https://www.dailymaverick.co.za Defend Truth en Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:48:55 +0000 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:48:55 +0000 no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Editor) no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Webmaster) hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Follow the brave Captain Heart on his adventure to ensure bladder relief despite an unconscious body. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-this-weekend-were-watching-9/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-this-weekend-were-watching-9/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:48:55 +0000 Magazine As a South African anti-apartheid activist, of Jewish descent I look with horror on the forthcoming Israeli elections and their likely impact on Israel, and the wider Middle East, whatever the outcome. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-put-the-squeeze-on-apartheid-israel-do-not-succumb-to-zionist-pressure-like-the-vienna-museum/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-put-the-squeeze-on-apartheid-israel-do-not-succumb-to-zionist-pressure-like-the-vienna-museum/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:53:31 +0000 opinion-piece Former Cabinet minister Fikile Mbalula has denied withholding key information about the Gupta hand in his appointment as the Minister of Sport and Recreation during a 2016 interview with the former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-fikile-fearfokkol-mbalula-tripped-up-by-semantics-of-his-gupta-fix-tale/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-fikile-fearfokkol-mbalula-tripped-up-by-semantics-of-his-gupta-fix-tale/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:38:42 +0000 South Africa The Bangladesh government blocked Al Jazeera's English language website hours after it published an article on Wednesday detailing the alleged involvement of the country's most senior security and defence figure in the disappearance of three men as part of a business dispute involving his wife. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-bangladesh-blocks-access-to-al-jazeera-news-website/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-bangladesh-blocks-access-to-al-jazeera-news-website/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:54:15 +0000 Newsdeck President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation this week to establish a new anti-corruption unit within the NPA. It was a compromise born out of State Capture and meant to tackle it. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-ramaphosas-npa-investigative-unit-an-unknown-compromise/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-ramaphosas-npa-investigative-unit-an-unknown-compromise/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:46:35 +0000 South Africa The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) has had its voters' roll certified and the number of eligible voters stands at 26.75m – representing a 1.3m increase in the number of people who registered to vote in 2014. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-26-75m-iec-records-highest-number-of-registered-voters-since-democracy/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-26-75m-iec-records-highest-number-of-registered-voters-since-democracy/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:42:15 +0000 Newsdeck President Donald Trump said Friday that a trade deal with China is close as he prepared to send his negotiators to Beijing for a fresh round of talks next week, but U.S. officials downplayed the prospect of a swift conclusion. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-trump-says-china-deal-is-close-ahead-of-fresh-round-of-talks/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-trump-says-china-deal-is-close-ahead-of-fresh-round-of-talks/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:36:15 +0000 Newsdeck World Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, in what is believed to be the first formal cancellation of the troubled model. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-indonesias-garuda-cancels-49-jet-boeing-737-deal-after-crashes/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-indonesias-garuda-cancels-49-jet-boeing-737-deal-after-crashes/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:17:55 +0000 Newsdeck In the wake of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) announcing a decision to delay its ruling on whether Caster Semenya will be allowed to take part in athletics, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on 'the elimination of discrimination against women and girls in sport'. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-united-nations-human-rights-council-throws-its-weight-behind-caster-semenya/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-united-nations-human-rights-council-throws-its-weight-behind-caster-semenya/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:51:08 +0000 Newsdeck Rains have washed away memories of Cape Town’s crisis, but the country’s water future is still precarious. By Zachary Donnenfeld for ISS TODAY. