Africa
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By Beverley Williams
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defend truth
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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ERRANT EMPLOYERS
Employers who pocket your pension deductions now face inspectors, fines and jail
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SUGAR CRASH
Bittersweet end for Tongaat Hulett as rescuers throw in the towel
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REGULATORY RESCUE
FlySafair deal averted licence crisis at eleventh hour
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MINING INDABA 2026
SA carmakers warned: ‘Do not compete with China’
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DESERT DYNAMO
International Kahre Renewable Energy Group wants to power the nation with R794bn investment
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MAVERICK CITIZEN
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SONA2026
Rhetoric vs reality: civil society delivers sobering scorecard on Sona 2026
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EDUCATION BLUES
Staff in limbo as Educor flouts CCMA order to pay more than R1.3m
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CAMPUS CHAOS
Students and police clash at Nelson Mandela University as protest turns violent
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STRIKE COMES TO AN END
Gauteng scholar transport services to resume, but budget constraints cast a long shadow
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SPOTLIGHT
Tiny lessons with big impact as 10-minute WhatsApp sessions transform training for healthcare workers
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OUR BURNING PLANET
SCORPIO
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Johannesburg
MAVERICK NEWS
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LIVE UPDATES
‘We will not be bullied,’ says Ramaphosa in State of the Nation Address
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COURT BATTLE
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check
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TRC ROULETTE
Khampepe Commission: presidents Mbeki and Zuma have moral obligation to disclose what they know
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POLICE AD HOC COMMITTEE
‘False testimony’ — General Khomotso Phahlane’s tall story about journalist Marianne Thamm
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OF ART AND THE STATE
Gayton vs Goliath — minister’s machinations to cancel Venice Biennale artwork head for court showdown
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AFRICA
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ELECTION COUNTDOWN
Zambia’s Hichilema confident his reforms will survive August presidential elections
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FALL OF GOMA
A year later, there’s been no inquiry into the death of 14 SANDF members in DRC
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FREE BESIGYE CALL
Uganda’s jailed opposition leader is ‘seriously ill’ and should be released for proper treatment, his wife says
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OP-EDS
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CLASS OF 2025 OP-ED
A matric bachelor’s pass isn’t a ticket to university – here are the real requirements, and other options
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ROVING REPORTERS
High-flying former Kruger Park ranger claims he was framed for rhino poaching
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GREEN DIVIDE OP-ED
Absence of trees in poor urban areas reflects uneven patterns of environmental investment
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RAVAGES OF DROUGHT OP-ED
Where has all the water gone? Reflections on a visit to the Groot Karoo drylands
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JUMBO DEBATE
Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it
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SPORTS
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IN DISPUTE
Is the IOC’s decision to disqualify Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych legal?
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PITCH BATTLE
Marco Jansen joins Lungi Ngidi on Proteas’ belligerent bowler list at T20 World Cup
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FLAG BEARER
Grande Matt: SA skier is turning values into a different kind of Olympic gold
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COURT BATTLE
Further delay in Danny Jordaan fraud case as co-accused enlists new legal representative
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DOUBLE DRAMA
Proteas clinch win against Afghanistan after dramatic back-to-back Super Overs
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TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Peppermint Crisp muffins for breakfast, brunch or a midnight snack
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WHAT’S COOKING
Braaied picanha steaks with soy, lime, garlic and cumin
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CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED
Plate Envy and saudade at the Tavern of the Seas
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WHAT’S COOKING
AirFryday: Test-driving a frozen cottage pie
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WHAT’S COOKING
Salad Days: Celery! Apples! Walnuts! Grapes! Yes, it’s a Waldorf Salad
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
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COURT BATTLE
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check
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ROAD SAFETY
Nelson Mandela Bay metro police arrest taxi driver transporting 40 passengers — most of them schoolchildren
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GNARLY BLOW
How Gayton McKenzie's Department of Sport, Arts and Culture's inaction cost J-Bay its premier surfing competition
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SCATHING ALLEGATIONS
Hawks and Public Protector asked to probe NMB mayor’s bank account
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EXPLAIN YOURSELF
ANC demands answers from their own mayor over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m transformer scandal
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TONGUE IN CHEEK
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JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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CROSSWORDS
WEBINARS
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
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SOUTH AFRICA
Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
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SOUTH AFRICA
Johnny Clegg’s life is the story of a true scatterling of Africa
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OUR BURNING PLANET
‘An overwhelmingly emotional experience’ — the rewilding of 120 rhinos
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SOUTH AFRICA
Parkrun’s enduring magic – free, fair and the family values behind the movement
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LOOK & LISTEN
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Falsified CV, no charges: The quiet resignation of a 22-year-old ministerial Chief of Staff
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – What Epstein file emails reveal about Jacob Zuma’s London dinner
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch — Inside a Zapiro Cartoon
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – Wanted ‘drug trafficker’ from Bulgaria is personal trainer at South African gym
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MAVERICK NEWS
When power becomes paranoia: Redi Tlhabi on Trump and the weaponisation of the state
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