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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
The battle for Joburg: ANC weighs Chikane, Makhura and Masuku to take on Zille
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Business Maverick
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KEEPING TABS
Pricey World Cup keeps fans away, hits US hotels, airlines
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
South Africa’s farming fortunes are positive at the start of 2026
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BREAKDOWN
Medico-legal experts owed more than R121m as RAF claims system buckles
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AFTER THE BELL
Hot listing summer returns after a long private market freeze-out
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URBAN REGENERATION
Forgotten Bellville is finally getting an overdue ‘glow-up’
Maverick Citizen
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CHILD PREGNANCIES
DA calls on SAHRC to investigate ‘systemic breakdown’ in child rape cases
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Deputy minister proposes replacing NSFAS with direct Treasury funding
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NATIONAL STANDARD
Beyond ‘best before’ — Sabs unveils landmark draft plan to tackle food waste crisis
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
June 16 was the invoice for our democracy — 50 years on, it remains unpaid
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EDUCATION REFORM
Government phases out outdated qualifications to boost graduate employability
Maverick Earth
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WHAT NEXT
Here’s how to return Kirstenbosch to greatness
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WEATHER WATCH
It’s here! Japanese Meteorological Agency says El Niño has emerged
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TOXIC AIR
Weather service to lead ambitious R625m plan to monitor SA’s choking air quality
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BOTANICAL GARDENS
Kirstenbosch: Drowning in neglected poached plants
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ROVING REPORTERS
The science of sharing land: How cattle and wildlife thrive side-by-side in Zimbabwe
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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JOBURG MASSACRE
After mass shooting, Cleveland residents fear what will happen when SAPS leaves
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
The battle for Joburg: ANC weighs Chikane, Makhura and Masuku to take on Zille
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YOUTH DAY IN SOWETO
Your must-do June 16 guide
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JOBURG MASSACRE
Fingers pointed at illegal miners as police hunt Cleveland mass shooters
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SCOPA
Joburg leaders grilled for failing to question JDA boss arrested with R321,000 cash
Maverick News
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CHILD PREGNANCIES
DA calls on SAHRC to investigate ‘systemic breakdown’ in child rape cases
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
DD or didn’t he? Cocaine bust witness questioned about apparent David Mabuza message
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RECORD CHASE
All eyes on Gerda Steyn’s fifth title bid at the Comrades Marathon
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TAKING STOCK
What went wrong for Bafana Bafana against Mexico and what they must change
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AMABHUNGANE
Betting battle joined: SA Reserve Bank probes Betway
Maverick Life
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THEATRE REVIEW
Killer Queen: Fierce young talent defying the laws of gravity
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PASSING THE TORCH
Soweto is setting the stage to remember the youth of 1976
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IN PICTURES
Przewalski’s horses in Hortobagy National Park, and more from around the world
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BOOK EXCERPT
Glimpses of Montagu: One of the most attractive mountain towns in the Klein Karoo
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THE CONVERSATION
What is lipoprotein(a) cholesterol, or Lp(a)? And can you lower yours?
Op-eds
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CLASSROOM VIOLENCE OP-ED
We banned corporal punishment but haven’t taught teachers what to replace it with
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FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
False metric: Government confusing vaccination target with population immunity
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STUDENT DEBT CRISIS OP-ED
South Africa cannot afford to lock 165,000 graduates out of the economy
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LABOUR MARKET
SA’s skills gap leaves millions unemployed despite job vacancies
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PERSPECTIVES REVISITED
Proposed school history syllabus focuses on Africa as the main story, not a sidebar to Western history
Sports
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RECORD CHASE
All eyes on Gerda Steyn’s fifth title bid at the Comrades Marathon
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TAKING STOCK
What went wrong for Bafana Bafana against Mexico and what they must change
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KEEPING TABS
Pricey World Cup keeps fans away, hits US hotels, airlines
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DISASTROUS START
Bafana Bafana’s opening match drought in World Cups continues after Mexico horror show
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TEAM GUIDES — GROUP I
French favourites to top ‘Group of Death’, while Norway, Senegal and Iraq pose threats
TGIFood
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CHEEP CHEAP LUXURY
Chicken liver — nutritious and delicious but divisive
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED
Nelson’s Eye and Magica Roma, still among the Cape’s best
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WHAT’S COOKING
Beef mince and braised leek bake with parsnip mash topping
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WHAT’S COOKING
Rhubarb tart in a crunchy almond pastry crust
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WHAT’S COOKING
Orange sweet potato and fresh turmeric soup
Nelson Mandela Bay
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THE HOLE STORY
‘Premature and irresponsible’ — No date set to fix collapsing Nelson Mandela Bay roads
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HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS
Unsafe manganese dust levels trigger health and legal warnings in Nelson Mandela Bay
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MUNICIPAL PARALYSIS
Nelson Mandela Bay needs 101 remedies, but will anyone implement them?
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POLITICAL TANTRUM
Councillor dismisses NMB deputy mayor’s perjury claims as political distraction amid legal troubles
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BLOOD AND SORROW
Calls for calm in Nelson Mandela Bay as communities reel from three mass shootings
Corrections
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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
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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
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Parliament’s failure has allowed corruption to flourish and left a nation betrayed
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
South Africa’s farming fortunes are positive at the start of 2026
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OPINIONISTAS
Fifty years on, South Africa needs a youth employment revolution
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
June 16 was the invoice for our democracy — 50 years on, it remains unpaid
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OPINIONISTAS
China’s zero-tariff ‘gift’ to Africa could be a Trojan horse in disguise
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Global markets, mega-IPOs and the AI debate: Staying selective in a market of extremes
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Binance commits $250,000 to support frontline Ebola response in Uganda and DRC
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Using telematics for safer, more efficient, and fully compliant fleets
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Cape Union Mart launches “Live Life Outside,” marking a bold new brand direction
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Reflections as vice-chancellor and principal at the University of the Free State
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 — The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Brett Herron pulls back the curtain on power, housing and politics
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Hunger is political: Activist Mark Heywood on SA’s food crisis
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – They never gave up: Families fight for justice over apartheid-era atrocities
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Is Cape Town’s N2 wall just a R114m cover-up?
