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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
After the Bell: The sad end of the road for ArcelorMittal SA
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Discovery unveils a cure for the 30-year retirement stretch
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SURVIVAL STRATEGY
Daybreak Foods to chop 2,200 jobs in brutal business rescue plan
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Powder to the people — touring the home of SA’s favourite self-medication remedies
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WEATHER WATCH
Cautious optimism as potential La Niña return suggests increased rainfall and agricultural hope for SA
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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POISONED CHALICE
SA’s pesticides regulations are decades behind, say experts
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MAVERICK NEWS
Shine on, Matshidiso
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PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
SA’s Emergency Medical Services hit by chronic ambulance shortfall and paramedic crisis
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EXTRA LESSONS
Reflective Learning identifies learners’ math skill gaps to address SA's education crisis
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EDITORIAL
We don’t, and won’t, shy away from reporting on Gaza, famine and the pressing power of now
OUR BURNING PLANET
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HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT
Camper survives attack by two hyenas at Cape Vidal
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WEATHER WATCH
Cautious optimism as potential La Niña return suggests increased rainfall and agricultural hope for SA
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POLAR POLITICS
The Ice Curtain: How Antarctica’s 29 governments broke their own transparency rule
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear — there would be far fewer rhinos without John Hume
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‘TEACH A MAN TO FISH’
Tsitsikamma's elders pass down centuries of fishing wisdom to the next generation
MAVERICK LIFE
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WHAT’S COOKING
How Roy Campbell’s bobotie inadvertently came to the age of the air fryer
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Caramelised butternut boats in your air fryer
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REFLECTION
Remembering Guy Butler, a scholar who brought literature to life
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roast leg of lamb with garlic, oregano and lemon
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THE KASI COOK
Why I decided to make my own seafood pasta instead of paying restaurant prices
SCORPIO
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SCORPIO EXCLUSIVE
IDT contractor ripped off workers, bankrolled Tebogo Malaka’s new R16m property
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SCORPIO
Exclusive Video: Suspended IDT CEO, spokesperson offer Daily Maverick journalist R60K in cash to quash investigation
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SCORPIO VIDEO
New Tebogo Malaka bribe footage verifies IDT CEO said there’s ‘sixty’ in Dior bag
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SCORPIO
New Tebogo Malaka bribe footage verifies IDT CEO said there’s ‘sixty’ in Dior bag
AMABHUNGANE
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MAVERICK NEWS
Bus driver’s arrest deepens Intercape and taxi violence row
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SOUTH AFRICA
Beleaguered IDT paid R33m to company belonging to CEO Tebogo Malaka’s family member
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SOUTH AFRICA
The JSE displays an unhealthy obsession with secrecy
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MAVERICK NEWS
Milestone conviction in multibillion ‘cum-ex’ tax fraud tightens noose around Investec
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SOUTH AFRICA
AmaBhungane bids to challenge the Public Procurement Act
MAVERICK NEWS
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THE GATHERING 2025
The fight for truth — SA’s investigative journalists expose corruption, patronage and state failure
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‘CLASSIC GAG BID’
Collen Mashawana’s court bid to silence Daily Maverick struck off the roll, with costs
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HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT
Camper survives attack by two hyenas at Cape Vidal
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THE GATHERING 2025
Shamila Batohi says there has ‘definitely’ been sabotage in the NPA, but denies crisis
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THE GATHERING 2025
Government in ‘phase two’ of plan to recover stolen Gupta money, says deputy NPA director
OPINION
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OPINIONISTA
My treason trial is a death sentence for Tanzania’s democracy
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OPINIONISTA
High court finding against Malema shines spotlight on inexplicable omission by ConCourt
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OPINIONISTA
Balancing social justice and the ‘Rights of Nature’ in the shadow of Table Mountain
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OPINIONISTA
Education is too important for government alone to decide the way forward
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OPINIONISTA
The ‘zombie ideas’ that continue to distort the reality of South Africa’s agriculture
AFRICA
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DOGS OF WAR
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry
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PLEA FOR PARTIALITY
Prominent African leaders urge Tanzania to free opposition leader Tundu Lissu and unban his party
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GRIT AND GOLD
Empowered women transforming Zimbabwe's mining sector in new era of economic leadership
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THE CONVERSATION
Hype and Western values are shaping AI reporting in Africa — here’s what needs to change
