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POLITICAL KILLING
‘If someone has to die, so be it’ — threats preceded NMB councillor’s murder
By Andisa Bonani
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Business Maverick
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ANALYSIS
South Africa can’t win a bet against online gambling
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: The data centres are not the problem — it’s the tenants
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WHERE TO INVEST
Woolworths and Metair reflect SA’s mounting retail and industrial struggles
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FINAL EXIT
A bitter pill — SAPS probe clouds delisted Tongaat Hulett’s rescue deal
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PROFIT-PRUNING
SA citrus exports fall short of record, Iran War squeezes key markets
Maverick Citizen
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Section 27 and the overlooked crisis — why healthcare access starts with diabetes action
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URBAN NUTRITION
Jane Battersby, SA’s champion for urban food systems
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BHEKISISA
Could a coat of paint help South Africans sleep better as the planet heats?
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BETS IN CLASS
Gambling regulators probe betting promotion at Pretoria preschool
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CRUNCH TIME
Exam season — SA universities say they’re on track, but students take strain
Maverick Earth
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WILD LIFERS
Flowers on the fence as protesters mourn capture of Simon’s Town’s baboons
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CLIMATE CASH SHOWDOWN
Africa battles EU ‘delaying tactics’ at COP31 over $120bn climate adaptation lifeline
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MAVERICK EARTH
The baboons are doomed, and we just missed the last chance to save them
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OCEAN PLUNDER
Relentless fishing and dodgy science — Spain and Taiwan’s blue shark trade
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WILDERNESS & WATER
Avocados, unanswered questions and a pristine lake in the firing line
Scorpio
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro sale
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CAUGHT OUT
JSE-listed Blu Label mum on ownership details in McKenzie-linked Ticketpro takeover
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CAUGHT OUT
Gayton McKenzie-linked empowerment consortium scores Ticketpro deal ahead of 2027 Cricket World Cup
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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
Johannesburg
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OUR CITY NEWS
Joburg pools to close in searing heat as City runs out of chlorine
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JOHANNESBURG
Watch – Zille vs Mashaba: the egos shaping Joburg’s coalition talks
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COALITION COUNTDOWN
Joburg burns, politicians bargain
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XENOBAROMETER
Raid, arrest, extort, release — police shakedown of immigrants for bribes ‘now routine’
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Joburg accused of using workers as ‘political pawns’ in last-minute wage deal
Maverick News
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POLITICAL KILLING
‘If someone has to die, so be it’ — threats preceded NMB councillor’s murder
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CAPE SEASIDE BACKLASH
‘Outraged’ St James residents vow legal fight over Prasa’s retirement apartments plan
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HISTORY MAKERS
Wales’ shock victory over All Blacks gives Springboks Nations Championship lifeline
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
‘Take the money, and let suspects go’ — JMPD officer details alleged police interference
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Politicians’ egos and ideological hang-ups no longer win votes in SA
Maverick Life
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BOOK EXCERPT
Remembering Sydda Essop, who turned recipes into a social history of the Karoo
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Street Fighter embraces its old-school roots and mostly lands the knockout
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DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME
Moving dance performance explores our connection to the Earth and each other
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IN PICTURES
Train derailment in Assam, India, and more from around the world
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OBITUARY
Ben Dekker — forester, actor, philosopher who stood for Parliament from a fruit barrow
Op-eds
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THEATRE REVIEW
Angolan border war resurfaces in powerful London play exploring race and reconciliation
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PAUSE THE PROMPT
Teaching kids to think matters more than ever in the age of AI
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PARTY RESET OP-ED
The ANC’s liberation history cannot substitute for effective governance
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LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU
Can we please now have a break from all this breaking news?
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THE MISSING VOTERS
The invisible winner: SA counted the votes — who’s counting the absent?
Sports
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HISTORY MAKERS
Wales’ shock victory over All Blacks gives Springboks Nations Championship lifeline
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GAINING GROUND
Bangladesh challenge gives Proteas the chance to prove their credentials
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BOK BLEUS
France resist Springboks’ second-half rearguard to win Paris thriller
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YOU TOLD US
Readers on Tatjana Smith: ‘SA’s loss is through our own bad management’
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WELCOME RETURN
Returning Springboks will boost SA rugby in the short and long term
TGIFood
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WHERE POSSIBILITY MEETS PALATE
A confluence of indigenous fare from a chef of extraordinary finesse
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CAPE RESIDENCY
Durban’s sustainability hero comes to the Cape for a summer season
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken coconut curry with ground almonds and curry leaves
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WHAT’S COOKING
A hunk of beef braaied on the coals, served with chimichurri
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WHAT’S COOKING
Chicken and saag curry — two in one
Nelson Mandela Bay
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POLITICAL KILLING
‘If someone has to die, so be it’ — threats preceded NMB councillor’s murder
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
Dry taps to the council chamber, the Makhanda Archbishop who says he’s no politician
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DEADLY POLICIES
Family living in fear after two cousins killed in suspected ‘murder for money’ hits
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WATT A BURDEN
Unlawful tariffs and soaring power costs threaten NMB jobs and investment
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LIVING HISTORY
At almost 106, Nozito Xalipi has a lifetime of lessons for SA
Corrections
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THE COMEBACK
Chauke cleared for takeoff as possible replacement for NPA head Andy Mothibi
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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
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
A failed ideology — why SA must abandon the ANC’s economic model
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OPINIONISTAS
False benevolence of climate justice — billions for COP, crumbs for communities
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OPINIONISTAS
From COP31 to COP32 — climate talks cannot ignore the development crisis
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OPINIONISTAS
Beyond photo ops — what SA needs from Ramaphosa’s Silicon Valley trip
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MAVERICK EARTH
The baboons are doomed, and we just missed the last chance to save them
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The AI wobble has investors rethinking what’s in their portfolio
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SPONSORED CONTENT
DUT 2027 applications remain open for selected programmes in two faculties
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SPONSORED CONTENT
It started with a hot desk in Paarl. Now Pretoria gets a new Workshop17
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Come practice the art of disappearing
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Three commercial fishing vessels set for auction amid business rescue and liquidation proceedings
Crosswords
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LOOK & LISTEN
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Why is rent so expensive in Cape Town, and would rent control help?
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch — Judge Navi Pillay on the Nobel peace prize and international justice
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Firoz Cachalia on the Madlanga Commission and fixing the police
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VIDEO
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Six parties share how they’ll tackle the cost of living
