sixth and final instalment

By John van de Ruit

Singlehood can be an opportunity for personal growth – here’s why

THE CONVERSATION

Singlehood can be an opportunity for personal growth – here’s why

By Elina Moreno and Yuthika Girme

Let your core values guide you through life’s toughest decisions

INTENTIONAL ACTION

Let your core values guide you through life’s toughest decisions

By Louise Janovsky

Landmyn: An explosive local drama about family ties that bind yet threaten to erupt

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Landmyn: An explosive local drama about family ties that bind yet threaten to erupt

By Keith Bain

Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism

By Noelle Adams

Young Zambians are betting on the copper boom. Will it be different this time?

PODCAST

Young Zambians are betting on the copper boom. Will it be different this time?

By Radio Workshop