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-water-security-in-south-africa-forgotten-but-not-gone/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-water-security-in-south-africa-forgotten-but-not-gone/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:45:13 +0000 South Africa If you saw a ‘Karoo Lamb’ certification sticker or badge on lamb chops, shoulder or shanks in a supermarket fridge, what would you presume it to mean? That the meat comes from a lamb raised on a farm in the Karoo, right? And has therefore lived on a diet of ‘Karoobossies’, which makes it taste just like, well, Karoo lamb? Right? Or would you be better off buying C-grade mutton? https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-meating-requirements-when-is-karoo-lamb-karoo-lamb/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-meating-requirements-when-is-karoo-lamb-karoo-lamb/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:38:24 +0000 TGIFood The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, is expanding its ruby chocolate range a year after the pink KitKat became a viral sensation in Asia. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-nestle-boosts-ruby-chocolate-range-after-driving-viral-sensation/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-nestle-boosts-ruby-chocolate-range-after-driving-viral-sensation/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:27:33 +0000 TGIFood In the age of Banting and superfoods, cauliflower has received an extreme makeover. Previously boiled and smothered in cheese sauce to make it virtually unrecognisable, this ugly duckling has transformed into a headlining act. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-whole-baked-cauliflower-the-new-sunday-roast/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-whole-baked-cauliflower-the-new-sunday-roast/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:25:16 +0000 TGIFood Natasha Napoli of Nourish’d describes herself as ‘a crazy urban hippie … trying to save this beautiful blue-green earth, one bamboo straw and salad bowl at a time’. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-nourishd-mind-body-and-soul-greens-up-obs/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-nourishd-mind-body-and-soul-greens-up-obs/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:22:12 +0000 TGIFood When travelling the Winelands in search of something delicious to nibble on, there is a plethora of choice at virtually every stop, so when we planned our trip to the area around Stellenbosch we were excited at the prospect of sampling some of the finest wines and foods this splendid countryside has to offer. Problem is, after three days, it seemed that Stellenbosch had only two real offerings available. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-table-okay-lawn-at-de-meye/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-table-okay-lawn-at-de-meye/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:18:29 +0000 TGIFood Avocados are at their peak and the South African Avocado Growers’ Association is giving them a big push right now. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-avo-as-the-hero/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-avo-as-the-hero/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:15:16 +0000 TGIFood Franschhoek went from small town to local wonder to world foodie destination in a few years. Haute Cabrière garnered national attention when it was on Cabrière farm offering wine and food pairings. It relocated to a subterranean cellar and shot up the rankings. But the glory shifted to rivals like the Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais. But its rivals should look out — Haute Cabrière has a remodelling up its sleeve. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-haute-cabriere-reasserts-itself/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-haute-cabriere-reasserts-itself/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:11:25 +0000 TGIFood From the slopes to the streets to the closets of the elites, the puffer shows no signs of slowing down. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-what-kind-of-puffery-is-this-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-puffer-jacket/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-what-kind-of-puffery-is-this-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-puffer-jacket/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:06:43 +0000 Maverick Life A key House Democrat is renewing demands that the White House turn over documents about the use of private texts or emails by Jared Kushner, saying Kushner’s lawyer acknowledged that the senior aide used the non-secure WhatsApp application to communicate with foreign leaders. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-democrats-say-kushner-used-whatsapp-to-contact-foreign-leaders/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-democrats-say-kushner-used-whatsapp-to-contact-foreign-leaders/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:23:42 +0000 Newsdeck European Union leaders staved off the threat of the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without a deal next Friday by giving Theresa May an extra two weeks to work out what to do. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-eu-gives-theresa-may-another-two-weeks-to-avoid-a-no-deal-brexit/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-eu-gives-theresa-may-another-two-weeks-to-avoid-a-no-deal-brexit/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:16:33 +0000 Newsdeck Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted a slump in fourth-quarter earnings on increased spending as its prized games business showed signs of recovery after a brutal 2018. