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Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent
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Business Maverick
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AFTER THE BELL
When fuel costs soar, flying habits become strangely elastic
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SOLID PLANS
Business forums, civil engineers in sync over municipal first aid
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PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Cabinet moves swiftly with new PIC board, but political questions plague chairperson
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AVIATION INVESTMENT
R500m Atlantic Aerodrome targets September opening as hangar squeeze intensifies
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
PIC dumpster
Maverick Citizen
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment
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FOOD BASKET
Hot showers or supper — tariff hikes hit your food basket
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BHEKISISA
More HIV prevention choices may boost user uptake
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GROWTH VISION OP-ED
We cannot secure our food future without restoring the natural systems that sustain it
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HOTEL SPLURGE
Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending
Maverick Earth
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ICEBREAKERS
How SA scientists put the Southern Ocean on the climate map
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ICY ROADS AHEAD
Snow warning downgraded for KZN, EC and Free State, but icy conditions persist
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BREATHING SPACE
Court clips wings of weapons-based baboon control
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REIMAGINING AFRICA
How to avoid the future we fear — a journey with an environmental futurist
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WILDLIFE POLICY
The problem with South Africa’s ‘problem animal’ guidelines
Scorpio
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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’
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NEWSFLASH
IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
Johannesburg
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Joburg blames ‘service provider migration’ for Telkom mobile and landline cutoffs fiasco
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OPINIONISTAS
City of Chaos and the fight for Jozi’s mayoral chain
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DISCONNECTED
Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills
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OUR CITY NEWS
City drains R3.4bn from Johannesburg Water, leaving entity stranded and projects stalled
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HELL ON WHEELS
‘Get out and push’ — commuters dice with danger in Joburg’s dilapidated minibus taxis
Maverick News
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment
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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN
Squirming Andrea Johnson’s Madlanga grilling gave voyeurism an unsettling edge
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RADICAL RETHINK
Commonwealth Games face reinvention or decline as Africa and Asia rise
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FINANCIAL CRISIS
SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid
Maverick Life
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WINTER’S TALES
Journey between the covers — from SA, to the US, Middle East… and back
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Black Burns Fast: The local film reimagining the representation of queer, black girlhood
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Republic of Gamkapoort: Where dams burp and Fox calls the shots
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IN PICTURES
Buck moon rises over Richmond Park and more from around the world
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IN PICTURES
Commonwealth Games 2026: Moments that defined the sporting spectacle
Op-eds
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Elephants do not respond to hashtags or opinion writers
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STRATEGIC BLINDSPOT
SA’s data centre boom exposes a dangerous digital governance paradox
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THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA
How Cape Town can become a neutral global city in a multipolar world
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AILING SYSTEM
The world is cutting health budgets, women and children will pay the price
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
The 951 elephant deaths in Kruger — why the numbers demand perspective, not outrage
Sports
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RADICAL RETHINK
Commonwealth Games face reinvention or decline as Africa and Asia rise
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POWER PLAY
Fifa, Infantino face global resistance over private investment plan
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MUST WIN
Banyana face defining Wafcon clash with Ivory Coast
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BILLIONS IN A BOOT
Fifa for sale: Gianni Infantino’s $4.2bn private investment gamble sparks global backlash
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HALFWAY MARK
Antonelli emerges as the surprise leader of the F1 pack heading into midseason break
TGIFood
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How ClemenGold® earned its place as a citrus season favourite
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VIEW FROM THE PASS
A bright young talent blooms at the foot of Helshoogte
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FIRE POWER
The secrets of piri-piri, from a chef who knows how
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WHAT’S COOKING
Rotisserie chicken, golden and spicy
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WHAT’S COOKING
Pancetta-wrapped chicken parcels with a fennel forcemeat stuffing
Nelson Mandela Bay
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FINANCIAL CRISIS
SA’s oldest newspaper faces uncertain future while new owners leave staff unpaid
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LIFELINE
Little Maverick’s life saving journey honours SANBS Awards recipients in Nelson Mandela Bay
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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor prepares for fraud trial after refusing plea deal
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GROUNDUP
Strike at Chinese carmaker BAIC’s Coega plant will set a precedent, says union
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FUNDS RELIEF
Withheld equitable share: Treasury announces Friday ‘payday’ for non-compliant municipalities
Corrections
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APOLOGY
The schoolboy in the Russian uniform — where we fell short
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R17-BILLION SWEETENER
Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges
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STRAIGHT TALK
Busi Mavuso: If Joburg thrives, SA thrives
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FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED
Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely
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Apology: John Steenhuisen
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
SA needs sovereign tech infrastructure, not just foreign server farms on its soil
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OPINIONISTAS
High noon for SA’s criminal justice system
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OPINIONISTAS
Women need more than just a journey home in SA’s migrant exodus
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OPINIONISTAS
Things fall apart — decay and scandal push SA’s democracy to the brink
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OPINIONISTAS
City of Chaos and the fight for Jozi’s mayoral chain
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How ClemenGold® earned its place as a citrus season favourite
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Medshield reports membership growth and strong financial reserves in 2025
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Car insurance excesses: Making an informed choice could save you thousands
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Your life goals matter — find out how they shape your investments
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SPONSORED CONTENT
In uncertain markets, discipline matters more than prediction
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 — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent
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PODCAST
How cycling lessons in Khayelitsha helped a young person overcome her fear of failing
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POLITICALLY AWEH
What’s behind SA’s latest wave of xenophobia?
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Properties threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg
