Maverick Citizen

XENOPHOBIA

Heartbreaking scenes as Yeoville Market catches fire after several threats to burn it down

Shaun Smillie
3 mins

GLOBAL SOLIDARITY AND THE G7 OP-ED

Ramaphosa must tell G7 — you’ve supported victims of Ukraine war, now support those in Africa

Annah Moyo-Kupeta

GROUNDUP LOOMING DEADLINE

ZEP holders’ choice: start from zero in broken country or live undocumented in SA

Tariro Washinyira

GROUNDUP

Concern grows of potential political hijacking of historic Liliesleaf Farm

Daniel Steyn

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GROUNDUP

Limpopo villagers forced to buy water with social grants in absence of service delivery

Bernard Chiguvare for GroundUp
2 mins

GROUNDUP

Activists takes government to court over ‘unfair’, ‘exclusionary’ SRD grant regulations

Liezl Human for GroundUp
2 mins

AUDITOR GENERAL’S OUTCOMES ANALYSIS

Levels of financial stress – The best and worst municipal performers in KwaZulu-Natal

Des Erasmus
6 mins

GROUNDUP

Debt from medical negligence claims threaten ‘collapse’ of EC health service — court rules govt to blame

Tania Broughton
4 mins

GROUNDUP

Durban businessman fails in bid to ‘hide’ R5.5-million from estranged wife

Tania Broughton
3 mins

COVID-19

Masks are out in SA — but you can still wear yours if you want to, or if the shop insists

Estelle Ellis
2 mins

ROE V WADE

Criminalising abortion: Why your body is still a battleground

Robin Gorna
11 mins

FOOD BASKET CHECK

How much food can you buy with the R350 grant? We go shopping

Michelle Banda
2 mins

TOP READS THIS HOUR

South Africa

‘Kuzofiwa’ — a party invitation that foreshadowed deaths of 21 at Eastern Cape nightspot
South Africa

Zondo, an extinction-level event for the ANC? Not an impossible prospect
South Africa

Thuli Madonsela: South Africans should question whether State Capture is really over
South Africa

The good, the bad and the shocking: A visual gauge of the financial state of South Africa’s municipalities
Maverick Citizen

No! In Their Own Words: What indigenous people against the River Club development have to say
South Africa

Zuma to start a five-pronged Stalingrad attack against Zondo and the Commission
DM168

How Zondo intends to pry SOEs away from politicians

GROUNDUP

Taxi drivers cease evening transport in Philippi East as violent crime spirals out of control

Siphokazi Mnyobe for GroundUp

TESTED POSITIVE

First case of monkeypox confirmed in South Africa

Estelle Ellis

OPINIONISTA

Wanted: A real emergency energy plan – yesterday

Alex Lenferna and Cleopatra Shezia

HELL AFFAIRS

‘Assaulted’ by staff and robbed in the queue — another day in the life of Home Affairs clients

Michelle Banda

GROUNDUP HEALTHCARE

Fort Beaufort Provincial Hospital fears closure after wards deemed health hazard

Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

GROUNDUP CAPE TOWN

Marikana informal settlement families still in land limbo five years after landmark ruling

Mary-Anne Gontsana

STREET TALK

Relationships and social media — what’s love got to do with it?

Street Talk
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0: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

It’s raining at last in Nelson Mandela Bay, but dam supply will be cut as emergency water plan kicks in

Estelle Ellis
2 mins

EQUAL RIGHTS OP-ED

Progress and setbacks on LGBT rights in Africa — an overview of the last year

Graeme Reid
7 mins

ESSAY

A Zimbabwean’s appeal: If SA needs critical skills, why am I being chased away?

Ferial Haffajee and Chenai Chipfupa
8 mins

Global news

Newsdeck

Ghislaine Maxwell reported jail staff threatened her safety, prompting suicide watch
Newsdeck

Russia’s Putin to make first foreign trips since launching Ukraine war
Newsdeck

Four killed, 70 injured in partial collapse of bullring in Colombia
Newsdeck

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Abortion-Rights Ruling

COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

Vandals waste water as thirsty Nelson Mandela Bay braces for dry taps

Estelle Ellis

GROUNDUP RAIL TRAVEL

Train service to finally resume in parts of Eastern Cape after seven months

Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS

Panic sets in among Eastern Cape families as uncertainty grows over R350 grant

Hoseya Jubase

HEAR US!