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-why-tencent-missed-the-mark-on-profit-by-most-in-a-decade/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-why-tencent-missed-the-mark-on-profit-by-most-in-a-decade/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:07:52 +0000 Business Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will on Saturday sign Italy up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a transcontinental infrastructure project that critics say allows Beijing to trade present-day investment for future leverage. The move has worried Italy's European allies, and almost half of Italy's own parliament, but Conte is sticking to his guns. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-half-the-world-worries-about-italy-getting-in-bed-with-china/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-half-the-world-worries-about-italy-getting-in-bed-with-china/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:51:49 +0000 Business Michel Temer on Thursday showed the largest corruption investigation in the country’s history remains a powerful and unpredictable force in its politics, clouding the outlook for the government’s key economic reforms. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-economic-overhaul-at-risk-as-temer-arrest-roils-brazil-politics/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-economic-overhaul-at-risk-as-temer-arrest-roils-brazil-politics/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:22:26 +0000 Business Jacinda Arden’s leadership has been a singular example in a world gone mad, a world where the rhetoric of hate seems to spread like wildfire across the internet and the ‘dark web’ – a place where cowards can hide. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-amazing-grace-staying-true-to-ones-humanity-in-the-age-of-unreason-and-politics-by-the-shameless/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-amazing-grace-staying-true-to-ones-humanity-in-the-age-of-unreason-and-politics-by-the-shameless/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:25:51 +0000 opinion-piece After reading Rebels and Rage, it is apparent that what author Adam Habib wants is a kind of pragmatic radicalism that can make real and sustainable changes. He wants to avoid Wits going the way of the University of Durban-Westville, or Zimbabwe or Venezuela. His model is more like Sweden or Germany, a workable compromise rather than scorched earth. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-adam-habibs-search-for-a-pragmatic-radicalism/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-adam-habibs-search-for-a-pragmatic-radicalism/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:23:22 +0000 opinion-piece Consumers can welcome a proposed new code that will empower car owners with the right to repair or service their vehicles at a provider of their own choice without voiding their warranties. It is a much-needed change that is long overdue, but some in the industry with entrenched monopolistic interests are resisting these changes. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-consumer-rights-why-a-new-motor-code-will-strengthen-sa-car-owners-rights/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-consumer-rights-why-a-new-motor-code-will-strengthen-sa-car-owners-rights/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:21:59 +0000 opinion-piece Some Christians very subtly endorse the increasing frequency of Islamophobic incidents. I’d like to challenge the dogma behind this by unpacking some stories and themes from their Bible. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-christ-in-the-christchurch-mosque-massacre-islamophobia-and-decolonised-christianity/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-christ-in-the-christchurch-mosque-massacre-islamophobia-and-decolonised-christianity/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:20:33 +0000 opinion-piece More of the same means a refusal to deal with the real problems confronting land reform in favour of politically satisfying illusions. More of the same means blackouts, dark nights and the ‘New Dawn’ indefinitely deferred. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-after-the-elections-what-next-on-land-reform-by-all-accounts-more-of-the-same/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-after-the-elections-what-next-on-land-reform-by-all-accounts-more-of-the-same/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:19:05 +0000 opinion-piece A freshwater specialist’s reflections on recent lessons learnt and how these can help us dig ourselves out of an interconnected planetary crisis. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-how-panic-can-lead-to-big-change-five-steps-to-get-us-out-of-a-crisis/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-22-how-panic-can-lead-to-big-change-five-steps-to-get-us-out-of-a-crisis/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:17:28 +0000 opinion-piece Newly leaked VBS Mutual Bank statements allow a peek into VBS fixer and former ANCYL Limpopo leader Kabelo Matsepe’s dodgy riches: R35.4m allegedly stolen from vulnerable Limpopo depositors and municipalities via VBS bought him a Range Rover, a property in Centurion and saw millions channelled towards his company. Matsepe’s latest brazen move – claiming an additional R21.6-million in ‘commissions’ as a bank's creditor – shows that the VBS fight for justice is far from over. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-great-vbs-heist-former-ancyl-limpopo-leaders-r35-4m-spending-list-exposed/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-great-vbs-heist-former-ancyl-limpopo-leaders-r35-4m-spending-list-exposed/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:15:17 +0000 SCORPIO The language of rating agencies is often obscure; publicly Moody’s talks about ‘persistent structural challenges’ and the risk of ‘fiscal slippages in the face of both slower growth and increasing political pressures’. What this means is that they are looking for some substantial and fast policy changes, probably larger than SA’s political system can manage. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-rating-agencies-are-likely-looking-for-changes-larger-than-south-africas-political-system-can-deliver/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-rating-agencies-are-likely-looking-for-changes-larger-than-south-africas-political-system-can-deliver/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:10:59 +0000 Business In the Tanganda River, Chipinge and Chimanimani districts of Zimbabwe, floods wiped away bridges, homes and human lives. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-hundreds-dead-and-missing-as-storm-takes-its-toll-in-zimbabwes-eastern-districts/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-hundreds-dead-and-missing-as-storm-takes-its-toll-in-zimbabwes-eastern-districts/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:04:15 +0000 Africa It’s sporty, edgy and a real head-turner. It’s also smaller and more progressive than any other Lexus. But can the Lexus UX attract the younger audience – and the extra sales volumes – the brand is hoping for? https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-lexus-ux-2-0-f-sport-when-tech-meets-edge/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-lexus-ux-2-0-f-sport-when-tech-meets-edge/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:58:53 +0000 Business The ANC held a rally in Sharpeville in commemoration of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre on Human Rights Day. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke about the strides the ANC government had made on human rights since 1994. Outside the venue, ANC members remained hopeful that the president will deliver on his message of renewal. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-ramaphosa-honours-sharpeville-dead-and-highlights-keeping-indigenous-languages-alive/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-ramaphosa-honours-sharpeville-dead-and-highlights-keeping-indigenous-languages-alive/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:55:53 +0000 South Africa The IEC announced that a record 48 political parties have successfully registered to contest the 2019 general elections. Most have been formed recently, suggesting that many see an opportunity to capitalise on voter uncertainty after the Zuma years. Noteworthy, too, is the number of religious parties — with churches hoping to turn congregant numbers into political power. In the first of a two-part series, we take a brief look at the parties appearing on the ballot sheet in May. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-crib-sheet-to-the-political-parties-contesting-the-2019-polls-part-one/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-the-crib-sheet-to-the-political-parties-contesting-the-2019-polls-part-one/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:53:42 +0000 South Africa Time will tell how Sasfin’s fintech investments will play out, but CEO Michael Sassoon says the internal rate of return on realisation on investment looks positive. In the interim, Sasfin is starting to reap the fruits of the other significant strategic steps it has taken. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-investing-in-the-future-does-not-come-cheap-but-sasfin-is-confident-its-three-pronged-strategy-will-pay-off/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-investing-in-the-future-does-not-come-cheap-but-sasfin-is-confident-its-three-pronged-strategy-will-pay-off/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:51:18 +0000 Business On Thursday 21 March, the EFF took up the Dlomo Stadium in Emfuleni, where leader Julius Malema told supporters that if the party loses the national elections in May, it must be on principle. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-malema-in-emfuleni-lets-lose-elections-on-principle/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-malema-in-emfuleni-lets-lose-elections-on-principle/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:49:28 +0000 South Africa On Human Rights Day the IFP celebrated its 44th birthday by launching its Gauteng manifesto in Soweto. While the party’s age counts in its favour, the same might not be true for its 90-year-old leader, Mangosuthu Buthelezi. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-buthelezi-lauded-at-90-as-party-launches-manifesto-in-soweto/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-buthelezi-lauded-at-90-as-party-launches-manifesto-in-soweto/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:47:33 +0000 South Africa While apartheid might be over, activism and a sense of community was still needed in South Africa if the country is to be truly free and democratic for those who live in it. On Human Rights Day, activists gathered at one of Cape Town’s most historic sites of activism and resistance to talk about the role activism plays in a democracy. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-activists-must-continue-the-fight-to-preserve-democracy-community-house-gathering-told-on-human-rights-day/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-activists-must-continue-the-fight-to-preserve-democracy-community-house-gathering-told-on-human-rights-day/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:45:36 +0000 South Africa This banner floating above protests in Algiers captures how most Algerians feel about their geriatric leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-make-like-the-dinosaurs-and-disappear-how-algerians-feel-about-their-leader/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-make-like-the-dinosaurs-and-disappear-how-algerians-feel-about-their-leader/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:43:40 +0000 Africa Cape Town activist group Reclaim the City peacefully occupied the Rondebosch Golf Club on 21 March to highlight issues with land distribution. Residents from Khayelitsha, Philippi and other informal settlements gathered together to celebrate Human Rights Day on a piece of land they say is inaccessible to them. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-activists-occupy-rondebosch-golf-club-celebrate-reclaim-the-land-day/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-activists-occupy-rondebosch-golf-club-celebrate-reclaim-the-land-day/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:41:56 +0000 South Africa ‘Apocalypse’. ‘Dystopian nightmare’. ‘Mass fatalities’. ‘Catastrophe’. ‘Cholera outbreak.’ If one had to guess the source of these frightening prophecies regarding the fate of the Cape coastline, one could be forgiven for imagining they were issued by a paperback blockbuster author or a conspiracy-theorist podcaster. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-academics-unsubstantiated-bombshells-trigger-panic-free-of-accountability/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-academics-unsubstantiated-bombshells-trigger-panic-free-of-accountability/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:40:04 +0000 South Africa Today’s free marketeers attribute the failure of inflation to rise, despite wage growth and low unemployment, to a new normal — a new “natural” inflation rate. With their Panglossian blinders, whatever they observe is assumed to be the most natural outcome in the most natural of all possible economic systems.. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-capitalisms-elusive-magic-number-a-prevailing-real-interest-rate-that-kills-two-birds-with-one-stone/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-capitalisms-elusive-magic-number-a-prevailing-real-interest-rate-that-kills-two-birds-with-one-stone/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:37:33 +0000 Business The African National Congress’s 2019 election manifesto released in January refers to the need to broaden ownership of the economy and ‘a focus on extending worker ownership across the sectors of the economy’ as an essential part of transforming the South African economy to serve all the people. We believe that including workers in the democratic ownership of companies via employee stock ownership plans may well be a viable option for South Africa to consider. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-employee-stock-ownership-plans-a-viable-option-for-south-africa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-employee-stock-ownership-plans-a-viable-option-for-south-africa/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:36:06 +0000 South Africa Senior American official visits South Africa to reaffirm that the two nations do not hate each other, but not all that much more. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-officials-low-key-visit-betrays-shrinking-us-influence-in-todays-world/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-officials-low-key-visit-betrays-shrinking-us-influence-in-todays-world/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:34:09 +0000 South Africa On a day that marks exactly 59 years since the murder of a group of black protesters by apartheid law enforcement in the township of Sharpeville, Gauteng, the Apartheid Museum hosted a public debate titled ‘The Black Body: (Still) a Site of Oppression?’. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-apartheid-museum-debate-investigates-the-black-body-as-a-site-of-oppression/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-apartheid-museum-debate-investigates-the-black-body-as-a-site-of-oppression/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:31:08 +0000 Newsdeck Farmworkers across the Western Cape are still facing evictions from farms with up to 20,000 people facing evictions in one municipality. While South Africa observed Human Rights Day on 21 March, farmworkers question when their rights will be respected and enforced by the president and the Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-farmworkers-demand-their-rights-while-20000-in-drakenstein-municipality-face-evictions/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-farmworkers-demand-their-rights-while-20000-in-drakenstein-municipality-face-evictions/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:29:34 +0000 South Africa Eskom has hit a brick wall and, by all accounts, no one in any position of authority can tell us why or how this has happened. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-eskom-not-knowing-what-the-problem-is-is-the-problem/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-22-eskom-not-knowing-what-the-problem-is-is-the-problem/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:27:14 +0000 South Africa https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/dark-day/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/dark-day/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:20:14 +0000 cartoon Reclaim the City activists staged a protest at the upscale Rondebosch Golf Course on Thursday saying the facility should rather be used for affordable housing. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-21-reclaim-the-city-takes-over-plush-cape-town-golf-course-calls-for-land-to-be-used-for-affordable-housing-instead/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-21-reclaim-the-city-takes-over-plush-cape-town-golf-course-calls-for-land-to-be-used-for-affordable-housing-instead/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:21:30 +0000 Newsdeck President Donald Trump said it’s time for the U.S. to “fully recognize” Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a political gift to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just weeks before a tough re-election vote. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-21-trump-supports-israel-sovereignty-over-golan-aiding-netanyahu/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-21-trump-supports-israel-sovereignty-over-golan-aiding-netanyahu/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:08:53 +0000 Newsdeck https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/dont-panic-2/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/dont-panic-2/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:02:02 +0000 cartoon A new political party, the Capitalist Party of South Africa, was launched at in Johannesburg on Sunday, 17 March. In the weeks between now and the election, this column will document how the party came about, what needed to fall into place, how people were brought on board, how the ideas were brought to life. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-21-liberte-egalite-fraternite-provide-the-core-values-of-new-party/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-21-liberte-egalite-fraternite-provide-the-core-values-of-new-party/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:43:55 +0000 opinion-piece City of Cape Town could use its golf courses and bowling greens for low-cost housing, says report. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-radical-new-housing-deal-proposed-to-break-apartheid-barriers/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-radical-new-housing-deal-proposed-to-break-apartheid-barriers/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:39:09 +0000 South Africa The last sitting day of the National Assembly on Wednesday unfolded against the family tragedy of ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu, whose daughter had died the night before. But with Parliament rising for the 8 May elections, the focus was soon back on electioneering and acerbic politicking as MPs from every political party represented in the House used their time on the podium to tout for votes. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-the-house-rises-ahead-of-elections-in-a-last-sitting-marked-by-tragedy-and-electioneering/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-the-house-rises-ahead-of-elections-in-a-last-sitting-marked-by-tragedy-and-electioneering/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:19:15 +0000 South Africa Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s former chief financial officer is working with authorities as they investigate questionable transactions that brought the global retailer to the brink of collapse. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-steinhoff-former-cfo-assisting-authorities-with-investigations/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-steinhoff-former-cfo-assisting-authorities-with-investigations/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:54:38 +0000 Newsdeck Twelve taxi associations have blockaded all routes leading in and out of the Vaal Triangle. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-taxis-shut-down-routes-in-and-out-of-vaal-triangle-ahead-of-human-rights-day-celebrations/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-taxis-shut-down-routes-in-and-out-of-vaal-triangle-ahead-of-human-rights-day-celebrations/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:46:59 +0000 Newsdeck Two South African women have been honoured globally for protecting the planet’s precious water resources and helping to prepare action plans on global climate-change. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-world-acclaim-for-south-african-wonder-women-scientists/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-world-acclaim-for-south-african-wonder-women-scientists/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:41:50 +0000 South Africa Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union for an extension to the Brexit deadline until June 30, she told lawmakers in the House of Commons, after pro-Brexit ministers objected to being stuck in the bloc for much longer. It increases the chances that the U.K. could crash out of the bloc at the end of June, and could make for a tense meeting with European leaders on Thursday. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-may-asks-eu-for-brexit-extension-until-june-30-brexit-update/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-may-asks-eu-for-brexit-extension-until-june-30-brexit-update/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:41:44 +0000 Newsdeck The State Capture Commission has heard explosive claims that former Cabinet minister, Malusi Gigaba told a senior government executive to 'look after' the Guptas during a meeting at the family’s Saxonwold mansion. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-denel-boss-says-gigaba-told-him-to-look-after-the-guptas/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-20-denel-boss-says-gigaba-told-him-to-look-after-the-guptas/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:32:22 +0000 South Africa