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THE CONVERSATION
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By Pedram Vousoughi
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BRAND FALLOUT
Dis-Chem distances itself from shareholder Mark Saltzman as SAHRC probes racist posts
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WHERE TO INVEST
Three ways to grow: Investec, Spear Reit and Vukile Property Fund
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: Investment options for the proletariat — the rise of prediction markets
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POLL POLITICS OP-ED
Election day — What DA will have to do to attract Black African voters
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BUSINESS OF CARE
NHI uncertainty reshapes healthcare investment as access and affordability pressures intensify in SA
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
To steal or not to steal? The question that many hungry South Africans face
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
NHI, public tenderness and what we owe each other while we wait
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ACCOMMODATION CRISES
MPs intervene at UWC as students continue protest over poor living conditions
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CRYSTALLISING SUCCESS
Queen bees reshaping SA beekeeping industry
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MULTIMILLION-RAND CLAWBACK
SIU recovers R25m from Covid-19 school sanitising contracts
MAVERICK EARTH
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GROUNDUP
The Australian crayfish invading our rivers and threatening the Okavango Delta
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JUMBO PROBLEM
Bureaucratic delays could lead to ‘last-resort’ culling of SA elephants, Parliament is warned
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MUNICIPAL FAILURES
SAHRC probe indicates Gauteng’s water crisis is a man-made disaster
- 4
SWELTERING SHIFTS
The ferrymen: SA’s taxi drivers face deadly heat on the job
- 5
MAVERICK EARTH
Sustainable use of wildlife is a conditional promise — that SA has not reached
SCORPIO
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
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SCORPIO
Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations
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VIDEO
Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle
- 4
SCORPIO
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
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NEWSFLASH
IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
AMABHUNGANE
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RIGHT OF REPLY
Public Procurement Act process is certainly no circus
- 2
AMABHUNGANE
Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract
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AMABHUNGANE COMMENT
Why amaBhungane is challenging the Public Procurement Act
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AMABHUNGANE
The fashion icon, her husband, the NSF and the SIU — The plot thickens
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AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS
Corporate ‘hijacking’ and the violation of Tongaat Hulett
POLITICS
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ANALYSIS
SA politicians who use xenophobia to garner votes are playing a perilous game
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’
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ANALYSIS
The internal chaos in Jacob Zuma’s MK leaves us all poorer
- 4
TRAINSPOTTER
Ramaphosa’s political and business backers dig in as Phala Phala scandal deepens
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SHIFTING LOYALTIES
US is falling out of love with Israel as war machine rumbles on
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Senegal’s parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked
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WORLD
Latvian lawmaker moves to form new government, eyes vote as soon as this week
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WORLD
Philippine rescuers racing against time a day after deadly building collapse
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WORLD
Greek police arrest 20 in Crete over suspected EU farm subsidies fraud
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WORLD
Baby Yoda re-sets ‘Star Wars’ films with $165m global opening
MAVERICK LIFE
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THE CONVERSATION
Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? What the science actually says
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BOOK EXCERPT
Kin: Tayari Jones explores motherhood and friendship in the American South
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IN PICTURES
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival: Moments from the Croisette
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THE INTERVIEW
The Glass Island: An exploration of humanity’s failings through surreal autobiography
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INSPIRE
Cultural hub uses jazz and soul to bring us back together
SPORTS
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STAR POWER
Sundowns and Pirates successes a great boost for Bafana Bafana before World Cup
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TUMBLE TURN
Swimming SA concedes SIU requested meeting over Franschhoek millions
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ROAD RUNNING
Records tumble in hugely successful Cape Town Marathon
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COURTING SUCCESS
The Rise Open hopes to be the platform that reignites South African tennis
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RAW DEAL
Asenathi Ntlabakanye doping case exposes cruel reality of ‘strict liability’
TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken and king oyster coconut curry
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GOING UNDER
My Heart Story: Shape-shifters, paranoia, and jazz on the operating table
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(FINE) FOWL RECIPE
Vusi Ndlovu’s fried chicken & egg with sous kaani, amasi dressing & smoked mayo
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BLISSFUL BIRDS
Crunch time for the country’s ultimate fried chicken contenders
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THE CONVERSATION
What parents should know before using edible glitter on cakes
MOTORING
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SAFETY CHECKS
Fail-safe? Corolla Cross two-star test puts accountability in the spotlight
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PHANTOM SHARES
The Finance Ghost: Optasia and WeBuyCars show the joys and risks of growth stocks
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PHOTO ESSAY
Speed Classic Cape Town 2025: Iconic cars conquer Philip Kgosana Drive in debut hillclimb
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PENSION SHOCK
Auto industry fails workers as pension arrears hit record billions
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WHEEL SMART
Need to insure a classic car? Here’s how to avoid being taken for a ride
Crosswords
WEBINARS
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
Lifting the veil on South Africa's grim prison system
- 4
SPONSORED CONTENT
Building Brand Power
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BRAZEN INSIGHT
Is your brand bland? Interview with Adam Morgan on the danger of dullness
LOOK & LISTEN
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Why the petrol price exploded and the solution government is blocking
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VIDEO
Watch – Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s Undeclared Luxury SUVs
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VIDEO
Watch — Somebody didn't care: how Grey's Hospital's failing air con became a nightmare
- 4
VIDEO
Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building
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VIDEO
Watch — From Real Housewives fame to real ‘shoplifting’ arrest infamy
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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PHALA PHALA JUDGMENT
Will President Cyril Ramaphosa resign? Five questions we answer for you
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JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
Helen Suzman Foundation heads to court over Malema’s participation on the JSC
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IMPEACHMENT CASE
What ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling means for Ramaphosa’s future
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Top cops in the dock — here’s the full list of Madlanga-related arrests
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EXPLAINER
Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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OPINIONISTAS
From Mamdani to McKenzie — why depth matters in politics and democracy
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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
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POPULIST THUGGERY
Xenophobic mobs set June 30 deadline, raising fears of the next July 2021 riots
- 2
ANALYSIS
The internal chaos in Jacob Zuma’s MK leaves us all poorer
- 3
TRC ROULETTE
Dangers of digging for truth: TRC investigators faced ‘active interference’ by ‘persons of interest’
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WOUNDS OF HISTORY
The Judas goat — Eugene de Kock’s journey from Prime Evil to ailing witness
- 5
TRC ROULETTE
Mbeki and Zuma: Two presidents, one commission and the lawfare over TRC accountability
