Maverick Life

What will the Antichrist look like? According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope

By Philip Almond

World

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace synodality to navigate modern challenges for the Catholic Church?

By Dennis Doyle

South Africa

Condolences, tributes pour in for Muhsin Hendricks, openly gay imam shot dead at weekend

By Estelle Ellis

Maverick Citizen

Imam Muhsin Hendricks’s murder is a stark reminder that discrimination has devastating consequences

By Eva Kiwango

South Africa

Controversial pastor Timothy Omotoso arrested on immigration charges in East London

By Estelle Ellis

World

Cardinals enter seclusion before secret conclave to elect new pope

By Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer

Africa

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of faith and service in the Catholic Church

By Russell Pollitt

World

Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacy

By Liam Temple

Africa

Unholy treatment — surviving ‘conversion therapy’ in Uganda

By Radio Workshop

Maverick Life

Only humans fight to the death over matters of pure ideology

By Rethabile Masilo

Sport

Big George Foreman’s legacy was defined by the 'Rumble in the Jungle' against Muhammad Ali

By Ed Stoddard

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Apocalypse Now – Trump 2.0, surging religious extremism, and the geopolitical and investment risks

By Ed Stoddard