<![CDATA[Daily Maverick - Latest News]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za en-ZA Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:13 GMT Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:13 GMT no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Editor) no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Webmaster) hourly 1 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/logos/dailymaverick/masthead.svg Daily Maverick https://www.dailymaverick.co.za <![CDATA[LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU: This J-country has its paper in order, even if not the work]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-this-j-country-has-its-paper-in-order-even-if-not-the-work/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-this-j-country-has-its-paper-in-order-even-if-not-the-work/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:57:38 GMT Op-eds,DM168 <![CDATA[POWER GUZZLERS OP-ED: Big Tech or public good? What Cape Town’s data centre battle means for residents]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-data-centres/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-data-centres/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:18:58 GMT Op-eds,Business Maverick <![CDATA[North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea’s hypersonic test]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-north-korea-fires-missiles-days-after-south-koreas-hypersonic-test/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-north-korea-fires-missiles-days-after-south-koreas-hypersonic-test/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:38:06 GMT World <![CDATA[One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-one-dead-in-new-attack-on-saudi-airport-a-day-after-houthi-strike-kills-13/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-one-dead-in-new-attack-on-saudi-airport-a-day-after-houthi-strike-kills-13/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:34:05 GMT World <![CDATA[LEARNING CURVEBALL: Student debt policy puts Rhodes, students at odds]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-student-funding/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-student-funding/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:45:32 GMT Maverick Citizen,Nelson Mandela Bay <![CDATA[Living in Fear: ‘Who can we trust?’ Prosecutors say little has changed since colleague Tracy Brown’s murder]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-who-can-we-trust-prosecutors-say-little-has-changed-since-colleague-tracy-browns-murder/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-who-can-we-trust-prosecutors-say-little-has-changed-since-colleague-tracy-browns-murder/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:31:04 GMT Nelson Mandela Bay <![CDATA[DEAD IN THE WATER OP-ED: Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-penguins/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-penguins/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:20:41 GMT Maverick Earth,Op-eds,Nelson Mandela Bay <![CDATA[CROP DOLLAR: Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-is-sas-novel-spekboom-restoration-a-new-soil-carbon-farming-frontier/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-is-sas-novel-spekboom-restoration-a-new-soil-carbon-farming-frontier/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:11:47 GMT Maverick Earth <![CDATA[TENSIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL TRACKS: Biker shot dead as SA drug busts rev up global outlaw motorcycle gang fears]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-biker-gangs/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-biker-gangs/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:33:46 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[CRICKET: Steve Smith fielding show sees Australia pile pressure on Proteas in first Test]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-australia-proteas-first-test/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-australia-proteas-first-test/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:16:12 GMT Sport,Maverick News <![CDATA[SA must ask who really benefits from a mining boom]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-sa-must-ask-who-really-benefits-from-a-mining-boom/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-sa-must-ask-who-really-benefits-from-a-mining-boom/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:07:37 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-at-least-72-sudanese-artisanal-miners-killed-in-strike-rights-monitor-says/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-at-least-72-sudanese-artisanal-miners-killed-in-strike-rights-monitor-says/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:00:46 GMT World <![CDATA[THE BIG READ: The names on a record sleeve tell us an important story]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-the-names-on-a-record-sleeve-tell-us-an-important-story/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-the-names-on-a-record-sleeve-tell-us-an-important-story/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:54:55 GMT Op-eds,DM168 <![CDATA[El Niño highlights urgent need for climate-resilient food systems in SA]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-el-nino-highlights-urgent-need-for-climate-resilient-food-systems-in-sa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-el-nino-highlights-urgent-need-for-climate-resilient-food-systems-in-sa/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:53:32 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[RED SEA CHAOS: Fuel on the fire — there’s a Trumpian upside to the global oil crisis]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-fuel-on-the-fire-theres-a-trumpian-upside-to-the-global-oil-crisis/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-fuel-on-the-fire-theres-a-trumpian-upside-to-the-global-oil-crisis/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:49:49 GMT Business Maverick,DM168 <![CDATA[WHERE TO INVEST: Warning signs on Afrimat’s losses were already visible, if you knew where to look]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-afrimat/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-afrimat/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:44:21 GMT Business Maverick <![CDATA[US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-us-threatens-to-block-arms-for-ukraine-over-refinery-attacks-ft-reports/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-us-threatens-to-block-arms-for-ukraine-over-refinery-attacks-ft-reports/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:34:53 GMT World <![CDATA[TALK IS CHEAP: Morero vows transparency, but Joburg withholds release of R4bn misconduct records]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-morero-vows-transparency-but-joburg-withholds-release-of-r4bn-misconduct-records/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-morero-vows-transparency-but-joburg-withholds-release-of-r4bn-misconduct-records/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:39:01 GMT Johannesburg <![CDATA[BET ON BURGERS: From struggling student to store manager — the burger wager that opened new doors]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-moeta-burger-bet/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-moeta-burger-bet/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:32:06 GMT Nelson Mandela Bay <![CDATA[LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: On paper vs reality — could the DA and the ANC work together in Joburg?]