https://www.dailymaverick.co.za Defend Truth en Fri, 07 May 2021 05:37:51 +0000 Fri, 07 May 2021 05:37:51 +0000 no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Editor) no-reply@dailymaverick.co.za (Webmaster) hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DM-LOGO-ROUND-1000x1000-1-32x32.png https://www.dailymaverick.co.za 32 32 Copper will need to rise 50% further from its current near-record high to encourage enough new mined supply to meet rampant demand, according to Ivan Glasenberg, the billionaire chief executive officer of Glencore Plc. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-glencore-ceo-says-15000-copper-needed-to-drive-new-supply/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-glencore-ceo-says-15000-copper-needed-to-drive-new-supply/ Bloomberg Fri, 07 May 2021 05:37:51 +0200 Business Maverick Shares of Covid-19 vaccine developers in Asia got some relief after the German Chancellor rejected a U.S. proposal to waive patent protections for coronavirus shots. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-china-vaccine-stocks-rebound-as-merkel-opposes-patent-waiver/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-china-vaccine-stocks-rebound-as-merkel-opposes-patent-waiver/ Bloomberg Fri, 07 May 2021 05:32:47 +0200 Business Maverick Some of the City of London’s biggest firms are backing government proposals designed to attract more business. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-city-of-london-firms-back-u-k-s-plan-to-rewrite-listing-rules/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-city-of-london-firms-back-u-k-s-plan-to-rewrite-listing-rules/ Bloomberg Fri, 07 May 2021 05:25:28 +0200 Business Maverick The U.S.’s sudden support for a waiver of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines is headed for potentially thorny negotiations at the World Trade Organization over sharing the proprietary know-how needed to boost global supplies. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-u-s-vaccine-patent-surprise-roils-pharma-as-wto-debate-heats-up/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-u-s-vaccine-patent-surprise-roils-pharma-as-wto-debate-heats-up/ Bloomberg Fri, 07 May 2021 05:17:54 +0200 Business Maverick (Bloomberg) --Japan is set to extend until the end of May a state of emergency that covers Tokyo, while expanding it to cover two more regions hit by rising case numbers, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told an advisory panel Friday. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-japan-seeks-to-extend-virus-emergency-covering-tokyo-to-may-31/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-japan-seeks-to-extend-virus-emergency-covering-tokyo-to-may-31/ Bloomberg Fri, 07 May 2021 05:00:43 +0200 Newsdeck On 22 April, the world celebrated Earth Day. This should not have been another calendar event to express concern, share cliched nature images and retweet idealistic memes about our planetary home. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-precarious-planet-choosing-earth-or-choosing-carbon/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-07-precarious-planet-choosing-earth-or-choosing-carbon/ Vishwas Satgar Fri, 07 May 2021 00:07:30 +0200 Our Burning Planet The suspended ANC secretary-general has suffered a series of significant defeats, with virtually no evidence of any victories for him, or his dwindling supporters. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ace-magashules-long-waning-process-from-gangster-state-onwards-suggests-the-autumn-of-the-patriarch-has-arrived/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ace-magashules-long-waning-process-from-gangster-state-onwards-suggests-the-autumn-of-the-patriarch-has-arrived/ Stephen Grootes Thu, 06 May 2021 23:55:42 +0200 South Africa The ANC’s Ace problem entered a phase of prolonged ‘conclusion’ this week. It is now an endgame. Yet, as the immediate fallout of the week’s actions showed, the inconclusive Nasrec leadership victories and Ace Magashule’s secretary-generalship will live to haunt the ANC at least into its next elective conference. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-the-ace-moves-from-convoluted-chess-game-to-hints-of-internal-coup/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-the-ace-moves-from-convoluted-chess-game-to-hints-of-internal-coup/ Susan Booysen Thu, 06 May 2021 23:50:15 +0200 opinion-piece We are at a crossroads as a country. And I fail to see how a manipulative nexus of public and private predatory elites can hold us to ransom. And that it sits like a cancer in the ranks of the political movement that spearheaded our liberation struggle. And we feel powerless to do anything about it. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-its-time-for-real-leaders-to-rise-up-and-rid-the-country-of-predatory-elites/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-its-time-for-real-leaders-to-rise-up-and-rid-the-country-of-predatory-elites/ Jay Naidoo Thu, 06 May 2021 23:47:47 +0200 opinion-piece The ANC’s dogmatic hold on Nasrec 2017 policies, notwithstanding changing conditions, prevents the emergence of new ideas and fresh thinking, when the world has pulled the rug from underneath our feet. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-debilitating-and-dogmatic-nasrec-2017-and-its-vice-like-grip-on-our-imagination/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-debilitating-and-dogmatic-nasrec-2017-and-its-vice-like-grip-on-our-imagination/ Ismail Lagardien Thu, 06 May 2021 23:41:58 +0200 opinion-piece The political games have not ended and Ace Magashule and his compatriots will be working hard to reclaim ground by securing branches and manoeuvring across the country to solidify their base to wage further factional battles. The ANC will need to confront quite specifically and directly the culture of corrupt practices, dishonesty and malfeasance within the party. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-power-politics-ace-magashules-theatrics-are-just-the-opening-salvo-in-a-long-and-dirty-war/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-power-politics-ace-magashules-theatrics-are-just-the-opening-salvo-in-a-long-and-dirty-war/ Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar Thu, 06 May 2021 23:38:20 +0200 opinion-piece South Africa registered 2,149 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,590,370. A further 63 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total deaths to 54,620. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-moderna-booster-effective-south-africa-registers-2149-new-cases/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-moderna-booster-effective-south-africa-registers-2149-new-cases/ Bloomberg Thu, 06 May 2021 23:31:18 +0200 COVID-19 With City of Cape Town mayco member Xanthea Limberg the latest high-profile DA figure to be fingered in an ongoing qualifications scandal, the party now says it will launch a full audit. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-da-to-carry-out-full-audit-on-party-members-qualifications/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-da-to-carry-out-full-audit-on-party-members-qualifications/ Rebecca Davis Thu, 06 May 2021 23:28:45 +0200 South Africa Covid-19 vaccines will only be registered for use in South Africa if their common side effects are mild. To qualify as a ‘very rare’ side effect, the symptom needs to affect fewer than one in 10,000 people. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-passive-surveillance-people-receiving-a-covid-19-vaccine-will-be-urged-to-report-any-negative-side-effects/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-passive-surveillance-people-receiving-a-covid-19-vaccine-will-be-urged-to-report-any-negative-side-effects/ Aisha Abdool Karim and Joan van Dyk Thu, 06 May 2021 23:24:31 +0200 Maverick Citizen Is the arrest of alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack the beginning of the end — and will he finally be convicted of the serious criminal charges he faces? https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-nafiz-modack-arrest-sets-cape-underworld-ajitter-as-net-closes/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-nafiz-modack-arrest-sets-cape-underworld-ajitter-as-net-closes/ Vincent Cruywagen Thu, 06 May 2021 23:19:55 +0200 South Africa If climate scientist Bob Scholes had to script his death, dying under a tree while on a hike is what he would have wanted. But his death, just over a week ago, came far too early. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-professor-bob-scholes-was-a-man-for-all-seasons-a-revered-climate-scientist-epicure-and-nature-lover/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-professor-bob-scholes-was-a-man-for-all-seasons-a-revered-climate-scientist-epicure-and-nature-lover/ Shaun Smillie Thu, 06 May 2021 23:15:01 +0200 Our Burning Planet Two years after former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi told the Zondo Commission that Kevin Wakeford was paid R100,000 a month to influence SARS investigations into Bosasa, Wakeford denied Agrizzi’s allegations. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-bosasa-consultant-kevin-wakeford-tells-commission-angelo-agrizzi-is-a-proven-liar-and-a-racist/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-bosasa-consultant-kevin-wakeford-tells-commission-angelo-agrizzi-is-a-proven-liar-and-a-racist/ Karabo Mafolo Thu, 06 May 2021 23:11:39 +0200 South Africa https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-the-usual-suspenders/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-the-usual-suspenders/ Stephen Francis & Rico Thu, 06 May 2021 23:06:51 +0200 Podcasts Over here at Daily Maverick, we have drafted a memo for the Democratic National Committee to send to their counterparts at the Republican National Committee over the increasingly intemperate tenor of politics in the US. We hope they will take this up with urgent effect before at least one side of American politics sinks further still. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-dear-republicans-maybe-you-didnt-ask-for-our-advice-but-here-it-is-anyway/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-dear-republicans-maybe-you-didnt-ask-for-our-advice-but-here-it-is-anyway/ J Brooks Spector Thu, 06 May 2021 23:05:24 +0200 World Few of ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule’s supporters have publicly come to his defence after he was suspended by the party, but his real level of support can only be measured once he indicates how he plans to fight his temporary removal. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-underwhelming-support-for-suspended-ace-magashule-indicates-a-man-running-out-of-options/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-underwhelming-support-for-suspended-ace-magashule-indicates-a-man-running-out-of-options/ Greg Nicolson & Bheki Simelane Thu, 06 May 2021 23:03:57 +0200 South Africa Professor Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi has big plans for Wits University during his tenure as vice-chancellor of Wits University but cautions that South Africa needs to strengthen other streams of post-school education besides universities. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-professor-zeblon-vilakazi-dreams-of-an-mit-styled-digital-technology-hub-at-wits/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-professor-zeblon-vilakazi-dreams-of-an-mit-styled-digital-technology-hub-at-wits/ Ayanda Mthethwa Thu, 06 May 2021 22:57:34 +0200 South Africa After ignoring EFF digs over his ‘suspension’, President Cyril Ramaphosa snapped at DA leader John Steenhuisen, telling him that what’s happening in the ANC wasn’t his business. But the ruling party’s factional battles remind one of the saying about fighting elephants and grass being trampled. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ramaphosa-dodges-opposition-barbs-on-anc-factional-battles-suspensions-elections-and-vaccines/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ramaphosa-dodges-opposition-barbs-on-anc-factional-battles-suspensions-elections-and-vaccines/ Marianne Merten Thu, 06 May 2021 22:53:54 +0200 South Africa (Bloomberg) --Google said it will create a new safety section in its Play mobile-app store that will let Android smartphone users see what data developers collect about them and share, plus give access to additional privacy and security information. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-google-will-make-android-apps-tell-users-about-data-collection/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-google-will-make-android-apps-tell-users-about-data-collection/ Bloomberg Thu, 06 May 2021 22:51:00 +0200 Newsdeck A rural women’s project on hallowed ground battles to crack it as the tourism sector fights off the effects of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-baleni-salt-harvesters-struggle-to-pull-off-tough-balancing-act/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-baleni-salt-harvesters-struggle-to-pull-off-tough-balancing-act/ Lucas Ledwaba for Mukurukuru Media Thu, 06 May 2021 22:48:20 +0200 Maverick Citizen Muizenberg-based artist Claire Homewood has, for the past two years, been painting a large mural by the St James Tidal Pool in the south peninsula. She believes art in public space is an important source of learning. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-art-in-public-spaces-letting-cape-towns-walls-talk/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-art-in-public-spaces-letting-cape-towns-walls-talk/ Marcela Guerrero Casas Thu, 06 May 2021 22:44:25 +0200 Maverick Citizen Two weeks ago, the smell of smoke choked a distressed Cape Town as flames raged on Table Mountain. But wildfires are not a phenomenon unique to South Africa. As climate change worsens, scientists warn that they will become more frequent and more dangerous. This week, we listen to two podcasts about wildfire and what happens when the world starts to burn. