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WEEKEND WRAP
DA reshuffle, Malema’s next challenge and host nation discomfort
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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: What would really make it always ‘better on the big screen’?
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POWER PUSH
Mission 300 flips the switch for 50 million Africans, but harder work lies ahead
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WASTE ECONOMICS
Premium retail habits are reshaping the plastic pollution problem
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GRID GAMBLE
SA’s transmission build opens a R440bn test for private capital and local industry
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Cabinet complications
Maverick Citizen
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EDUCATION REFORM
Key business, farming, creative N-qualifications set to be scrapped, government confirms
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BHEKISISA
Could where you live shape the healthcare you get in a climate crisis?
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ON THE AIR
The Eastern Cape station manager building rural youth skills through the airwaves
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CHILD SAFETY
School water and sanitation crisis drags on as DBE balks at national deadline
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HUMAN RIGHTS SHAME
Zimbabwean mother’s deadly ordeal highlights migrant healthcare crisis after SA hospital demands upfront payment
Maverick Earth
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ESTUARY BREACH
‘Fiddling with nature’ plan revives fears over Lake St Lucia’s future
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POWER SHIFT ANALYSIS
Aucamp rises as Steenhuisen falls in DA’s proposed Cabinet reshuffle
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CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Africa’s coastlines have been changing for a century — critical interactive tool shows how
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EXTREME EXPOSURE
Cooked: the precarious life of informal traders in a heating world
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GRID LOCK OP-ED
Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom’s tightening grip on renewable energy producers
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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OUR CITY NEWS
Joburg suburbs suffer 16 pipe bursts in six days
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HUMAN RIGHTS SHAME
Zimbabwean mother’s deadly ordeal highlights migrant healthcare crisis after SA hospital demands upfront payment
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VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
Jumpers shooting death toll climbs to 13: The devastated families left behind
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JOBURG REVITALISATION
Beyond the Jeppe Boys gates — A community effort to revive historic Kensington
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JOBURG MASSACRE
After mass shooting, Cleveland residents fear what will happen when SAPS leaves
Maverick News
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DIRTY DOZEN
Twelve-try Boks rout Barbarians and find some answers to potential problems
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IN PICTURES
Barack Obama opens his presidential centre — Family, friends, the faithful and the famous
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
R200m cocaine theft and coffee machine scandal — Suspended KZN Hawks boss Senona’s version
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SLOW MOTION
Madlanga and Sutherland call for crackdown on Stalingrad tactics clogging SA’s courts
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GROUND-UP
Lumumba Chia fled to SA 27 years ago. He is not allowed to leave
Maverick Life
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SUSPENDED DISBELIEF
‘I have the power!’– New He-Man film will delight kids of the ’80s
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Disclosure Day: Spielberg’s latest alien sci-fi prioritises human conflict over the extraterrestrial spectacle
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Klein Karoo’s Red Stone Hills: Small potatoes for geologists, high value for photographers
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REFLECTION
Netflix’s The Polygamist confuses culture with sexual deviance
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IN PICTURES
President Trump hosts UFC Freedom 250 fight at the White House, and more from around the world
Op-eds
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HARD LESSONS OP-ED
Despite the gains since 1976, the struggle for young South Africans has evolved rather than ended
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ENCODED BIAS
The hidden bias in AI narratives that gives men futures and women feelings
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GEOPOLITICAL REALIGNMENT
Africa in the shadow of a US-Africa relations reset
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HOSTS OF HATE OP-ED
Does anti-foreigner hatred pay? Do digital platforms profit?
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SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY
The real food safety crisis is not science but failure to coordinate across institutions
Sports
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DIRTY DOZEN
Twelve-try Boks rout Barbarians and find some answers to potential problems
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SCRUMHALF REBOOT
Faf could rekindle his flagging Test career with strong performance against Barbarians
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PREDICTIVE MODELLING
One million simulations reveal the 2026 World Cup favourites
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NEXT CAPTAIN
Riley Norton and Vincent Tshituka feature in Bok leadership race
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PRO LEAGUE AMBITION
SA chase hockey Nations Cup glory but promotion question remains
TGIFood
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LIFE ABUNDANT
History and craft meet in the Gardens of Babylon
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FRANSCHHOEK MILESTONE
Chef Matthew Gordon is moving on after 25 years
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Roast chicken with thyme-mint butter
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CALL FOR HELP
Stellenbosch food and wine community hosts fundraiser for Errieda du Toit
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WHAT’S COOKING
Calamari stew with tomatoes and black olives
Nelson Mandela Bay
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WATER CRISIS
Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis compounded by dysfunctional metro’s service and communication breakdowns
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TRIATHLONS
Can a half Ironman keep Nelson Mandela Bay in the race?
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Makhanda high court halts drastic Eskom power cuts for troubled Karoo towns
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GIANT INSPIRATION
Tackle this: Springboks take on their tiniest opponents yet
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BREATHE OUT
Human Rights Commission asked to probe manganese pollution choking Nelson Mandela Bay
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
We built the N2 wall long before trust gave way to concrete
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OPINIONISTAS
Declare a State of Disaster to end Durban’s repatriation gridlock
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OPINIONISTAS
Host nation discomfort: a World Cup against the spirit of the game
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OPINIONISTAS
Why SA’s reconstituted parliamentary TB Caucus is of critical importance
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OPINIONISTAS
Who really benefits from illegal immigration in SA?
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Binance promotes safety and awareness as Africa’s crypto ecosystem continues rapid growth
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SPONSORED CONTENT
OM Bank aims to redefine what banking means for South Africa’s middle class
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Yoco empowers small businesses with major platform update and first AI agent
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SPONSORED CONTENT
From Cape Town to Berlin: Which wall will South Africa break next?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
A curated survey of South African art — June spotlight sale
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 – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe
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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
