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Lion and mosquito: The spirit Daily Maverick brings to SA’s collapsing cities

The Gathering 2026

Lion and mosquito: The spirit Daily Maverick brings to SA’s collapsing cities

By Jillian Green

Under fire: Gun in a school backpack — why search-and-seizure operations aren’t enough

SCHOOL VIOLENCE

Under fire: Gun in a school backpack — why search-and-seizure operations aren’t enough

By Vincent Cruywagen

Global commission urges youth-focused drug policy reform

HARM REDUCTION

Global commission urges youth-focused drug policy reform

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Not even my crime exposé book shielded me from these scamsters

LITERARY LIARS

Not even my crime exposé book shielded me from these scamsters

By Caryn Dolley

RACE AGAINST TIME

No Plan B as Nelson Mandela Bay races against time for Lifesaving World Champs

By Riaan Marais

Sky’s agonising final days — police dog’s death triggers scrutiny of SAPS animal care

DUTY OF CARE

Sky’s agonising final days — police dog’s death triggers scrutiny of SAPS animal care

By Vincent Cruywagen

Residents rally again — reclaiming neglected Happy Valley

ALL HANDS ON DECK

Residents rally again — reclaiming neglected Happy Valley

By Kyran Blaauw

The family whose architecture shaped the Bay and beyond

ENDURING IMPRINT

The family whose architecture shaped the Bay and beyond

By Riaan Marais

Pleas for urgent help as 300 displaced Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate

GROUNDUP

Pleas for urgent help as 300 displaced Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate

By Kimberly Mutandiro

Sascoc president’s suspension another integrity blow for SA sports governance

ADMINISTRATIVE ROT

Sascoc president’s suspension another integrity blow for SA sports governance

By Yanga Sibembe

Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal

VIDEO

Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal

By Kevin Bloom

Why Mapisa-Nqakula paid cash to renovation workers — ‘I’m not an EFT person’

CORRUPTION TRIAL

Why Mapisa-Nqakula paid cash to renovation workers — ‘I’m not an EFT person’

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Witness places rapper AKA at balcony moments after fatal fall of fiancée Anele Tembe

INQUEST

Witness places rapper AKA at balcony moments after fatal fall of fiancée Anele Tembe

By Vincent Cruywagen

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

SAPS refusal to pay legal costs stalled post-TRC Simelane prosecution, Nhleko tells Khampepe Commission

TRC ROULETTE

SAPS refusal to pay legal costs stalled post-TRC Simelane prosecution, Nhleko tells Khampepe Commission

By Marianne Thamm

Limpopo care centre helps vulnerable children rebuild their lives through love and stability

Safe Haven

Limpopo care centre helps vulnerable children rebuild their lives through love and stability

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Gaza genocide: SA boosts ICJ case while analysts blast government’s Israel coal sales ‘hypocrisy’

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Gaza genocide: SA boosts ICJ case while analysts blast government’s Israel coal sales ‘hypocrisy’

By Mel Frykberg

SA Principals Association president issues 5-step appeal to ease burnout pressure

THE EDUCATION DESK

SA Principals Association president issues 5-step appeal to ease burnout pressure

By Mandisa Makgakga

Fraud trial of Komani cop hits bizarre legal snag

CASE HALTED

Fraud trial of Komani cop hits bizarre legal snag

By Riaan Marais

MK veterans defend Khusta Jack after mayor’s ‘attack’

WAR OF WORDS

MK veterans defend Khusta Jack after mayor’s ‘attack’

By Andisa Bonani

The money game — why the Springboks and All Blacks are playing in Baltimore

CHASING THE GREEN

The money game — why the Springboks and All Blacks are playing in Baltimore

By Craig Ray