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-on-paper-vs-reality-could-the-da-and-the-anc-work-together-in-joburg/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-on-paper-vs-reality-could-the-da-and-the-anc-work-together-in-joburg/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:17:02 GMT Politics,Analysis <![CDATA[WIN FOR WILDLIFE: Hunters lose Constitutional Court challenge to animal wellbeing protections]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-hunters-lose-constitutional-court-challenge-to-animal-wellbeing-protections/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-hunters-lose-constitutional-court-challenge-to-animal-wellbeing-protections/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:06:19 GMT Maverick Earth <![CDATA[ASYLUM FURY: How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner rage online]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-anti-foreigner-rage/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-anti-foreigner-rage/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:44 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[Vote for the psychopath — Joburg needs it]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-vote-for-the-psychopath-joburg-needs-it/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-vote-for-the-psychopath-joburg-needs-it/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:49:27 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[South Africa’s asylum crisis is a mess of Home Affairs’ own making]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-south-africas-asylum-crisis-is-a-mess-of-home-affairs-own-making/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-south-africas-asylum-crisis-is-a-mess-of-home-affairs-own-making/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:44:20 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[THERMAL TRAP: How to protect yourself from El Niño’s extreme heat]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-how-to-protect-yourself-from-el-ninos-extreme-heat/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-how-to-protect-yourself-from-el-ninos-extreme-heat/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:34:58 GMT Maverick Earth,Maverick Citizen <![CDATA[ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything?]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-ai-access/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-ai-access/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:21:21 GMT Business Maverick <![CDATA[WATER SAFETY: Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-family-outings-end-in-tragedy-as-two-children-drown-in-separate-western-cape-incidents/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-family-outings-end-in-tragedy-as-two-children-drown-in-separate-western-cape-incidents/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:34:31 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[CRÉATION AFRICA: Meet the magazine that celebrates the unsung heroes behind the creatives]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-meet-the-magazine-that-celebrates-the-unsung-heroes-behind-the-creatives/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-meet-the-magazine-that-celebrates-the-unsung-heroes-behind-the-creatives/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:42:07 GMT Maverick Life,Business Maverick,Johannesburg <![CDATA[ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-state-to-ask-court-to-supervise-home-affairs-in-scramble-to-fix-asylum-system/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-state-to-ask-court-to-supervise-home-affairs-in-scramble-to-fix-asylum-system/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:44:25 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[NERVOUS SYSTEM: Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence?]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-durbans-uneasy-calm-can-the-state-keep-a-lid-on-violence/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-durbans-uneasy-calm-can-the-state-keep-a-lid-on-violence/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:08:56 GMT Maverick News,Politics <![CDATA[Community policing must stay above party politics to protect democratic integrity]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-community-policing-must-stay-above-party-politics-to-protect-democratic-integrity/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-11-community-policing-must-stay-above-party-politics-to-protect-democratic-integrity/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:40:31 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[WELLNESS: Trevor Noah shows how personal experience can guide mental health care]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-lived-experience-can-connect-the-healthcare-dots-when-it-gets-a-say/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-lived-experience-can-connect-the-healthcare-dots-when-it-gets-a-say/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:32:42 GMT Op-eds <![CDATA[THE CONVERSATION: How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-how-pond-algae-led-to-a-nobel-and-new-ways-to-study-the-brain/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-how-pond-algae-led-to-a-nobel-and-new-ways-to-study-the-brain/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:24:55 GMT Maverick News,DM168 <![CDATA[SECOND GENERATION: Relebohile Mofokeng’s father nearly benched his soccer ambitions]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-relebohile-mofokengs-father-nearly-benched-his-soccer-ambitions/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-relebohile-mofokengs-father-nearly-benched-his-soccer-ambitions/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:19:43 GMT Sport,DM168 <![CDATA[Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-disaster-resilience-in-sa-depends-on-connecting-institutions-resources-and-communities/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-disaster-resilience-in-sa-depends-on-connecting-institutions-resources-and-communities/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:38:32 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Baboons have revealed their hand, and that’s why a sanctuary is the best option]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-baboons-have-revealed-their-hand-and-thats-why-a-sanctuary-is-the-best-option/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-baboons-have-revealed-their-hand-and-thats-why-a-sanctuary-is-the-best-option/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:26:49 