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IN PICTURES
Scottish Ballet goes insectoid, and more from around the world
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUBBLES UP
France’s Champagne deficit presents golden opportunity for SA’s Cap Classique
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Tractor torque
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MACROECONOMICS
We’re still standing — SA’s GDP contracted, but this does not a recession make
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‘BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE’
Rooftop solar showdown — Why Eskom threats have no power
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AFTER THE BELL
Sun International and the high-stakes trend defining our time
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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SAFE HAVEN
Limpopo care centre helps vulnerable children rebuild their lives through love and stability
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CARTOON
Twisted System
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CRISIS OF CARE
Sassa’s R2,400 Care Dependency Grant leaves parents of children with disabilities stretched thin
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FEEDING EXCELLENCE
Buckets of ‘brain food’ and gardens of learning: How excellence is grown at ECD centres
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STUDENT FUNDS
NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch
MAVERICK EARTH
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PUMPING HEART OF AFRICA
Congo Basin loss could trigger water wars across Africa — ex-Gabon minister Lee White
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INDUSTRY REALITY
Bread & Wine: What it takes to grow a glass of wine (Part Three)
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ENFORCEMENT POWERS
We’re not coming for your dogs and cats, says City over pet licensing uproar
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MAVERICK EARTH
What Cape Town’s proposed animal keeping by‑law means for your pets
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HEAVY BREATHING
Mpumalanga community speaks out as study links Sasol pollution to 1,000 deaths
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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CORRUPTION TRIAL
Why Mapisa-Nqakula paid cash to renovation workers — ‘I’m not an EFT person’
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PHALA PHALA
Impeachment committee labelled an ‘extension of the Presidency’ as evidence leader dispute continues
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
An ANC candidate list blunder could cost the party in the Eastern Cape
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CORRUPTION TRIAL
Ex-defence minister Mapisa-Nqakula denies asking for R2m to promote general
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Meet the candidates: eThekwini
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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WORLD
Israel tells Britain to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, sources say
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WORLD
Malaysia PM’s coalition says graft convicts should serve full terms amid reports of Najib clemency bid
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WORLD
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
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WORLD
Holocaust survivor ‘appalled’ by prospect of far-right in power in German state
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WORLD
New Zealand to allow wealthy migrants to build rental housing
MAVERICK LIFE
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IN PICTURES
Scottish Ballet goes insectoid, and more from around the world
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MATTERS OF THE ART
Nguni history is more than just ethnography — a curator of African art explains
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THE CONVERSATION
Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts
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BOOK EXCERPT
John van de Ruit’s beloved Spud is back in his sixth and final instalment
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THE CONVERSATION
Singlehood can be an opportunity for personal growth – here’s why
SPORTS
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LEADING FROM THE FRONT
100 Tests of Fortitude — how Rassie took the Springboks to the next level
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CHASING THE GREEN
The money game — why the Springboks and All Blacks are playing in Baltimore
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RISING EXPECTATIONS
Former Man United midfielder Michael Carrick charged with overseeing club’s lofty ambitions
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FORM IN THE USA
Rassie keeps changes to a minimum for fourth Test showdown in Baltimore
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HOME HERO
Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass among F1’s greatest comeback wins
TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Lamb shank tagine with dates, apricots, raisins and Moroccan spices
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WHAT’S COOKING
Crunchy potato salad with bonus biltong
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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
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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GROUNDUP
SAFM apologises for Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview
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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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ANALYSIS
Five signs the ANC has given up on Joburg
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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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ENTRENCHED CULTURE OP-ED
Corruption by any other name — organised crime has replaced State Capture
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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’
