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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism
By Noelle Adams
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
SA carmakers are tired of waiting for the love
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CONSUMER TRENDS
Kasinomics — Competition Commission casts new light on SA’s township economy
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CRIMINAL CHROME PART 2
Stainful steel — Illegal chrome mining free-for-all taints the world’s stainless steel value chain
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AFTER THE BELL
WhatsApp with your profile pic?
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GREEN DREAMS PIVOT
Short‑term relief from Strait of Hormuz tension is great for Sasol’s fragile recovery story
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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STUDENT FUNDS
NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch
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CLASSROOM FEAR
Gauteng’s school safety crisis triggers raids, CCTV, and private security at high-risk institutions
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FUNDING CLIFF
Postgraduate funding crisis prompts launch of new bursary toolkit
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SPOTLIGHT
Lenacapavir gains ground as Western Cape uptake passes 3,600
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FOOD BASKET
SRD grant R498 short of food poverty line as August basket remains unaffordable
MAVERICK EARTH
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CURIOUS CAT
‘They’ve found sheep up in trees’ — inside Britain’s ‘black leopard’ mystery
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OP-ED
Trophy hunting quotas: Civil society objected, but did anyone in government listen?
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ACCOUNTABILITY GAPS
Environmental ‘watchdog’ barks, but hides names of malpractice offenders
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SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SAGA
Sasol claims innocence as NPA gathers fresh evidence in toxic dumping probe
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FEARS OF CATASTROPHE
Sardine deaths threaten Algoa Bay’s endangered African Penguins
SCORPIO
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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
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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
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SCORPIO
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
AMABHUNGANE
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny
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AMABHUNGANE
UPDATE: Eskom admits to R3-billion in payments ‘outside of contractual terms’
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AMABHUNGANE
Online gambling: Look who’s knocking at the door
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AMABHUNGANE
R31m mobile vet clinics deal leaves government with nothing
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Intelligence trap: Explosive affidavit exposes how Inspector General was sidelined
POLITICS
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Ramaphosa defends ANC’s late election candidate lists as party considers court action
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Manifesto Test — UDM promises to maintain, maintain, maintain!
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IMPEACHMENT
Phala Phala court arguments put presidential accountability under scrutiny
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BOOK REVIEW
Regime Change peels back the thin skin beneath Trump’s second-term swagger
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
ANC and DA in dead heat across key metros as MK dominates eThekwini
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte’s arrest in grave threats case
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WORLD
China arrests 52 Singaporeans for alleged pyramid scheme activities, Singapore minister says
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WORLD
Argentina’s Milei vows Falklands oil sanctions in sovereignty push
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WORLD
White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit, sources say
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WORLD
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
MAVERICK LIFE
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Landmyn: An explosive local drama about family ties that bind yet threaten to erupt
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism
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PODCAST
Young Zambians are betting on the copper boom. Will it be different this time?
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BOOK EXCERPT
Bitter Honey: A long-kept family secret redefines a mother-daughter relationship
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IN PICTURES
London celebrates 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival, and more from around the world
SPORTS
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OFFICIATING STANDARDS
VAR can reduce errors in SA soccer, but professional referees are the real fix
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WAR OF ATTRITION
Boks prepare to peak as All Blacks face test of endurance
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RUGBY
Bok Women’s head coach steps down on eve of Black Ferns Test
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ANALYSIS
Set piece vs flair? The Boks-All Blacks rivalry is more nuanced than that
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LEADERSHIP TUSSLE
Sandile Zungu challenges Jordaan as Safa enters battle for its future
TGIFOOD
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THE A-Z OF VENISON
Annatjie Reynolds, a Karoo legend in her own lifetime
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED
Miller’s Thumb — still Jolly ’n Sane after all these years
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WHAT’S COOKING
Curly mac and cheese with bacon and blue cheese
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WHAT’S COOKING
Keftedes (Greek meatballs) with lemon potatoes and courgettes
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WHAT’S COOKING
Black and blue pasta (pappardelle with Black Forest ham and blue cheese)
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
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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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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Manifesto test: DA’s local government plan eyes the private sector, devolving policing
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Manifesto test: The revolution promised, the record questioned
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price
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POLITICALLY AWEH
The danger of being a woman in South African media and politics
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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TRC ROULETTE
Declassified document shows ANC were favourable to offering indemnity to apartheid-era crimes
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WHIRLPOOL
Swimming icon Tatjana Smith issues demand to Swimming SA over prize money dispute
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BHEKISISA
A rural mother’s 30-year journey of caring for a son with cerebral palsy
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NKANDLA
Zuma’s architect ordered to repay R147m but ‘clearly did not act alone’
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TURBULENCE
SAA acting CEO put on immediate special leave as board conducts internal investigation
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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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SOOKLAL OFF THE HOOK
SA’s high commissioner to India cleared over Gupta, Zuma meeting
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself
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NKANDLA
Zuma’s architect ordered to repay R147m but ‘clearly did not act alone’
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ANALYSIS
It’s Zuma’s shop, and he will run it the way he wants
