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IN THE RED
Bankrupt Joburg imperils national economy, warns Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
By Ferial Haffajee
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Business Maverick
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MARKET MOVES
What South Korea’s 114% equity index surge teaches us about market illusions
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Fuelling inflation
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TECH IN EDUCATION (PART 2)
The hidden costs of digital learning — how monopolies stunt education in SA
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PAIN AT THE PUMPS
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources reduces diesel price hike after significant miscalculation
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POLICY SIGNAL
Sarb laser-focused on 3% inflation target despite historic fuel shock, says Kganyago
Maverick Citizen
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STORM HIGH ALERT
Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape
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SPOTLIGHT
Youth-focused care model transforms young kidney patients’ lives
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COERCION
Zambia cancels world’s largest digital rights conference after pressure from Chinese government
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FOOD BASKET
Fuel and fertiliser costs drive up the price of a basic food basket
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Fueling insecurity
Maverick Earth
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URBAN LOGISTICS
Learning by doing: Practical responses to micro-mobility in Cape Town
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COASTAL ORIGINS
The great journey out of Africa may have begun at low tide
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MAVERICK EARTH
Great African Seaforest — only floating bamboo kelp forest on the planet
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THE NUDGE OP-ED
Broken fossil fuel markets? Santa Marta may be a game-changing moment
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PHOTO ESSAY
Sony World Competition — The year's best environmental photography
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’
Johannesburg
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PHOTO ESSAY
Joburgers enjoy a little CBD fun sans motor cars and gridlocked streets
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SOLE MATES
‘I found my husband through running’ — the Joburg running clubs building community
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MOVING ART
Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns
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GUEST ESSAY
Mountain high, mine dump deep — the soulful collision of SA’s two hearts
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Raid to nowhere — my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington
Maverick News
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Half-truths, questionable claims and evasion as Minister Tolashe appears before parliamentary committee
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EXPLAINER
What you need to know before National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams’ court appearance
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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
‘Redo NHI process’, says Western Cape Premier Winde as ConCourt ponders challenges
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DRUGS AND CORRUPTION
‘Embarrassing’ R200m cocaine theft was eighth break-in at Hawks building, cop tells commission
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DUBIOUS COMPANY
Ramaphosa didn’t know he was meeting wealthy Zimbabwean wanted in SA — spokesperson
Maverick Life
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IN PICTURES
Ducklings steal the spotlight at Hyde Park's Royal Gun Salute for King Charles III
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THE INTERVIEW
South African filmmaking duo confronts colonial legacies in internationally award-winning film
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IN PICTURES
Fashion is spectacle at the 2026 Met Gala
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JOBURG GIG GUIDE
Workers’ Day weekend gig guide: top events in Joburg
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BOOK EXCERPT
Into the Black Mountains: A geological journey through time
Op-eds
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting
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PARLIAMENT’S SMOKING GUN OP-ED
Why new evidence demands immediate action on firearm oversight
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PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED
Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: What does the world’s greatest living mathematician think of AI?
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GROWTH TRAJECTORY OP-ED
The state of SA’s economy, and what needs to be done to turn the corner
Sports
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SUPREME TALENT
Jan Serfontein, the one-time teenage prodigy who never quite reached his Test ceiling
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SELECTIVE ‘NEUTRALITY’
Fifa’s moral ambiguity weakens football’s global influence
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RUNNING BATTLE
Athletics body warns against government takeover of Soweto Marathon amid ongoing prize payout crisis
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MEXICO-BOUND
Private sponsors, not government, to fund ‘lucky fans’ at 2026 World Cup, says McKenzie
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ATHLETICS ICON
Consistency, longevity define Akani Simbine’s rise among the world’s sprint elite
TGIFood
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CULINARY JOURNEY
Forty years at the Mauritian table — a love story seasoned with spice
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BOOK EXCERPT
Murder, love, and poaching: Tannie Maria returns in Wild Things Never Die
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WHAT’S COOKING
Fettuccine with asparagus spears and shrimps
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FRENCH LETTER
Culinary and literary classics — Meals and books worth waiting for
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OP-ED
A Durban-style Michelin-star masterclass celebrating craft, culture and collaboration
Nelson Mandela Bay
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LEADERSHIP VACUUM
Who is running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro’s city manager crisis deepens
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FLOOD MAYHEM
More storms expected in waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay
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PARTY INTERVENTION
‘She is stabilising the metro’ — Ramaphosa praises NMB mayor amid service delivery crises
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RUNNING ON EMPTY
Nelson Mandela Bay metro fails to renew fuel contract — emergency services left vulnerable
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GUESS WHO'S BACK
Cogta rules NMB city manager suspension unlawful as metro faces leadership vacuum
Corrections
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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
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MAKING A SPLASH
How Bishops rose from contenders to kings of schoolboy water polo
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SARS HELM
From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY
Vlakplaas Simelane killers feared Chris Hani investigator Holmes knew of plot to murder witness
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response
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OPINIONISTAS
The unfulfilled promise: How greed and ineptitude undermined SA’s liberation
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OPINIONISTAS
Gautrain development potential contrasts with Hong Kong rail property success story
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OPINIONISTAS
Trump’s second coming is the greatest comeback in US history - How did we not see it coming?
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OPINIONISTAS
We live in an increasingly multipolar world and need to globalise our education
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Bitget Wallet expands crypto card availability to South Africa
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Stitch adds buy now pay later for South African merchants
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Orange Farm turnkey: Transforming the greater Orange Farm region into a hub of opportunity
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Win tickets to The Magical Marble Family Fest this weekend
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SPONSORED CONTENT
What resilient S&P 500 earnings mean for South African investors
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 – Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s Undeclared Luxury SUVs
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VIDEO
Watch — Somebody didn't care: how Grey's Hospital's failing air con became a nightmare
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VIDEO
Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building
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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
