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SIXTIES’ SOWETO
Hot cats, cool sax and Soweto jive
By Don Pinnock
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Don’t let SARS auto-assessment convenience cost you refunds, deductions or penalties
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HORNS OF DILEMMA
High court dismisses appeal against rhino horn exports, reigniting hot-button issue
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PRIVATE PIVOT
Token traffic — network carriers are getting their slice of the AI revenue cake
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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Chery celebrates Nissan Rosslyn plant deal as Mashatile claims credit
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Decoding the monetary risks involved when paying a deposit for a property
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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OPINIONISTAS
Beyond the bootstrap narrative: Reframing youth entrepreneurship in SA as a social justice imperative
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CLEANING UP
From pigs to plants — Self-sufficiency in small-town Genadendal
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RIGHTS PROTECTION
Climate change neglect is driving a crisis in public health and education
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CHILD PROTECTION PART 4
Gqeberha gang violence forces families to raise traumatised children in SA’s murder capital
- 5
CHILD PROTECTION PART 3
Hunted into exile: Gang terror forces Cape Flats activist to flee, splitting family
MAVERICK EARTH
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HORNS OF DILEMMA
High court dismisses appeal against rhino horn exports, reigniting hot-button issue
- 2
FLIGHT UNSEEN
My great gannet getaway — or, a morality tale about greedy expectation
- 3
RIGHTS PROTECTION
Climate change neglect is driving a crisis in public health and education
- 4
PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED
Baboon-proof logic: Why a Simon’s Town fence is better than removing the Waterfall, Seaforth troops
- 5
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Tree cover increasing in Kruger Park despite elephant pressure in some areas
SCORPIO
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DERAILED
SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds
- 2
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’
- 5
NEWSFLASH
IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
AMABHUNGANE
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AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS
March and March, Jacob Zuma and the shadow of 2021
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AMABHUNGANE
Betting battle joined: SA Reserve Bank probes Betway
- 3
RIGHT OF REPLY
Public Procurement Act process is certainly no circus
- 4
AMABHUNGANE
Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract
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AMABHUNGANE COMMENT
Why amaBhungane is challenging the Public Procurement Act
POLITICS
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ANALYSIS
Is an internal ANC stalemate consigning Joburg to a doomsday?
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FLIPPING THE BIRD
Ntshavheni says SA diplomat will face action for ‘hobnobbing’ with Zuma and Ajay Gupta
- 3
CABINET RESHUFFLE
‘Slap in the face’ — political parties, civil society slam Dina Pule’s Cabinet appointment
- 4
ANALYSIS
DA divisions: If he wanted loyalty, why didn’t Steenhuisen just get a dog?
- 5
HATE ON PARADE
‘Political project’: March and March signals long-term anti-migrant agenda in lead-up to elections
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Twenty-five dead, 100 injured in clashes at Sri Lanka prison, sources say
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WORLD
Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession
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WORLD
Racist commentary about Black players comes under scrutiny at World Cup
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WORLD
China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers
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WORLD
Russian attack on Kyiv kills three, hits apartments, other buildings
MAVERICK LIFE
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THE CONVERSATION
What happens to your blood when you’re stressed?
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SIXTIES’ SOWETO
Hot cats, cool sax and Soweto jive
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POET’S CORNER
Anger insists on its own legibility in slave poems
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MISS DIETRICH REGRETS
All the world’s a stage during a fine seafood repast at the Nellie
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THEATRE REVIEW
Protest — pro-African and pro-human — is the backbone of our National Arts Festival
SPORTS
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GUTS AND GLORY
England emerge from Mexico ordeal looking every inch World Cup contenders
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SEEING RED
Trump intervention sparks World Cup storm as Fifa clears Balogun to face Belgium
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MARATHON MAN
Down and up again: SA runner completes his double Comrades
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THE LONG GAME
Craven Week’s role in South African rugby has changed with the times
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FUTURE FORWARD
Bafana Bafana embrace tough World Cup lessons and move on
TGIFOOD
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MISS DIETRICH REGRETS
All the world’s a stage during a fine seafood repast at the Nellie
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FRENCH LETTER
Risotto with nettles (as a metaphor for life)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Waterblommetjiebredie, the edited version
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WHAT’S COOKING
Lime fridge tart with a nutty crust
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roasted onion, leek, garlic and potato soup
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 – After the June 30 marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – South Africa’s anti-migrant campaigns: What’s really driving them?
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Behind Zapiro’s Sisisi Tolashe cartoon
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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BOTANICAL GARDENS
Kirstenbosch: Drowning in neglected poached plants
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LIVE BLOG
LIVE | Xenophobic unrest: July 2021 repeat avoided, but March and March say fight continues
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OPEN SESAME
EFF’s Julius Malema provided political protection for Feroz Khan, Madlanga Commission investigator reveals
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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
Employing an undocumented foreign national for domestic work? What you need to know
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ANALYSIS
Julius Malema’s new mountain to climb
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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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FLIPPING THE BIRD
Ntshavheni says SA diplomat will face action for ‘hobnobbing’ with Zuma and Ajay Gupta
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DIPLOMATIC DEFENCE
Lamola orders probe after SA diplomat joins Zuma’s India reunion with fugitive Ajay Gupta
- 3
CABINET RESHUFFLE
‘Slap in the face’ — political parties, civil society slam Dina Pule’s Cabinet appointment
- 4
POLITICS
Poverty, political playbooks and Jacob Zuma — the forces behind SA’s anti-immigrant crisis
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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN
Many lessons for Cyril Ramaphosa in Keir Starmer’s ignominious defeat
