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Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay

LIFELINE

Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Riaan Marais

Snow warning downgraded for KZN, EC and Free State, but icy conditions persist

ICY ROADS AHEAD

Snow warning downgraded for KZN, EC and Free State, but icy conditions persist

By Lerato Mutsila

Banyana face defining Wafcon clash with Ivory Coast

MUST WIN

Banyana face defining Wafcon clash with Ivory Coast

By Yanga Sibembe

‘They might smash your windscreen’ — a day inside an anti-foreigner march

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

‘They might smash your windscreen’ — a day inside an anti-foreigner march

By Reitumetse Pilane

Gillian van Houten, newsreader who left the studio for the bush, dies at 72

OBITUARY

Gillian van Houten, newsreader who left the studio for the bush, dies at 72

By Herman Lategan

‘You gorgeous’ — intimate messages between Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson revealed

MADLANGA COMMISSION

‘You gorgeous’ — intimate messages between Feroz Khan and Andrea Johnson revealed

By Vincent Cruywagen

Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills

DISCONNECTED

Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills

By Anna Cox

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

HOTEL SPLURGE

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

By Siyabonga Goni

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

ACADEMIC STRUGGLE

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

By Siyabonga Goni

Antonelli emerges as the surprise leader of the F1 pack heading into midseason break

HALFWAY MARK

Antonelli emerges as the surprise leader of the F1 pack heading into midseason break

By Annemieke Thomaidis

Buck moon rises over Richmond Park and more from around the world

IN PICTURES

Buck moon rises over Richmond Park and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Strike at Chinese carmaker BAIC’s Coega plant will set a precedent, says union

GROUNDUP

Strike at Chinese carmaker BAIC’s Coega plant will set a precedent, says union

By Greg Dor

Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle

IN PICTURES

Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

How Rassie built a front-row army to go the distance against the All Blacks

IMMOVABLE FORCE

How Rassie built a front-row army to go the distance against the All Blacks

By Jon Cardinelli

How cycling lessons in Khayelitsha helped a young person overcome her fear of failing

PODCAST

How cycling lessons in Khayelitsha helped a young person overcome her fear of failing

By Radio Workshop

Withheld equitable share: Treasury announces Friday ‘payday’ for non-compliant municipalities

FUNDS RELIEF

Withheld equitable share: Treasury announces Friday ‘payday’ for non-compliant municipalities

By Estelle Ellis and Anna Cox

Bok fringe players will have a chance to impress Rassie for All Blacks series

DOOR OPEN

Bok fringe players will have a chance to impress Rassie for All Blacks series

By Craig Ray

Lights still out at Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront as councillor questions ‘minuscule’ budget

BROKEN PROMISES

Lights still out at Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship beachfront as councillor questions ‘minuscule’ budget

By Kyran Blaauw

Judge challenges witness on alleged millions paid to Mapisa-Nqakula, with no favours expected

IN THE DOCK

Judge challenges witness on alleged millions paid to Mapisa-Nqakula, with no favours expected

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Shanthie Naidoo: Anti-apartheid campaigner who chose 371 days in solitary confinement over betrayal

OBITUARY

Shanthie Naidoo: Anti-apartheid campaigner who chose 371 days in solitary confinement over betrayal

By Herman Lategan

Grapes of wrath — Cape farmers face a long post-flood road to recovery

Life after the floods Part 2

Grapes of wrath — Cape farmers face a long post-flood road to recovery

By Lerato Mutsila