No! In Their Own Words: What indigenous people against the River Club development have to say

Nadine Dirks

SPOTLIGHT

Shorter, simpler drug-resistant TB treatment expected in SA later in 2022

Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight

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VIRUS ALERT

Contact tracing under way for first monkeypox case confirmed in SA

Tamsin Metelerkamp
5 mins

REFUGEES

Doctors Without Borders runs mental health intervention in Zimbabwe camp

Tamsin Metelerkamp
5 mins

LEGAL CHALLENGE

NGO takes health minister to court over ‘incoherent, irrational and disingenuous’ interim Covid regulations

Estelle Ellis
4 mins

GROUNDUP

Video: How an organisation is giving Cape Flats children a future with balls over bullets

Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OP-ED

SAPS must step up and play its part in implementing the National Strategic Plan on GBV

Tarryn Bannister
4 mins

ASYLUM CONTROVERSY OP-ED

The UK’s refugee deal with Rwanda: ‘Setting a catastrophic precedent’

Kirsten Krampe
5 mins

LEARNING GAP OP-ED

Even before the pandemic, pupils were falling behind – how can we achieve a fundamental catch-up?

Senzo Hlophe, Rahima Essop and Pumza Ndamase
4 mins

6: COUNTDOWN TO CATASTROPHE

Nelson Mandela Bay contractors begin water ‘leaks carnival’ of more than 3,000 repairs in five days

Estelle Ellis
3 mins

BUSINESS MAVERICK

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How Zondo intends to pry SOEs away from politicians
South Africa

Department of Agriculture has a beef with plant-based sector over product names
South Africa

Tax consequences of being a digital nomad or working remotely for South African companies
South Africa

Life insurance claims show how SA’s death toll soared in 2021
World

Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918

MAVERICK CITIZEN

COVID-19

Second Pfizer booster shot available in SA for 50 and older
South Africa

Contact tracing under way for first monkeypox case confirmed in SA

OUR BURNING PLANET

South Africa

The city that blows hot and cold – Cape Town’s flood-drought dichotomy explained
South Africa

‘A tsunami of human waste’ – Half of SA’s sewage treatment works are failing, says report
DM168

Mediclinic to explore the private power cure as independent energy market opens up
South Africa

Durban’s sewage-fouled beaches closed indefinitely for swimming
DM168

Get a load of this – these South African cities have a plan to ditch Eskom and end power cuts

MAVERICK LIFE

Maverick Life

‘The South Africa Show’ keeps getting better, but recent developments make it hard to suspend disbelief
Maverick Life

Yes, women might ‘feel the cold’ more than men. Here’s why
Maverick Life

After a devastating fire, Wupperthal is rising again
Maverick Life

Will classical music make your baby smarter?
South Africa

The ancient wilderness that looks after animals and people

GROUNDUP

Eight years after Michael Komape’s death, many Limpopo schools still rely on pit toilets

Ezekiel Kekana
5 mins

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH OP-ED

From stigma to empathy — the power of loving relationships in supporting children’s mental health

Linda Richter
5 mins

GROUNDUP

Social Justice Coalition rocked by leadership corruption allegations

James Stent for GroundUp
8 mins

THE CONVERSATION

Read and weep – Covid lockdowns leave South Africa’s pupils far behind in maths and language

Ursula Hoadley
5 mins

RIGHT TO EAT

Civil society must ensure government meets obligation to ensure no child goes hungry

Zukiswa Pikoli
3 mins

RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION

SA Health department falls foul of access to information rules

Laura López González
3 mins

GOOD MEDICINE

Gauteng and Wits University sign key agreement towards healing ailing health services

Ufrieda Ho
4 mins

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SCORPIO

South Africa

Pretoria family racket allegedly fleeced state using Sassa pensioners as front for dodgy police service providers
South Africa

Gupta lawyers bow out as IDC’s R287m fight against Oakbay rolls into year five
South Africa

Everyone but the Guptas feels the heat as SA ups the ante on State Capture prosecutions
South Africa

The #GuptaLeaks, five years later

AMABHUNGANE

South Africa

Probe may torpedo Rudland-Tongaat takeover after finding regulator was fed ‘incorrect or incomplete’ information
South Africa

Fuel thieves siphon off millions from Mpumalanga Eskom power station
South Africa

High court ruling involving Zuma’s taxes may alter the ways of South Africa’s democracy
South Africa

Update: My big fat Gupta wedding – the movie
South Africa

Prasa pays R3m to Mbalula’s administrator — just before court culls him

SPORTS

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Wimbledon draws top players despite ranking points row
World

Nadal and Williams chase tennis history at Wimbledon
South Africa

Bavuma doesn’t have a batting problem; he has a Bhuvneshwar problem
South Africa

Danny Jordaan re-elected as Safa president in landslide vote
DM168

Returning Cheslin Kolbe targets a consistent Bok run

TGIFOOD

TGIFood

‘Plat op die aarde’ in the heart of the Cape Whale Coast
TGIFood

What’s cooking today: Chicken tajine with dried figs, cashews and limes
TGIFood

What’s cooking today: Spinach & bacon soup
TGIFood

Leek, the humble, gentle allium
TGIFood

What’s cooking today: Leek, potato and bacon bake

MOTORING

South Africa

Japanese upstart Suzuki topples its giant rival in SA sales

TOP READS THIS WEEK

South Africa

A Zimbabwean’s appeal: If SA needs critical skills, why am I being chased away?
South Africa

Not a banana republic – SA immigration officials stand their ground against billionaire pressure
South Africa

Duduzane, Hlaudi, Fraser and Ace head the all-star possible prosecution list
South Africa

In a spit-fire speech to Unisa, Lindiwe Sisulu repeats her January attack on judiciary and SA Constitution
South Africa

How the final state capture report lets South Africa down

AFRICA

Africa

Nigeria’s economically crippling petrol subsidy is a critical climate issue
Africa

The long and tricky road to prosecuting wildlife-trafficking kingpin Moazu Kromah and his network
Africa

Félix Tshisekedi opens Pandora’s Box with threat of conflict in eastern DRC
Africa

Somaliland is an unrecognised African success in a notoriously troubled region
Africa

High maternal mortality in Mali worsened by rife obstetric violence, social superstitions

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Government ditches Covid rules on masks, gatherings and travel
COVID-19

How much food can you buy with the R350 grant? We go shopping
COVID-19

Masks are out in SA — but you can still wear yours if you want to, or if the shop insists
COVID-19

Panic sets in among Eastern Cape families as uncertainty grows over R350 grant
COVID-19

Payment of Covid R350 grant to resume from mid-June

WEBINARS

Webinars

SA can no longer be held to ransom by ANC factional politics, says new book by country’s top thinkers
Webinars

Pay attention! But if you can’t, don’t despair – you’re not alone

LOOK & LISTEN

Maverick Life

Our World in Pictures: Week 07 of 2022
Maverick Life

The lyrical and visionary world of Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021)
Maverick Life

Our World in Pictures: Week 06 of 2022
DM168

Sex, drugs and rotten trolls: Celebrity gossipers send digital standards down the tubes
Maverick Life

This month on your screen: True-crime thrillers, science fiction adventures and photorealistic dinosaurs

In case you missed it

Africa

Madagascar denies entry to SA aircraft – and it might have something to do with a stash of gold bars
South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa confirms multimillion-rand heist at his Limpopo farm after Arthur Fraser laid charges against him
South Africa

Dr Tim de Maayer, Rahima Moosa hospital whistle-blower, suspended
South Africa

Unpacking the Cyril Ramaphosa home robbery story, and why you should care
South Africa

A Zimbabwean’s appeal: If SA needs critical skills, why am I being chased away?

Judiciary in CRISIS

South Africa

Mandisa Maya set to become SA’s first female Deputy Chief Justice
South Africa

Former SSA DG Arthur Fraser to break oath on ‘state secrets’, seeks indemnity, State Capture inquiry hears
South Africa

South Africa’s justice system is showing signs of rot
South Africa

JSC recommends Ronald Hendricks, Denzil Potgieter and Vuyokazi Noncembu for high court positions
South Africa

Judge Hlophe not ‘untouchable’, should not be given ‘free pass’ – full Bench of Gauteng High Court

Jacob Zuma

South Africa

How the final state capture report lets South Africa down
South Africa

It’s now or never for the National Prosecuting Authority
South Africa

SSA’s off-the-books projects — capturing media, making R54m a year for Zuma, and much more
South Africa

ANC ‘renewal’ is empty and we already have an alternative vision for South Africa
South Africa

Ramaphosa could have acted with much more urgency to prevent State Capture, commission finds

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