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WHO MADE 2026?
Heroes, villains and moegoes: nominate your People of the Year 2026
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Business Maverick
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PROFIT-PRUNING
SA citrus exports fall short of record, Iran War squeezes key markets
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Microsoft scrambles as Outlook inbox goes dark
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ANALYSIS
Digital statecraft — US-China tech backbone battle for Africa comes to Cape Town
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AFTER THE BELL
Woolies is the canary in the premiumisation middle class coal mine
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RESOURCE OPPORTUNITY
A visit to a solar panel graveyard reveals new uses rising from waste
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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WILDERNESS & WATER
Avocados, unanswered questions and a pristine lake in the firing line
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ENVIRONMENTAL FALLOUT
Limpopo coal mine grinds to a halt, leaving scarred bushveld and questions over accountability
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RESCUE PLAN
Stranded giants on the move — rescued baobabs hit 900km road to sanctuary
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STUMBLING BLOCKS
SA’s triple adaptation finance fails to make main COP31 agenda
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MAVERICK EARTH
Watch – How five ancient baobabs nearly left South Africa for a billionaire’s park
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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BOK BLEUS
France resist Springboks’ second-half rearguard to win Paris thriller
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PROFIT-PRUNING
SA citrus exports fall short of record, Iran War squeezes key markets
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JOHANNESBURG
Watch – Zille vs Mashaba: the egos shaping Joburg’s coalition talks
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IN DENIAL
Pat Cummins rejects Khawaja’s Sandpapergate allegations as ‘utter nonsense’
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MADLANGA COMMISSION
Intelligence chief warns of ongoing state infiltration by mafia-like networks
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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IN PICTURES
Pope Leo XIV joins youth in prayer celebration, and more from around the world
Op-eds
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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?
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PROJECT COAST
From humble beginnings, an SA weapons programme takes advantage of a growing chemical industry
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Day of reckoning — is the AI bubble finally about to burst?
Sports
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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
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IN DENIAL
Pat Cummins rejects Khawaja’s Sandpapergate allegations as ‘utter nonsense’
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QUALIFYING PUSH
Bafana Bafana ready to tackle troubled Kenyans in key Afcon qualification clash
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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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
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TAKING THE INITIATIVE
Businesses pool funds for Gqeberha substation’s R1m security upgrades
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HEALTHCARE CRISIS
Cancer patient turns to crowdfunding after Gqeberha hospital’s scanners fail
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
The season is now — Time to enact family-law reform
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Section 27 and the overlooked crisis — why healthcare access starts with diabetes action
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OPINIONISTAS
Gender-responsive budgeting failing women as social grant cuts deepen inequality
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OPINIONISTAS
Tackling Western Cape municipal chaos takes serious people doing serious things
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
ArcelorMittal takeover could make SA pay twice for its steel
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
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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