GMT Opinionistas,Maverick Earth <![CDATA[Fix the RAF before seeking new revenue streams from South Africans]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-fix-the-raf-before-seeking-new-revenue-streams-from-south-africans/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-09-fix-the-raf-before-seeking-new-revenue-streams-from-south-africans/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:12:03 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[SA’s foreign service is becoming a retreat for failed ministers]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-sas-foreign-service-is-becoming-a-retreat-for-failed-ministers/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-sas-foreign-service-is-becoming-a-retreat-for-failed-ministers/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:13:25 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Why Africa’s agricultural crisis is a matter of race, class and epistemicide]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-why-africas-agricultural-crisis-is-a-matter-of-race-class-and-epistemicide/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-why-africas-agricultural-crisis-is-a-matter-of-race-class-and-epistemicide/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:02:21 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Who really speaks for white and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans?]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-who-really-speaks-for-white-and-afrikaans-speaking-south-africans-1/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-who-really-speaks-for-white-and-afrikaans-speaking-south-africans-1/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:15:53 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Homelessness in SA persists in a policy vacuum — one varsity is acting to fill it]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-homelessness-in-sa-persists-in-a-policy-vacuum-one-varsity-is-acting-to-fill-it/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-08-homelessness-in-sa-persists-in-a-policy-vacuum-one-varsity-is-acting-to-fill-it/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:05:07 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Watch – Secrets in South Africa: American spooks and an alleged Afghan tik trafficker]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-10-07-watch-secrets-in-south-africa-american-spooks-and-an-alleged-afghan-tik-trafficker/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-10-07-watch-secrets-in-south-africa-american-spooks-and-an-alleged-afghan-tik-trafficker/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:37:53 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[Watch — Where’s the ANC? Inside the party’s quietest election campaign yet]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-10-07-watch-wheres-the-anc-inside-the-partys-quietest-election-campaign-yet-1/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-10-07-watch-wheres-the-anc-inside-the-partys-quietest-election-campaign-yet-1/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:23:16 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[Judicial appointments reform needed to strengthen Bench and protect rule of law]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-judicial-appointments-reform-needed-to-strengthen-bench-and-protect-rule-of-law/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-judicial-appointments-reform-needed-to-strengthen-bench-and-protect-rule-of-law/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:23:41 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Protecting women requires funding the full justice and policing chain]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-protecting-women-requires-funding-the-full-justice-and-policing-chain/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-protecting-women-requires-funding-the-full-justice-and-policing-chain/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:54:17 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[R30 a litre — the fuel shock South Africans cannot afford]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-r30-a-litre-the-fuel-shock-south-africans-cannot-afford/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-07-r30-a-litre-the-fuel-shock-south-africans-cannot-afford/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:50:07 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[France is losing its sanity premium as chaos reigns]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-france-is-losing-its-sanity-premium-as-chaos-reigns/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-france-is-losing-its-sanity-premium-as-chaos-reigns/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:26:53 GMT Business Maverick,Opinionistas <![CDATA[Electoral Court delivers praiseworthy rulings for IEC in candidate list cases]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-electoral-court-delivers-praiseworthy-rulings-for-iec-in-candidate-list-cases/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-electoral-court-delivers-praiseworthy-rulings-for-iec-in-candidate-list-cases/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:17:05 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Medicine availability must be measured at the pharmacy window]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-medicine-availability-must-be-measured-at-the-pharmacy-window/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-10-06-medicine-availability-must-be-measured-at-the-pharmacy-window/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:01:39 GMT Opinionistas <![CDATA[Watch — Debating AI’s existential risk]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-30-watch-debating-ais-existential-risk/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-30-watch-debating-ais-existential-risk/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:20:53 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[Watch – Cape Town Planning Tribunal agreed with officials almost every time]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-30-watch-cape-town-planning-tribunal-agreed-with-officials-almost-every-time/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-30-watch-cape-town-planning-tribunal-agreed-with-officials-almost-every-time/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:10:49 GMT Maverick News <![CDATA[Watch – Swimming SA to pay Tatjana Smith interest, faces scrutiny over kit’s deal]]> https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-23-watch-swimming-sa-to-pay-tatjana-smith-interest-faces-scrutiny-over-kits-deal/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-09-23-watch-swimming-sa-to-pay-tatjana-smith-interest-faces-scrutiny-over-kits-deal/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:44 GMT Maverick News,Sport