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New York Times

"Phone-based childhood" is not just a digital distraction but a direct route to anxiety and depression.

Maverick Life

"Phone-based childhood" is not just a digital distraction but a direct route to anxiety and depression.

By Mark Potterton

A culture awash in lies: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivers stark warning on US democracy

World

A culture awash in lies: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivers stark warning on US democracy

By Marianne Thamm

Activist investor ValueAct takes 7% stake in The New York Times

Newsdeck

Activist investor ValueAct takes 7% stake in The New York Times

By Bloomberg

‘Billionaire wizard’ Trump exposed as a tax-avoiding Wizard of Oz

World

‘Billionaire wizard’ Trump exposed as a tax-avoiding Wizard of Oz

By J Brooks Spector

Disinformation during Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

South Africa

Disinformation during Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

By William Bird and Thandi Smith

Where chefs release their inner Gwyneth Paltrow and peri-peri is from Macau

South Africa

Where chefs release their inner Gwyneth Paltrow and peri-peri is from Macau

By Chris Pretorius

China says within its rights to bar U.S. reporters from Hong Kong

World

China says within its rights to bar U.S. reporters from Hong Kong

By Reuters

How to win friends and influence enemies: China as global player in an age of covert government spin

World

How to win friends and influence enemies: China as global player in an age of covert government spin

By Marianne Thamm

The Fighters: A harrowing look at America’s wars of choice

World

The Fighters: A harrowing look at America’s wars of choice

By Todd M. Johnson

Confidential Memo to President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa

Confidential Memo to President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Greg Mills & Jeffrey Herbst

Mabuza lays defamation charges against detractor

South Africa

Mabuza lays defamation charges against detractor

By Greg Nicolson

We are far from having business confidence under David Mabuza’s leadership

South Africa

We are far from having business confidence under David Mabuza’s leadership

By Daily Maverick Reader