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CONFLICT FUEL
How a DRC coltan mine feeds the tech world and funds M23 rebels
OP-EDS
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ANALYSIS
How the liar Malusi Gigaba has been able to reinvent himself
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TRADE RESTRICTIONS OP-ED
SA feels the squeeze in dispute with WTO over citrus regulatory measures
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BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE OP-ED
SA’s trophy hunting quotas spark legal battles and civil society backlash
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NATIONAL CONVENTION
No voice is too small and no perspective is too inconvenient to be heard
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POWERING THE FUTURE OP-ED
How democracy has led to economic stagnation, and what to do about it
SPORTS
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HISTORIC CLASH
Erasmus downplays history as Boks prepare for epic Eden Park challenge against All Blacks
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STRENGTHENING COHESION
Shukri Conrad prioritises youth and performance in revamped Proteas with eye on World Cups
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CHANGING LANES
Nic Dlamini puts brake on competitive riding to give back to the community that helped him
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RUGBY
SA clubs set for R40m dividend after Saru gains full URC shareholder status
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Boks to show tactical hand in two New Zealand ‘finals’ in Auckland and Wellington
TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Caramelised butternut boats in your air fryer
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WHAT’S COOKING
Roast leg of lamb with garlic, oregano and lemon
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WHAT’S COOKING
A thyme-infused braai loaf to entice the spring
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COMING AROUND AGAIN
Humble Coffee, Surf Riders, Dough Girl — it’s love at second bite in Durban
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THE KASI COOK
Why I decided to make my own seafood pasta instead of paying restaurant prices
NELSON MANDELA BAY
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'VIOLATION OF JUDICIAL INTEGRITY'
Eastern Cape attorney struck from roll after scandalously writing the judgment in her own clients’ case
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UNCOVERING GRAFT
Corrupt official awaits sentence — while sentencing judge awaits fraud trial
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Proposed Port Alfred name change to honour indigenous heritage, community cites tourism risk
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
Finally – Hawks arrest suspects in latest Nelson Mandela Bay kidnapping
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EASTERN CAPE
Sunshine Coast presents R157m case for not changing names of towns in the area
TONGUE IN CHEEK
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Caught in a bad romance? South Africa’s GNU gets the Politically Aweh treatment
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LEFT FIELD SATIRE
Mr Lesufi, you have 72 hours to put this motion into... motion
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LEFT FIELD
Ask yourself, City of Joburg — Who let the dogs out in the war on us?
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MEDIA FREEDOM
Zimbabwe's media under siege: editor Faith Zaba released on bail after arrest for satire
JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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JUDGES MATTER OP-ED
J20 Sandton summit an opportunity for a global reset to protect the rule of law
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GROUNDUP
Judge Mushtak Parker found guilty of gross misconduct and dishonesty
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VIDEO
Watch – Judge Mbenenge on trial: Power, emojis & South Africa’s judiciary reckoning
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS: ANALYSIS
Judge Mushtak Parker ‘assault’ — what now for his alleged assailant/non-assailant, John Hlophe?
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CONCOURT MILESTONE
As Constitutional Court turns 30, Ramaphosa vows support for judicial independence
SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
“Nothing Gentle Can Survive Here”: ‘MOFFIE’ Comes Home After London Theatre Acclaim
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Profile cloning on social media: Anatomy of a modern confidence scam and how to defend yourself
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SPONSORED CONTENT
How Africa’s noise resistant tech could rewrite the future
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Afrihost wins big in 2025 MyBroadband Awards - Here's why
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The corporate athlete 2.0: Maintaining our human edge in an AI world
CROSSWORDS
WEBINARS
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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
SA can no longer be held to ransom by ANC factional politics, says new book by country’s top thinkers
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Unpacking South Africa’s 2025 budget speech — challenges, dynamics and implications
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
What does it mean to be South African? Navigating identity in a complex democracy
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SOUTH AFRICA
Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
LOOK & LISTEN
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MULTIMEDIA
Redi Tlhabi on why SA Army Chief’s Iran visit is a diplomatic disaster in the making
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – From MK to ActionSA to the Patriotic Alliance, operating like personal fiefdoms
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MULTIMEDIA
Inside the investigation: Pieter-Louis Myburgh on reporting the IDT CEO bribery scandal
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SOUTH AFRICA
Watch – From the EFF to Mayibuye: Shivambu maps his next move
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MULTIMEDIA
Redi Tlhabi on Trump's Washington, the ANC, and the politics of power
