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IN PICTURES
A day at the polling stations — South Africa votes
By Felix Dlangamandla
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
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THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH
How to protect your family finances when freelancing is your new full-time career
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PAYMENT MODELS
Riding the e-commerce buy now, pay later hype train while it lasts
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Voting for water
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AFTER THE BELL
The great financial squeeze — a new movie coming to your medical aid scheme
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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SPOTLIGHT
Menopausal women want answers, not ‘old granny’ labels
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CHILDREN FIRST
How you can put early childhood learning needs on municipal agendas
- 3
TAPPED OUT
No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?
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SPOTLIGHT
Mpox vaccine stock ‘will be deployed as needed’ as cases climb to 26
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CARTOONS
Promises run dry
MAVERICK EARTH
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
It’s only natural — why Africa’s conservation stories need both science and storytelling
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TAPPED OUT
No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?
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TAINTED TAPS
Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system
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OBITUARY
Environmental justice warrior Desmond D’Sa returns to Mother Earth
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MAVERICK EARTH
When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong
SCORPIO
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
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CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET
One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
AMABHUNGANE
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AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS
Gloves come off between PetroSA and ex-partner, Nako Energy
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AMABHUNGANE
Openness or secrecy: media and evidence leaders square off at Madlanga Commission
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AMABHUNGANE
Analysis — Cape Town ‘gang boss’ Ralph Stanfield’s courtroom showdown looms
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AMABHUNGANE
Cops traded with Ralph Stanfield’s company
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AMABHUNGANE
PetroSA was owed R227m, but may end up losing R1.4bn instead
POLITICS
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
ANC losing wall-to-wall support as ActionSA, DA show growth
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ANALYSIS
ANC on the rack — coalition minefield could unleash biggest internal ructions yet
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
DA aims for metro dominance — but what do voters think?
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2026
The IEC declared a ‘war on voting day queues’, did it win?
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
The voting is over, meet the power brokers who will negotiate your city’s coalition
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Democrats vow to rein in Trump as he shows off White House ballroom
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WORLD
US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran
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WORLD
France faces new protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
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WORLD
Australia’s 188-year-old retailer David Jones enters administration, faces sale
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WORLD
LIV Golf rescue plan falters as BC Partners abandons investment, FT reports
MAVERICK LIFE
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BOOK EXCERPT
No traffic, big ideas as ‘Karoogle’ brings global tech work to KwaNojoli
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IN PICTURES
A day at the polling stations — South Africa votes
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WHAT’S COOKING
Sweet and sour pork with lychees
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BOOK EXCERPT
Scorpio Rising — The latest thriller from SA’s master of crime fiction
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THE CONVERSATION
Are right‑brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science tells us
SPORTS
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TOURNAMENT RESET
Finances behind CAF’s decision to revert to biennial Afcon cycle
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ATHLETE ADVOCACY
Why South African sportspeople need an independent voice to fight governance failure
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INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION
World Aquatics grants alternative water polo body power to select World Cup teams
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ADMINISTRATIVE CHAOS
Athletics SA moves rapidly to implement World Athletics leadership overhaul directive
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MAIDEN TITLE
‘We did it’ — Italy’s Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion
TGIFOOD
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ORIGIN STORY
Georgia’s wines take you on a wild but enjoyable ride
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roast chicken with a walnut and date stuffing
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FRENCH LETTER
The thrill of green tomatoes and a pink hotel (and other colourful things)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Sweet and sour pork with lychees
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chow Mein — the history and how to make it
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
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Before the Ballot: How We Make Sense of an Election
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police
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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
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
MK support down as Zuma disappears from stump — new big poll
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STRANGE TIMING
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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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
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OPINIONISTAS
Legal practitioners' patriarchal language a betrayal of justice and women's empowerment in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
AI ‘hallucinations’ are threatening the administration of justice in SA
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OPINIONISTAS
Zuma’s MK party is not even masking its attempt to capture the judiciary
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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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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
