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STUDENT HUNGER
University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success
By Siyabonga Goni
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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INSOLVENCY & LIQUIDATION
Business rescue — lifeline or delay tactic for struggling companies?
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AFTER THE BELL
The wonderful and strange business of prognostication
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
El Niño threatens SA’s crops, but ample maize stocks cushion the blow
- 4
POWER RISKS
The fragile assumptions behind South Africa’s optimistic electricity outlook
- 5
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The sewer still fouling the Cradle is emblematic of local government failure
MAVERICK CITIZEN
- 1
TAINTED TAPS
Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system
- 2
GBVF RESPONSE
Ekurhuleni murders — Lesufi and SAPS pledge to keep women safe, outlining security measures
- 3
HUNGER FOR ACTION
No more ‘business as usual’ — experts sound warning on SA’s lapsed food plan
- 4
UNDOCUMENTED LEARNERS
Running the Gauntlet — The matrics caught between xenophobia, paperwork and the classroom door
- 5
STUDENT HUNGER
University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success
MAVERICK LIFE
- 1
BOOK EXCERPT
The Devil Wears Sneakers — Epstein and the network that allowed him to flourish
- 2
TIME CAPSULE
SA through the lens of mission stations — Steinkopf, Concordia, Kommagas and Pella
- 3
THE CONVERSATION
South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working
- 4
THE INTERVIEW
Life after weight-loss medication — what happens when the injections stop?
- 5
THEATRE REVIEW
Into the Woods brings Sondheim’s dark, unhinged fairy tales to Cape Town
SCORPIO
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
- 2
CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
- 3
CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
- 4
NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
- 5
DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
AMABHUNGANE
- 1
AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS
Gloves come off between PetroSA and ex-partner, Nako Energy
- 2
AMABHUNGANE
Openness or secrecy: media and evidence leaders square off at Madlanga Commission
- 3
AMABHUNGANE
Analysis — Cape Town ‘gang boss’ Ralph Stanfield’s courtroom showdown looms
- 4
AMABHUNGANE
Cops traded with Ralph Stanfield’s company
- 5
AMABHUNGANE
PetroSA was owed R227m, but may end up losing R1.4bn instead
POLITICS
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LOCAL ELECTIONS
IEC says ‘aberrations will arise’ during voting but ‘performance will improve’
- 2
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Polls hint Joburg could steady or topple coalitions from Tshwane to Nelson Mandela Bay
- 3
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Five national polls show DA building momentum in the metros
- 4
DIGITAL POLITICS OP-ED
The anti-foreigner movement squares up to the state in run-up to elections
- 5
DIVISIVE WORDS
‘We never called for literal killing’ — Malema appeals for farm killings to stop
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
North Korea says US allegations linking it to Binance heist are ‘absurd rhetoric’
- 2
WORLD
Trump approval near career low ahead of elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
- 3
WORLD
Snap settles with two teens during trial testing claims social media caused depression, eating
- 4
WORLD
Russian bombing kills 24 in village in southeastern Ukraine, emergency services say
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WORLD
Afghanistan asks US to act responsibly on deporting Afghan immigrants back home
OPINIONISTAS
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OPINIONISTAS
Losing Agoa isn’t a catastrophe — a botched response from Pretoria could be
- 2
OPINIONISTAS
Water that harms the people is not a right fulfilled — it’s a threat
- 3
OPINIONISTAS
Leaving Agoa is a 3.4% tariff bump, not a door slammed on the US market
- 4
MAVERICK EARTH
When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong
- 5
OPINIONISTAS
The African Century will be built through green industrialisation, not mined from the ground
SPORTS
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MAIDEN TITLE
‘We did it’ — Italy’s Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion
- 2
NETTING THE GAINS
Netball SA’s new broom cleans up the previously unstable body
- 3
NUMBERS GAME
The odd maths of a Nations Championship final berth
- 4
SA VICTORY
Proteas battle back to claim epic series win over Australia at Newlands
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DOWN TO THE WIRE
South Africa’s day sets up thrilling third Test and series finale against Australia
TGIFOOD
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TGIFOOD
Galjoen, chokka-block with good things from the sea
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TGIFOOD
Like many of the best things in life, a good Christmas cake needs time to mature
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TGIFOOD
Rich, fruity Christmas cake
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TGIFOOD
Asparagus spears with rosemary-infused Parmesan butter cream
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TGIFOOD
Anna Trapido is Food Writer of the Year
BOOKS
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Devil Wears Sneakers — Epstein and the network that allowed him to flourish
- 2
THE INTERVIEW
Life after weight-loss medication — what happens when the injections stop?
- 3
BOOK EXCERPT
The Seeker Effect imagines an African dystopia shaped by climate chaos and control
- 4
THE INTERVIEW
Stephen Symons’ Starlorn finds fragile humanity amid the fractures of war
- 5
BOOK EXCERPT
A Fatal Love — Reimagining the story of the last woman executed in Britain
Crosswords
Webinars
- 05 NOV 2026
US Midterms 2026: What the Results Mean for Trump and the World
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Hungry in a land of plenty: what SA's food plan got wrong
- PAST
Navigating Elections in the Digital Age: A Practical Session on Spotting Misinformation
- PAST
Get on the Beat: Daily Maverick Masterclass with University of Johannesburg
- PAST
Before the Ballot: How We Make Sense of an Election
LOOK & LISTEN
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VIDEO
Poll Dancing: Watch Politically Aweh’s elections comedy special before you vote
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Six parties share how they’ll tackle the cost of living
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What each party says about SA’s housing crisis
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch - Ramaphosa’s reform message as polls show continued ANC decline
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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STRANGE TIMING
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
MK support down as Zuma disappears from stump — new big poll
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PERSONAL REFLECTION
‘We are here, Janine’ — my account of fatal Orient Beach shark attack
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TIP-OFF AND BUST
Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe
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BORDER CROSSINGS
Eswatini repatriation of US deportees raises concerns
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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OPINIONISTAS
From Mamdani to McKenzie — why depth matters in politics and democracy
- 2
OPINIONISTAS
Legal practitioners' patriarchal language a betrayal of justice and women's empowerment in SA
- 3
OPINIONISTAS
AI ‘hallucinations’ are threatening the administration of justice in SA
- 4
OPINIONISTAS
Zuma’s MK party is not even masking its attempt to capture the judiciary
- 5
OPINIONISTAS
Mandisa Maya’s appointment as Chief Justice is a victory for all, especially for black women in law
Jacob Zuma
- 1
SPY TRIAL
EFF secures Zuma-era SSA spy records as Idac stands by R12m case
- 2
BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: Equity markets have not priced in Trump’s next coup attempt
- 3
ANALYSIS
SA’s lack of a dominant election narrative fractures the national voice before polls
- 4
THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN
Anti-immigrant mob is fuelling a dangerous anti-constitutionalist fire