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-entering-the-era-of-the-pyrocene/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-entering-the-era-of-the-pyrocene/ Sarah Hoek Thu, 06 May 2021 22:41:46 +0200 Maverick Life (Bloomberg) --Epic Games Inc.’s first chance to put Apple Inc. on the defensive about its App Store at a high-stakes trial got off to a rocky start. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-epics-interrogation-of-apple-app-store-witness-gets-rocky-start/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-epics-interrogation-of-apple-app-store-witness-gets-rocky-start/ Bloomberg Thu, 06 May 2021 22:39:19 +0200 Newsdeck WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday the process of removing all contractors from Afghanistan working with the United States was under way as part of President Joe Biden's withdrawal of forces from the country. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-pentagon-chief-says-removal-of-all-contractors-from-afghanistan-under-way/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-pentagon-chief-says-removal-of-all-contractors-from-afghanistan-under-way/ Reuters Thu, 06 May 2021 22:24:37 +0200 Newsdeck Lexus SA has refined its IS sedan South African line-up, now only offering its recently refreshed premium IS 300h. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-laid-back-lexus-luxury-new-is-300h-ticks-all-the-green-heart-boxes/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-laid-back-lexus-luxury-new-is-300h-ticks-all-the-green-heart-boxes/ Melinda Ferguson Thu, 06 May 2021 22:23:05 +0200 Business Maverick The infrastructure and contract mining group has won the support of investors to raise more capital as it reduces debt to sustainable levels and refocuses its business. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-amenable-shareholders-give-aveng-a-fighting-chance-with-r100m-rights-offer/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-amenable-shareholders-give-aveng-a-fighting-chance-with-r100m-rights-offer/ Stephen Gunnion Thu, 06 May 2021 22:18:30 +0200 Business Maverick The Blyvoor mine is rebooting again after protesters stopped blocking the entrance to the operation in the wake of a spate of arrests by police, according to company sources and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The company is also preparing a damages claim against the union. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-gautengs-blyvoor-gold-mine-reboots-prepares-damages-claim-against-num/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-gautengs-blyvoor-gold-mine-reboots-prepares-damages-claim-against-num/ Ed Stoddard Thu, 06 May 2021 22:14:05 +0200 Business Maverick The news on Wednesday was dominated by the decision of the recently suspended ANC Secretary-General Ace Magushule to suspend his own party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. But did you notice what didn’t happen? Those ever-fickle markets… they really didn’t notice. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-its-the-undertow-why-financial-markets-ignored-ace-magashules-suspension-of-the-anc-president/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-its-the-undertow-why-financial-markets-ignored-ace-magashules-suspension-of-the-anc-president/ Tim Cohen Thu, 06 May 2021 21:56:54 +0200 Business Maverick What do central bankers and platinum group metals (PGMs) producers have in common? These days it can seem like they are both printing money. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-pgm-bonanza-sibanye-stillwater-posts-record-q1-earnings/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-pgm-bonanza-sibanye-stillwater-posts-record-q1-earnings/ Ed Stoddard Thu, 06 May 2021 21:49:22 +0200 Business Maverick The UK’s major funding cuts to UNAids will hit home hard in Africa and South Africa where the fight to beat HIV/Aids is far from over. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-uk-hiv-funding-tap-closes-big-and-shameful-blow-to-africa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-uk-hiv-funding-tap-closes-big-and-shameful-blow-to-africa/ Ufrieda Ho Thu, 06 May 2021 21:46:22 +0200 Maverick Citizen An ambitious programme to commercialise and boost indigenous goat production across KwaZulu-Natal is in jeopardy because the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has throttled funding of millions of rands. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-no-sign-of-promised-state-funding-for-kzn-farmers-really-gets-their-goat/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-no-sign-of-promised-state-funding-for-kzn-farmers-really-gets-their-goat/ Yves Vanderhaeghen Thu, 06 May 2021 21:38:52 +0200 South Africa The first step to fighting corruption is to strengthen the efficiency and independence of the justice system. So much of this fight depends on the relationship between political leaders and the institutions responsible for enforcing and interpreting the law. