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LIFE IN LIMBO
Born here, invisible here: the stateless children Home Affairs refuses to count
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Business Maverick
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?
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HEALTHY MARGINS
Private hospital groups squeeze earnings from meagre patient growth
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FUNDING GAP
SA’s hydrogen economy needs to hit the road or be left behind
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MONETARY POLICY
Sarb hikes repo rate to 7% as Iran war bites and El Niño looms
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Profit pressure
Maverick Citizen
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‘WAR ON HUNGER’
Food security plans under scrutiny as Gauteng struggles with widespread hunger
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DUTY OF CARE OP-ED
SA spends R1bn on negligence claims: A low cost fix was there all along
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LIFE IN LIMBO
Born here, invisible here: the stateless children Home Affairs refuses to count
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BHEKISISA
What years of war, cyclones and displacement have wrought on the people of northern Mozambique
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‘INSTITUTIONALISED INEQUALITY’
War on hunger as civil society takes on ‘organised economic violence’
Maverick Earth
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GROUNDWATER DECLINE
Treasure chest of groundwater shrinking in many parts of the world
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CENTENARY REFLECTION
Big birds, ‘bush eyes’, Jelly Tots and politics: How grand Kruger shaped my life
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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET
Thomas Berry and the forgotten language of the living Earth
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CONSERVATION ETHICS
ConCourt in session to pass judgment on the inclusion of a single word: wellbeing
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SCRAMBLE FOR WHITE GOLD
Nearly 1,000 people face relocation in KZN lithium mine expansion plan
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
Water woes hit large parts of Joburg before planned maintenance schedule
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BROKEN CITY OP-ED
Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services
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IN PICTURES
Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations
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POWER DEAL
Johannesburg and Eskom broker agreement to keep the lights on
Maverick News
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BUSINESS END
Stormers and Bulls favoured, Lions face mountainous task in URC quarterfinals
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AD HOC HEARING
‘Serious institutional crisis’ — committee’s damning indictment on Mkhwanazi’s police infiltration scandal
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IN THE DOCK
Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni granted bail — questions remain over previous prosecutor, magistrate
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Khusta Jack resigns from mayoral committee, saying residents are being failed
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GOOD GOVERNANCE
Civil society leadership protest demands accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay
Maverick Life
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CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Notes from the Kingsmead Book Festival and the strange theatre of literary life
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie documents the assault on free speech
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Voices of reclamation and resistance at Encounters International Documentary Festival
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BOOK EXCERPT
Kruisrivier Gallery: A tough and talented couple, living and working in majestic mountain solitude
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IN PICTURES
Tennis fan turns heads with ball hat during French Open
Op-eds
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DUTY OF CARE OP-ED
SA spends R1bn on negligence claims: A low cost fix was there all along
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BROKEN CITY OP-ED
Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services
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COMBATING HATE OP-ED
Ending xenophobia in SA requires ending impunity for the crime
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JUDICIAL REMEDIES OP-ED
The Constitutional Court’s workload is crippling — there are ways to fix this
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
How Children’s Amendment Bill improves access for young children, and why it matters
Sports
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BUSINESS END
Stormers and Bulls favoured, Lions face mountainous task in URC quarterfinals
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CHAMPION MENTOR
Cheslin Kolbe’s homecoming brings winning experience for Stormers and Boks
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TACTICAL BALANCE
Tough calls and painful omissions shaped Broos’ final Bafana World Cup squad
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THE CHOSEN
Here they are — the 26 players representing SA at the World Cup
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ACTION MEN
Hugo Broos names two uncapped players in Bafana Bafana World Cup squad
TGIFood
Nelson Mandela Bay
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Khusta Jack resigns from mayoral committee, saying residents are being failed
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GOOD GOVERNANCE
Civil society leadership protest demands accountability in Nelson Mandela Bay
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A SORRY STATE
Stepping in for government could be a dangerous mistake, warns Business Leadership SA CEO
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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Strike looms in Nelson Mandela Bay — Samwu warns of governance breakdown
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OUTAGE OUTRAGE
Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis sparks push for independent probe
Corrections
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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
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AGE OF ACCOUNTABLITY
Vlakplaas Simelane killers feared Chris Hani investigator Holmes knew of plot to murder witness
Opinion
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OPINIONISTAS
Preventing stunting — lessons from a Western Cape maternal health pilot
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OPINIONISTAS
AI is eating the academic publishing industry alive, but some good might come of it
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OPINIONISTAS
Can freedom be truly realised in SA without a sustainable public broadcaster?
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OPINIONISTAS
Hunger is economic violence inflicted daily on SA’s poor
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OPINIONISTAS
The country we throw away: SA has a litter crisis, but its dirty secret isn’t rubbish
Sponsored Content
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Standard Bank wins global awards for investment banking and sustainable finance
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SPONSORED CONTENT
From cost to strategy: Rethinking fuel procurement in South Africa’s transport sector
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Saving water one flush at a time: Why hygiene must drive south Africa’s sustainability
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Investors turn to the mid-corporate segment for the next phase of dealmaking
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Africa is where crypto is happening now
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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POLITICALLY AWEH
Is Cape Town’s N2 wall just a R114m cover-up?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Why the petrol price exploded and the solution government is blocking
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VIDEO
Watch – Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s Undeclared Luxury SUVs
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VIDEO
Watch — Somebody didn't care: how Grey's Hospital's failing air con became a nightmare
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VIDEO
Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building
