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THEATRE REVIEW
An Iliad: War’s horror and heroism in Alan Committie’s take on Homer’s epic
By Keith Bain
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maverick life
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
FSCA slaps ex-Steinhoff legal and treasury chief Grobler with R359m fraud fine
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Winter Olympics blackout was the Canal+ opening salvo in the TV wars
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
The Finance Ghost: Spar and Truworths show how ruthless retail gets when margins shrink
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
High court orders Banxso’s final liquidation as investors face long road to recovery
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Students moved to temporary housing as CPUT faces ongoing accommodation crisis
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Specialists scrub up for free in life-changing epilepsy surgery drive at Groote Schuur
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Ramaphosa doubles down on ending child stunting by 2030
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Anatomy of a disaster: How SA’s warning systems stalled during the floods
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
UCT fee crisis: 1,400 self-funded students in limbo as campus calm returns
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MAVERICK EARTH
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MAVERICK EARTH
Rough sleepers: The mountain keeps us
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MAVERICK EARTH
Pines over people in timber giant’s bid to push Eswatini community off ancestral land
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MAVERICK EARTH
Strand residents demand action over persistent sewage leaks that threaten health and endanger beaches
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MAVERICK EARTH
What it takes to keep Table Mountain wild
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The fluid intelligence of Table Mountain’s rivers
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SCORPIO
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AMABHUNGANE
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Joburg awards R263m water tanker tender to two twentysomethings
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Behind the meltdown - Mike Miller v Zunaid Moti, Daniel McGowan and the JSE
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
R8.5bn Tongaat business rescue plan in jeopardy after court challenge
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SOUTH AFRICA
Who went to Paris with Paul? Water tanker tenderpreneur joined Mashatile’s France-SA business entourage
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SOUTH AFRICA
The #Laundry: City of Gold (Part Three) — How ‘fake’ mines allegedly feed the illicit gold machine
GLOBAL INVESTIGATIONS
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DECLASSIFIED UK
REVEALED: The UK military’s overseas base network involves 145 sites in 42 countries
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WORLD
How the UK Security Services neutralised the country's leading liberal newspaper
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DECLASSIFIED UK
How Britain helped Iran’s Islamic regime destroy the left-wing opposition
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DECLASSIFIED UK
Exclusive: British army earns money recruiting police for Singapore in ‘bizarre’ colonial-era scheme
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DECLASSIFIED UK
Revealed: British royals met tyrannical Middle East monarchies over 200 times since Arab Spring erupted 10 years ago
GLOBAL NEWS
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NEWSDECK
I have a picture for you! 21 February-27 February 2026
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NEWSDECK
I have a picture for you! 07 February-13 February 2026
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NEWSDECK
I have a picture for you! 14 February-20 February 2026
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NEWSDECK
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
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NEWSDECK
I have a picture for you! 31 January-06 February 2026
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MAVERICK LIFE
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SPORTS
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ANALYSIS
Telegraph’s doping claim against Boks doesn’t survive scrutiny but raises some questions
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MAVERICK NEWS
Ngidi and Bosch will be crucial in Proteas’ World Cup semifinal against New Zealand
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MAVERICK NEWS
Parents still seeking accountability from Chess SA over Zimbabwe tournament chaos
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MAVERICK NEWS
How Tony Brown unlocked Boks’ arsenal without losing their edge
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MAVERICK NEWS
Smaller nations on the march as Zimbabwe spark World Cup shake-up
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TGIFOOD
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MAVERICK LIFE
A curveball from the heart
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TGIFOOD
Intermittent fasting no more effective than dieting, major review finds
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TGIFOOD
MasterChef South Africa, in its latest season, finds itself at last
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MAVERICK LIFE
Lost and found in the urban Jozi jungle
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MAVERICK LIFE
Take a walk with me down Leipoldt Lane
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MOTORING
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Fail-safe? Corolla Cross two-star test puts accountability in the spotlight
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DM168
The Mercedes V-Class is some kind of wonderful, but the hefty price puts it out of reach
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Need to insure a classic car? Here’s how to avoid being taken for a ride
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MOTORING
BMW buyer, you’re on your own
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MAVERICK LIFE
New VW Polo vs Polo Vivo: Upward Mobility, or Value?
Crosswords
WEBINARS
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
How to choose your medical scheme for 2026
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SOUTH AFRICA
Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
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SOUTH AFRICA
Parkrun’s enduring magic – free, fair and the family values behind the movement
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SOUTH AFRICA
Joining the Dots: Pravin Gordhan, Floyd Shivambu and the dodgy origins of the ‘Indian cabal’ narrative
LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Falsified CV, no charges: The quiet resignation of a 22-year-old ministerial Chief of Staff
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – What Epstein file emails reveal about Jacob Zuma’s London dinner
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside a Zapiro Cartoon
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Is the Iran conflict slipping beyond control?
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Pam Golding faces fallout over management of millions, bribes paid to former president's son
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POLITICS
After Steenhuisen’s exit, here are the front-runners for the DA’s top job
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ANALYSIS
ANC's long friendship with Iran has come at a cost
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JOHANNESBURG
Mashatile blue light bullies make life hell on Midrand roads
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POLITICS
Dean Macpherson says Steenhuisen would have won DA election but ‘put the country first’
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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WEBINARS
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
Dying to be heard — gloomy picture of the slow pace of South African courts
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MAVERICK NEWS
Get off your feminist, Western, culturally superior, subjective high horse, Mbenenge’s lawyer tells tribunal
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ANALYSIS
Sexual harassment in the judiciary is a crisis at the Bar and on the Bench
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SOUTH AFRICA
Judges reveal their financial interests
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