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Unpacking the defences and deflections around the Resolve Communications controversy

At least six current and former DA representatives have accused Tony Leon’s Resolve Communications of exploiting political access to benefit private clients. Resolve’s defenders maintain there’s nothing improper about this — but international evidence suggests otherwise.

By Rebecca Davis

IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS

‘Stay in your lane’ — parties urge court to reject Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala interdict

By Victoria O’Regan

ANALYSIS

Ramaphosa said he’d repair the criminal justice system — he failed

By Stephen Grootes

‘BROOMSTICK ASSAULT’

NPA resumes case against Smuts Nongonyama’s wife for allegedly beating domestic worker in Tokyo

By Peter Fabricius

WILDLIFE WONDER

Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay

By Tiara Walters

VIDEO

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Wheels of Justice

Pastor Timothy Omotoso’s legal battle continues as NPA wins right to appeal acquittal

By Estelle Ellis

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Pretoria accuses Ghana and Nigeria of spreading false news over xenophobia to isolate SA

By Peter Fabricius

SA courts buckle as judicial independence remains unfinished business, warns Chief Justice Maya

By Nonkululeko Njilo

GROWTH STRATEGY

DRDGold bets R10bn on bigger tailings business as Vision 2028 reaches critical construction milestones

There are few mining companies spending R10-billion not to dig a single new hole in the ground. Instead, DRDGold is doubling down on something it has spent decades perfecting – turning old mine dumps into new ounces of gold. Its Vision 2028 capital programme is less about opening mines than expanding the industrial infrastructure needed to process millions more tonnes of historic tailings, extending mine lives and lowering operating costs.

By Neesa Moodley

IN PICTURES

Wildfires in Fontainebleau, France, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

REGULATORY SCRUTINY

FSCA launches investigation as PIC governance crisis widens after CEO suspension

By Neesa Moodley

OPINIONISTA

England vs Argentina: A match made in football heaven

By Terence McNamee

SPACE WARS

Herotel chosen as Amazon Leo distributor in Maziv race for satellite internet

By Lindsey Schutters

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

‘Critical services may stop’ — NMB fears the worst after Treasury withholds payment

By Estelle Ellis

MADLANGA COMMISSION

Investigator denies knowledge of political interference in Idac or a ‘Feroz Khan cabal’

By Caryn Dolley

DEPORTATION FALLOUT OP-ED

The state counts buses filled, healthcare workers count the cost to migrants’ rights, health and dignity

By Rebecca Walker

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Silo returns with Season 3: Gripping themes and a haunting exploration of memory

By Noelle Adams

OPINIONISTA

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defend truth

Unpacking the defences and deflections around the Resolve Communications controversy

‘Stay in your lane’ — parties urge court to reject Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala interdict

Ramaphosa said he’d repair the criminal justice system — he failed

NPA resumes case against Smuts Nongonyama’s wife for allegedly beating domestic worker in Tokyo

Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

Pastor Timothy Omotoso’s legal battle continues as NPA wins right to appeal acquittal

Voters, do your homework on corruption levels in your areas

Pretoria accuses Ghana and Nigeria of spreading false news over xenophobia to isolate SA

Your Fifa World Cup 2026 Companion

Renewed rift over the Pride Flag at Bishops Diocesan College

Symptomatic

Standard Bank celebrates Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

EXCLUSIVE: The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card law

Cat Matlala’s ninth life? Madlanga gives key witness one last chance

SA to more than double its electricity generation — Ramokgopa

Inside The Untouchables: The dark truth behind South Africa’s drug trade

Spain stun favourites France with a commanding World Cup semifinal performance

SA courts buckle as judicial independence remains unfinished business, warns Chief Justice Maya

DRDGold bets R10bn on bigger tailings business as Vision 2028 reaches critical construction milestones

Wildfires in Fontainebleau, France, and more from around the world

FSCA launches investigation as PIC governance crisis widens after CEO suspension

England vs Argentina: A match made in football heaven

Herotel chosen as Amazon Leo distributor in Maziv race for satellite internet

‘Critical services may stop’ — NMB fears the worst after Treasury withholds payment

Investigator denies knowledge of political interference in Idac or a ‘Feroz Khan cabal’

The state counts buses filled, healthcare workers count the cost to migrants’ rights, health and dignity

Silo returns with Season 3: Gripping themes and a haunting exploration of memory

The meaning of citizenship remains the ultimate test of who belongs in a country

Business Maverick

DRDGold bets R10bn on bigger tailings business as Vision 2028 reaches critical construction milestones

Herotel chosen as Amazon Leo distributor in Maziv race for satellite internet

FSCA launches investigation as PIC governance crisis widens after CEO suspension

SA to more than double its electricity generation — Ramokgopa

The widening wealth gap – cliquey Cape Town made the circle bigger

Maverick Citizen

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

Renewed rift over the Pride Flag at Bishops Diocesan College

Starved of Human Rights

Lenacapavir offers extraordinary promise but communication will decide its impact

Murambatsvina to Mabahambe: Xenophobia and the grammar of removal

Maverick Earth

Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay

Two giant data centres secure initial green light from Cape Town municipal tribunal

Gus Mills — practical conservation has lost a wild soul and rigorous scientist

Plant poaching: The implications go beyond biodiversity to poverty, dignity and rights

Gauteng’s rivers of filth — how broken pipes and sluggish justice poison waterways

Scorpio

SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds

Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations

Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'

Johannesburg

Joburg’s power crisis slides out of control

Over 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling

A user’s guide to most of Gauteng’s parkruns: Revised edition

Pikitup left in lurch, refuse uncollected as Joburg’s funding woes grow

‘Mayor Yama2k’ — Ntsiki Mazwai trades armchair criticism for a shot as Joburg mayor

Maverick News

NPA resumes case against Smuts Nongonyama’s wife for allegedly beating domestic worker in Tokyo

Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay

Pastor Timothy Omotoso’s legal battle continues as NPA wins right to appeal acquittal

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

Wildfires in Fontainebleau, France, and more from around the world

Maverick Life

Wildfires in Fontainebleau, France, and more from around the world

Silo returns with Season 3: Gripping themes and a haunting exploration of memory

Running on a treadmill is easier than running outside. Does that matter?

Are birds a gateway drug to something nefarious, like a sliver of happiness?

What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing

Op-eds

The state counts buses filled, healthcare workers count the cost to migrants’ rights, health and dignity

As MK and DA put the boot in, sanity has nowhere left to park

When teaching becomes preparation for everything except learning

Dear minister, what is the difference between you and Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma?

Amid its fresh anti-migrant convulsion, SA risks becoming a pariah state again

Sports