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Five consumer myths to ditch in 2025

Maverick Life

Five consumer myths to ditch in 2025

By Olaya Moldes Andrés

What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human

Maverick Life

What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human

By Chip Colwell

Izikhothane: a deeper history of a South African youth subculture where luxury items are trashed

Maverick Life

Izikhothane: a deeper history of a South African youth subculture where luxury items are trashed

By Mthobeli Ngcongo and Sifiso Mnisi

Business ruining the environment – do we blame the execs or do something about it ourselves?

Business Maverick

Business ruining the environment – do we blame the execs or do something about it ourselves?

By Peter Fabricius

July 2021 Zumite sedition and the emerging 'politics of the mall'

Business Maverick

July 2021 Zumite sedition and the emerging 'politics of the mall'

By Mark Swilling