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THE INTERVIEW
After the Olive Schreiner Award: Stephen Symons and The Algebra of Insignificance
By Lucinda Jolly
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: Should you play with your money?
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THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH
How to manage retirement income in a falling investment market
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COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS
South Africans shift into survival mode as essential costs reshape spending habits
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PERSONAL FINANCE
You can take more cash offshore — but tax and timing traps still lurk
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PAPER VICTORY
CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the balance sheet says good luck
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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OPINIONISTAS
Children should learn to engage with news and current affairs
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WORD WARRIORS
SA’s spelling bee team triumphs in Africa, eyes global championship
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ACADEMIC STANDSTILL
CPUT and dental council’s accreditation clash shatters students’ graduation dreams
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PERMIT PARALYSIS
How a single administrative error sparked 10 months of critical medication shortages in Eswatini
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CRYING SHAME
KZN Education Department’s failure to pay ECD subsidies on time is exacerbating nutrition challenges
MAVERICK EARTH
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MORE THAN MEETS THE ICE
Geopolitical legal iceberg - Former Australian PM Abbott linked to Antarctic land claim pitch
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BOREHOLE SITING OP-ED
A suburban scourge – pseudoscience and groundwater detectors
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OPINIONISTAS
So far, so close: The shy constellation that mirrors Table Mountain
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MAVERICK EARTH
Trophy hunting quotas without accountability: How different courts are exposing the same broken state
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CONSERVATION DYNAMICS
The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?
SCORPIO
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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’
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NEWSFLASH
IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
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SCORPIO
Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’
AMABHUNGANE
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AMABHUNGANE
A lotto trouble: marketing firm’s claims against new lottery operator land on minister’s desk
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AMABHUNGANE ANALYSIS
Corporate ‘hijacking’ and the violation of Tongaat Hulett
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AMABHUNGANE
Invalid R263m tanker tender rolls on as Joburg’s taps run dry
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TOXIC TAILINGS
Exposed: The sordid tale of a dubious mine tailings operation that threatens critical wetlands in Gauteng
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AMABHUNGANE
The facilitators, criminals and money launderers in SA’s gambling crisis
POLITICS
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ANALYSIS
The Public Service Amendment Act — a rare moment to celebrate
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ISS TODAY OP-ED
Local election watch — Battle for SA’s cities is a battle for its future
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NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS
Gauteng tests a new coalition playbook: ANC, EFF and possibly MK next
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NEW POLITICS ANALYSIS
An ANC-EFF-PA government already has a model — and it’s Joburg
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GAUTENG RESHUFFLE
Lesufi hands top finance job to EFF in desperate move to save Gauteng coalition
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Russian diplomat: Moscow will not abandon Cuba, help with energy
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WORLD
Djibouti's Guelleh expected to win sixth term after age limits lifted
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WORLD
Ready to rumble? Hunter Biden challenges Trump's sons to cage match
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WORLD
Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies’
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WORLD
Kremlin says president of Indonesia may visit Russia for talks with Putin
MAVERICK LIFE
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IN PICTURES
Fire destroys half of Rio Olympic Velodrome's roof
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IN PICTURES
Artemis II: Images from Nasa’s historic crewed journey around the moon
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INSPIRED LEARNING
Education becomes the new gold in Joburg’s old mining hub
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BOOK EXCERPT
Because I Love You: The quiet harm that can live inside love
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PHOTO ESSAY
Easter Friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg
SPORTS
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REFLECTION
Reflecting on decades of joy as I say farewell to the Two Oceans Marathon
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MARATHON REVIVAL
Trust at the core as Two Oceans seeks redemption after 2025 disruptions
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SEVEN IN SIGHT
Gerda Steyn all-in for seventh successive Two Oceans title
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UNDER WAY AT LAST
After a one-year delay, World Netball’s case against former SA boss Cecilia Molokwane commences
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SHIFTING PRESSURE
Burden-free McIlroy has nothing to prove at 2026 Masters as others chase history
TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Cosy rice pudding (plus: Suikerbos spaghetti)
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FRENCH LETTER
Hidden messages in the kind of Easter eggs that can’t be eaten
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THE CONVERSATION
Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate?
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WHAT’S COOKING
Spiced molasses biscuits (plus: almond and pear tart)
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WHAT’S COOKING
Prawns and Portuguese rice (plus: biltong 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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WHEEL SMART
Need to insure a classic car? Here’s how to avoid being taken for a ride
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PENSION SHOCK
Auto industry fails workers as pension arrears hit record billions
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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VIDEO
Watch — How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents
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VIDEO
Watch — From Real Housewives fame to real ‘shoplifting’ arrest infamy
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VIDEO
Watch – How R11m in ATM cash deposits followed Brian Molefe
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VIDEO
Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart
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VIDEO
Watch – How Cape Town families found loved ones in paupers’ graves
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Anti-corruption directorate arrests 12 police officers over R360m ‘Cat' Matlala contract
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SAPS IN CRISIS
Criminal investigation into R3m paid to cops for ‘protecting Ramaphosa’
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PHOTO ESSAY
Easter Friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg
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AGE OF THE ASSASSIN
‘Lawyers must be safeguarded,’ says justice minister after Chinette Gallichan’s murder
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EXPOSED
How Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe defied the President
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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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WOUNDS OF HISTORY
The Judas goat — Eugene de Kock’s journey from Prime Evil to ailing witness
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TRC ROULETTE
Mbeki and Zuma: Two presidents, one commission and the lawfare over TRC accountability
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POLITICS & PERFORMANCE
Legal reform is needed so that the likes of Jacob Zuma and Thabo Bester stop delaying justice
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ANALYSIS
Cyril Ramaphosa’s long game is finally paying off
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
In the name of our father — Lukhanyo Calata’s devastating testimony to Khampepe Inquiry
