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Turbulence
SAA acting CEO put on immediate special leave as board conducts internal investigation
By Lindsey Schutters
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Business Maverick
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TURBULENCE
SAA acting CEO put on immediate special leave as board conducts internal investigation
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INSIDE STORY
How Eskom was turned around, told by those who steered it
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AFTER THE BELL
All hail the mighty rand (and thank the Fed)
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COURT CHALLENGE
Grain farmers take pricing fight to JSE over hidden costs
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ANALYSIS
New PIC board and reinstated Patrick Dlamini pledge allegiance to growth and compliance
Maverick Citizen
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CAMPUS CHAOS
Court orders Manamela to reinstate NSFAS board, suspending Mathebula
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EXPLORATION HALTED
ConCourt ends Shell’s Wild Coast oil and gas lifeline in victory for coastal communities
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EDGE OF SURVIVAL
I sell sex and chicken feet to feed my children, says mom of three
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STARVED OF OPTIONS
Hungry For Change, a series on SA’s hunger crisis
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
NSFAS boss and Minister Manamela grilled over unapproved payments to four advisers
Maverick Earth
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EXPLORATION HALTED
ConCourt ends Shell’s Wild Coast oil and gas lifeline in victory for coastal communities
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VEILED AGENDAS
North West MEC snubs Parliament again as elephant ‘removal’ plan advances without oversight
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A CRYING SHAME
Parliament shines the spotlight on Kirstenbosch’s hidden decline
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MANAGING GIANTS OP-ED
Kruger at 100 — the big questions about rhinos, elephants and park management
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SCIENCE SNAPSHOT
Finalists — Five scientists race to read Africa’s environmental future
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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‘KILLING US SOFTLY’
Melville residents have gone without water for over 20% of 2026 so far
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UNKINDEST CUT
Cold snap exposes the obvious — Joburg’s power grid can’t cope
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RANK IMPROVEMENT
‘Fixing taxis can shift Joburg’s trajectory’ — addressing taxi troubles
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OUR CITY NEWS
Pikitup spends R800m renting trucks due to unusable Joburg fleet
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ANALYSIS
Private sector about to have bigger role in SA municipalities
Maverick News
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STATEMENT MADE
All Blacks flex muscles against Bulls to send Springbok warning
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Johnson and Batohi’s probe to link Andrew Chauke to Cat Matlala outed at inquiry
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SPORT
Despite keeping World Cup hopes alive, Banyana Banyana need a reset
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price
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CAMPUS CHAOS
Court orders Manamela to reinstate NSFAS board, suspending Mathebula
Maverick Life
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JOZI JOY
A call becomes a chorus as inner-city festival takes flight
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BOOK EXCERPT
The Untouchables: A journalist’s career, vindicated in real time
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Spider‑Man: Brand New Day swings the MCU back into form with fresh new twist
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IN PICTURES
Rhossi the sea turtle undergoes CT scan, and more from around the world
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PHOTO ESSAY
In Pictures: Total solar eclipse sweeps across Europe
Op-eds
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CORRUPTION-BUSTING
Theatre of consequences — Madlanga Commission needs an extended run
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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED
The Coalitions Bill has stalled, and voters are going into elections blind
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MANAGING GIANTS OP-ED
Kruger at 100 — the big questions about rhinos, elephants and park management
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EDUCATION
Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools
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VISION SNAG OP-ED
A 10-year driving licence makes sense, a 10-year eye test gap does not
Sports
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THE CONVERSATION
What cricket’s cheating scandal reveals about the ‘spirit’ of the game
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BALD AMBITION
Momentum builds against Fifa’s Infantino after his FFE own goal
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THE GREATEST RIVALRY
To control the chaos, the Boks must think on their feet
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STATEMENT MADE
All Blacks flex muscles against Bulls to send Springbok warning
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SPORT
Despite keeping World Cup hopes alive, Banyana Banyana need a reset
TGIFood
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FOOD NOSTALGIA
When slow food was a way of life — a small-town reminiscence
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A REMINISENCE
A world of music and food memories in space and time
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FOOD BABBLE: FIRE
Super-hot Mozambican peri-peri sauce and other fiery stuff
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FOOD BABBLE: WOMEN IN FOOD
A world of food heroines — including ma and grandma
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THE CONVERSATION
How a simple biofiltration system is helping clean up a polluted river
Nelson Mandela Bay
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RIGHT IDEA, WRONG DIRECTIONS
Sign of incompetence — Gqeberha’s Sho’t left takes a very wrong turn
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WHOLE AGAIN
Crowning her scars — how a mother’s love led to Shelley Barry’s second act
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VEXING VECTOR
Dysfunctional pound adds to growing concerns over foot-and-mouth in Nelson Mandela Bay
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THE EDUCATION DESK
Eastern Cape’s tablet programme stalls with devices lost or locked in cupboards
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UNLOCKING CREATIVE MINDS
NMB Art Museum celebrates 70 years by bringing art education to 70 township schools
Corrections
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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
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Apology: John Steenhuisen
Opinion
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DM168
Dog moms dominate: money talks more than biology ticks
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DM168
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu – Illness before truth as a new plague erupts
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OPINIONISTAS
If we want a human rights economy, Africa must change from within
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OPINIONISTAS
Beyond the personalities — PIC drama is about control of R4-trillion in workers’ money
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OPINIONISTAS
Why Africa must treat disease surveillance as infrastructure
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
University of the Free State: A home for women ready to change the world
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Closing the gaps: Corruption Watch weighs in on the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Legacy through your life annuity: Leaving more than just money behind
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition Daily Maverick’s flagship event returns
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Millions of people know Binance. Far fewer know the woman who helped build it
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 — 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
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — ‘Spies in America’: From South African freedom fighter to foreign agent