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-how-to-fight-corruption-in-africa-lessons-for-sierra-leones-julius-maada-bio/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-how-to-fight-corruption-in-africa-lessons-for-sierra-leones-julius-maada-bio/ Adedayo Ademuwagun Thu, 06 May 2021 21:31:12 +0200 opinion-piece Amid sharply rising medico-legal claims in the public healthcare sector, taking huge bites out of already stretched provincial budgets, SECTION27 assesses what impact a recent court judgment and proposed legislation might have on the problem. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-court-again-steps-in-to-plug-the-gap-left-by-the-legislature-on-medico-legal-claims/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-court-again-steps-in-to-plug-the-gap-left-by-the-legislature-on-medico-legal-claims/ Motheo Brodie and Sasha Stevenson Thu, 06 May 2021 21:30:20 +0200 Maverick Citizen What if we could rewrite the narrative of economic textbooks? Not as a dismal scarcity-investigating science, but as one on management and leadership with justice as its bedrock. There will be no place in such a narrative for the mushrooming of any psychopathic-like behaviour that characterises most company executives and politicians today. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-rewriting-economics-101-the-neglect-of-the-soul-of-this-science-has-led-us-into-the-abyss-of-analysis-paralysis/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-rewriting-economics-101-the-neglect-of-the-soul-of-this-science-has-led-us-into-the-abyss-of-analysis-paralysis/ James Blignaut Thu, 06 May 2021 21:22:53 +0200 opinion-piece Experience the world over illustrates that, more than any other economic actor, big businesses are the creators of large-scale employment and drivers of rapid economic growth. Small businesses don’t scale and don’t create enough jobs to address situations of mass unemployment. If we want to create hundreds of thousands, if not millions of jobs, Africa needs to think big and seize truly global opportunities. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-big-is-better-building-job-creating-businesses-in-africa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-big-is-better-building-job-creating-businesses-in-africa/ Yasmin Kumi Thu, 06 May 2021 21:08:08 +0200 Africa A powerful early winter storm hit Nelson Mandela Bay and the Kouga region on Wednesday night, dumping up to 100mm of rain in places. But while the metro’s second-biggest dam snagged some of the deluge, very little fell in the catchment area of the Kouga Dam, which is currently at only 4% of capacity. There was also flooding in some communities. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-winter-storm-brings-some-relief-to-nelson-mandela-bay-water-crisis-despite-widespread-flooding/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-winter-storm-brings-some-relief-to-nelson-mandela-bay-water-crisis-despite-widespread-flooding/ Estelle Ellis Thu, 06 May 2021 21:04:04 +0200 Maverick Citizen My vision for the university is where faculties again become self-governing and self-propelled, where quality is valued over quantity, and where students engage with the best professors available. Too much policy and rulemaking are conceptually restricting, if administratively necessary in a litigious society. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-academentia-our-universities-are-being-strangled-by-managerial-bureaucracy-we-must-return-to-the-academy/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-academentia-our-universities-are-being-strangled-by-managerial-bureaucracy-we-must-return-to-the-academy/ Keyan G Tomaselli Thu, 06 May 2021 21:01:44 +0200 South Africa With the struggle for survival leaving poor people with little time or energy to organise for democratisation, mobilisation for reform in Zimbabwe will not happen without a strong middle class that can exert pressure on the government. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-bridging-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-a-strong-middle-class-is-key-to-achieving-democratic-transformation-in-zimbabwe/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-bridging-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-a-strong-middle-class-is-key-to-achieving-democratic-transformation-in-zimbabwe/ David Chikwaza and Anotida Chikumbu Thu, 06 May 2021 20:53:27 +0200 Maverick Citizen A predator that was about the size of a chicken has been identified as a nocturnal dinosaur that hunted by using both super hearing and vision. This is the first time that palaeontologists have been able to conclusively conclude that a dinosaur probably hunted at night, and it was discovered by chance. