Maverick Citizen

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

By Lillian Roberts

Business Maverick

Unpacking South Africa’s 2025 budget speech — challenges, dynamics and implications

By Lisakanya Venna

Our Burning Planet

Joburg water crisis — experts urge collective action to restore Johannesburg’s water system

By Julia Evans

South Africa

Young people have been seriously let down — nobody chooses a life where you have to ask for a handout, says Minister Gwarube

By Lisakanya Venna

Business Maverick

Tiger Brands has ‘moral responsibility’ to address needs of listeriosis victims urgently — lawyers

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

South Africa

Addressing homelessness and the housing crisis in Cape Town 'requires a holistic approach with intense state intervention'

By Lerato Mutsila

South Africa

The social media diet: experts weigh in on how marketing affects unhealthy food habits

By Lillian Roberts

Business Maverick

Cultivating a savings habit pays off in the long term

By Neesa Moodley

Our Burning Planet

‘An overwhelmingly emotional experience’ — the rewilding of 120 rhinos

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

GNU marks opportunity for new ideas, new energy and new resources, says William Gumede

By Andie Vigliotti

South Africa

While politicians edge towards a power-sharing deal, mining activists demand a voice

By Michelle Banda

South Africa

SA still in early stages of democracy and needs stronger party opposition, says Moeletsi Mbeki

By Suné Payne