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The Gathering 2026
Lion and mosquito: The spirit Daily Maverick brings to SA’s collapsing cities
By Jillian Green
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Business Maverick
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DYNAMIC DUO
Apple’s gamble — the iPhone now folds — and SA’s digital divide just widened
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AFTER THE BELL
We don’t talk anymore — the case for voice calls in a text age
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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
Maverick Citizen
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HARM REDUCTION
Global commission urges youth-focused drug policy reform
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MC-CYCLE-FUNDRAISER
Child hunger drives bid to raise R1-million on 650km cycle ride
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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
Maverick Earth
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AGRICULTURAL SQUEEZE
Bread & Wine: When the wheat stops paying (Part Four)
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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s outrageous ideas about nature and consciousness
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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
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’
Johannesburg
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ONGOING PROJECT
City defends R230m Lilian Ngoyi Street rehab as reopening is pushed to late October
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OUR CITY NEWS
Two more killed in Westbury as gang violence escalates sharply
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UNION TALKS
Denosa urges Gauteng health department to address mounting system failures
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Bosa’s Joburg mayoral candidate defends ‘new’ parties
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JOHANNESBURG
R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street
Maverick News
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THE GATHERING 2026
Lion and mosquito: The spirit Daily Maverick brings to SA’s collapsing cities
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SCHOOL VIOLENCE
Under fire: Gun in a school backpack — why search-and-seizure operations aren’t enough
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HARM REDUCTION
Global commission urges youth-focused drug policy reform
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LITERARY LIARS
Not even my crime exposé book shielded me from these scamsters
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RACE AGAINST TIME
No Plan B in race to lifesaving world champs readiness
Maverick Life
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ESCAPE
How a humble Soweto parkrun cultivates joy and community in a neglected park
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CEDERBERG ENIGMAS
Stone galleries of the ancients: The |Xam, silenced artists of Agter Pakhuis
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Great Elephant Crossing: Did elephant herds once rumble through the Karoo plains?
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IN PICTURES
Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, 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
Op-eds
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LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU
The villains, heroes and zeroes of the Republic of the Gupta
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SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY OP-ED
Flawed Sassa grant algorithms deepen inequality and violate constitutional rights
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‘BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE’
Rooftop solar showdown — Why Eskom threats have no power
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EQUAL EARTH OP-ED
Scale of justice: Redrawn world map finally reflects Africa’s rightful size
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ENTRENCHED CULTURE OP-ED
Corruption by any other name — organised crime has replaced State Capture
Sports
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RACE AGAINST TIME
No Plan B in race to lifesaving world champs readiness
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ADMINISTRATIVE ROT
Sascoc president’s suspension another integrity blow for SA sports governance
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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
TGIFood
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THE BIG 50
From truancy to trout, a deliciously accidental career
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WHAT’S COOKING
Braaing picanha — what it is and how to cook it
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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
Nelson Mandela Bay
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RACE AGAINST TIME
No Plan B in race to lifesaving world champs readiness
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ALL HANDS ON DECK
Residents rally again — reclaiming neglected Happy Valley
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ENDURING IMPRINT
The family whose architecture shaped the Bay and beyond
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INQUEST HALTED
Biko family welcomes indefinite inquest postponement ‘with heavy hearts’
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CASE HALTED
Fraud trial of Komani cop hits bizarre legal snag
Corrections
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TRC ROULETTE
Ex-presidents fail in bid to remove Sisi Khampepe as head of judicial inquiry
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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
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Financing reforms needed to turn stem cell donor matches into transplants in South Africa
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OPINIONISTAS
Inequality of consequence: SA still hasn’t had a reckoning with the HIV/Aids years
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OPINIONISTAS
Local government elections present a critical opportunity for civic rehabilitation
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OPINIONISTAS
A message for World News Day 2026: It’s time to fight for truth
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OPINIONISTAS
Should the Electoral Commission bend the rules when parties fail to comply?
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The markets already picked its AI winners. That’s the risk, not the opportunity
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Why Africa’s smart cities will also need smarter finance
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern and Penny Siopis lead Strauss & Co’s flagship September sale
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Can trust in SA’s municipalities ever be restored?
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How a retirement savings plan can help future you keep living your best life
Crosswords
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Friday, 11 Sept 2026
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Thursday, 10 Sept 2026
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Wednesday, 9 Sept 2026
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Tuesday, 8 Sept 2026
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CROSSWORDS
Daily Crossword Quickie - Monday, 7 Sept 2026
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