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-first-of-its-kind-discovery-reveals-cretaceous-predator-was-proficient-auditory-night-hunter/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-first-of-its-kind-discovery-reveals-cretaceous-predator-was-proficient-auditory-night-hunter/ Shaun Smillie Thu, 06 May 2021 20:00:49 +0200 World For those familiar with the conservation landscape in southern Africa, the significance of Barbara Creecy’s announcement needs little explanation. But for those who aren’t, suffice it to say there are two main wildlife issues around which almost everything revolves in South Africa – hunting and trade. Unfortunately, the divide is so deep that it makes the Mariana Trench seem like a ditch. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-conservations-mariana-trench-report-on-wildlife-trade-a-seminal-moment-in-south-africas-history/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-conservations-mariana-trench-report-on-wildlife-trade-a-seminal-moment-in-south-africas-history/ Peter Borchert Thu, 06 May 2021 17:49:12 +0200 Our Burning Planet A day after his appointment, new Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was given a timely boost with the Fifa World Cup qualifiers being postponed by three months due to Covid-19. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-delay-in-world-cup-qualifiers-gives-new-bafana-boss-broos-a-boost/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-delay-in-world-cup-qualifiers-gives-new-bafana-boss-broos-a-boost/ Yanga Sibembe Thu, 06 May 2021 15:19:42 +0200 Sport Boks beware as former countryman Duhan van der Merwe joins Lions for SA tour. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-south-african-born-duhan-van-der-merwe-named-in-british-irish-lions-squad/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-south-african-born-duhan-van-der-merwe-named-in-british-irish-lions-squad/ Craig Ray Thu, 06 May 2021 15:06:53 +0200 Sport Authoritarian tendencies have been strikingly on the rise in many countries, says leading economist Amartya Sen, who painted a grim picture of tyranny and the impact of pandemics on participatory democracy. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-democracy-under-attack-the-world-needs-a-free-press-warns-nobel-laureate-amartya-sen/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-democracy-under-attack-the-world-needs-a-free-press-warns-nobel-laureate-amartya-sen/ An Wentzel Thu, 06 May 2021 15:01:34 +0200 World After years of stagnation, Tshisekedi’s ‘sacred union’ could transform the country’s prospects through five sectoral policy choices.  https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-drcs-poverty-stricken-population-needs-urgent-policy-change-to-enable-a-better-future/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-drcs-poverty-stricken-population-needs-urgent-policy-change-to-enable-a-better-future/ Kouassi Yeboua and Jakkie Cilliers Thu, 06 May 2021 13:24:15 +0200 Africa ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule is likely to either appeal his suspension or take the entire process to court, say party officials. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ace-magashule-what-now-an-internal-party-appeal-or-straight-to-court/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-ace-magashule-what-now-an-internal-party-appeal-or-straight-to-court/ Ferial Haffajee Thu, 06 May 2021 13:11:43 +0200 South Africa PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - France despatched two maritime patrol boats to the waters off the British Channel island of Jersey on Thursday, after Britain deployed two of its naval vessels in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-france-sends-two-patrol-boats-to-jersey-in-fishing-row-with-britain/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-france-sends-two-patrol-boats-to-jersey-in-fishing-row-with-britain/ Reuters Thu, 06 May 2021 13:08:52 +0200 Newsdeck AMSTERDAM, May 6 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army to 25 years in prison. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-former-ugandan-rebel-commander-ongwen-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-former-ugandan-rebel-commander-ongwen-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison/ Reuters Thu, 06 May 2021 12:52:28 +0200 Newsdeck As he presented his Recovery Plan to Parliament on 26 April to relaunch the Italian economy, Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned that the 'destiny of Italy' depends on the plan's success. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-italy-and-europes-destiny-is-once-again-in-the-hands-of-prime-minister-mario-draghi/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-italy-and-europes-destiny-is-once-again-in-the-hands-of-prime-minister-mario-draghi/ Natale Labia Thu, 06 May 2021 12:49:42 +0200 opinion-piece CAPE TOWN, May 6 (Reuters) - The group phase of the Africa's World Cup qualifiers that were due to start in June will now begin in September, the second time they have been postponed, the Confederation of African Football confirmed on Thursday. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-caf-confirm-second-postponement-for-african-world-cup-qualifiers/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-caf-confirm-second-postponement-for-african-world-cup-qualifiers/ Reuters Thu, 06 May 2021 12:46:58 +0200 Newsdeck Over the past 20 years, Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz has learnt many tough lessons and overcome many entrepreneurial challenges. He has also had the privilege of learning from the journeys of more than 13,000 entrepreneurs who have passed through Raizcorp. In this series of articles, Raiz shares 20 of some of the most important lessons he has learned using a sequence that mirrors the typical stages of any entrepreneurial journey, from ideation to scaling a business. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-twenty-lessons-in-20-years-lesson-17-legacy-is-more-than-generational-wealth/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-twenty-lessons-in-20-years-lesson-17-legacy-is-more-than-generational-wealth/ Allon Raiz Thu, 06 May 2021 12:44:27 +0200 opinion-piece The Fourth Industrial Revolution is paving the way for transformative changes in the way we live, radically disrupting the media. This affects the role of journalists and the future of employment in media, harming the notion of diversity, plurality and multiplicity of voices. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-world-press-freedom-day-sa-media-must-embrace-fourth-industrial-revolutions-radical-challenges/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-world-press-freedom-day-sa-media-must-embrace-fourth-industrial-revolutions-radical-challenges/ Sandile Nene Thu, 06 May 2021 12:40:33 +0200 opinion-piece Question: A number of my friends have made a lot of money by investing in Bitcoin. Should I invest in it? https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-the-financial-wellness-coach-fight-fomo-when-thinking-about-bitcoin/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-05-06-the-financial-wellness-coach-fight-fomo-when-thinking-about-bitcoin/ Kenny Meiring Thu, 06 May 2021 12:36:13 +0200 opinion-piece NEW DELHI, May 6 (Reuters) - Hopes that India's deadly second wave of COVID-19 was about to peak were swept away on Thursday as it posted record daily infections and deaths and as the virus spread from cities to villages across the world's second-most populous nation. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-covid-spreading-in-rural-india-record-daily-rises-in-infections-deaths/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-covid-spreading-in-rural-india-record-daily-rises-in-infections-deaths/ Reuters Thu, 06 May 2021 11:40:42 +0200 Newsdeck (Bloomberg) --South Africa will likely experience a weaker “third wave” of coronavirus infections because studies in January and February show 30% to 40% of the population has already contracted the disease, the South African Covid-19 Modelling Consortium said. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-south-africa-virus-resurgence-may-be-cut-by-previous-infection-rate/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-south-africa-virus-resurgence-may-be-cut-by-previous-infection-rate/ Bloomberg Thu, 06 May 2021 11:35:54 +0200 Newsdeck (Bloomberg) --New coronavirus variants have proliferated across southern and eastern Africa, exacerbating the challenge of bringing the pandemic under control, analysis of the genomics data shows. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-rapidly-spreading-variants-compound-africas-coronavirus-woes/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-rapidly-spreading-variants-compound-africas-coronavirus-woes/ Bloomberg Thu, 06 May 2021 11:32:36 +0200 Newsdeck Here’s an old restaurant menu staple that requires a duck to be cooked the way it used to be: roasted all the way to the bone. The bonus? You can roast your potatoes in the duck fat that drips down into the pan. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-throwback-thursday-roast-duck-cherry-sauce/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-06-throwback-thursday-roast-duck-cherry-sauce/ Tony Jackman Thu, 06 May 2021 11:31:51 +0200 TGIFood