Maverick Life
Art tours frame Soweto’s vibrant culture and heritage in canvas, mosaic and mural
By Bridget Hilton-Barber
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
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MADAM & EVE
G20 Fixer-Upper
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KASINOMICS
How microlenders are reshaping South Africa’s township economy
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INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
Part 2 - The new minerals rush to save the planet from mining’s legacy
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BASES COVERED
How to choose your medical scheme for 2026
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AMABHUNGANE
Deadly Water (Part 3): The dominoes fall
MAVERICK CITIZEN
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DUDULA SMACKDOWN
Preventing migrants from using hospitals is ‘un-South African’, says Ramaphosa
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LANDMARK JUDGMENT
High court bans Dudula from blocking access to hospitals, clinics and schools
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MEDICAL MILESTONE
Biovac launches ‘state-of-the-art’ Cape Town lab to manufacture end-to-end vaccines
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BHEKISISA
Two superbugs cause more than half the infections that kill newborns in Soweto
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WALK THE TALK OP-ED
SA faces a Cervical Cancer crisis as a woman dies very 67 minutes
OUR BURNING PLANET
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POWER PLANNING OP-ED
New SAESIR model shows why decarbonisation is SA's cheapest energy path
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A WEIGHTY MATTER
New research highlights dramatic decline in global biomass of wild mammals
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ECO-HAZARDS OP-ED
Energy vs. Ecosystem: Must Eskom destroy Limpopo's Kruger corridor to keep the lights on?
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REFLECTION
Farewell to one of SA’s finest wildlife photographers
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INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
Part 2 - The new minerals rush to save the planet from mining’s legacy
SCORPIO
AMABHUNGANE
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MAVERICK NEWS
Deadly Water — The life and death of a tenderpreneur (Part One)
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Revealed: Maziya’s share in tainted IDT oxygen tender ‘left as it was’, contradicting health minister’s promises
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BUSINESS MAVERICK
Deadly Water (Part 3): The dominoes fall
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MAVERICK NEWS
Deadly Water (Part 2) — A trail of destruction across North West
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MAVERICK NEWS
Deadly Water (Part 2 continued) — Another Rooiwal debacle in Rustenburg
MAVERICK NEWS
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NATIONAL DIALOGUE
Mbeki says the way presidents in South Africa are elected is wrong
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RELIGIOUS CONSERVATISM
Heinz Winckler, Angus Buchan and the revival of Christian nationalism in SA
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STATES OF CAPTURE
Beyond the Big Five cartel — a murky mix of taxi boss ‘Mswazi’, politicians and dodgy private security
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MARKET PARALYSIS
Property chaos as syndicates raid abandoned City of Joburg plans archives
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ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS
How shadowy Russian and US groups are pouring billions into the systematic destruction of women’s rights globally
AFRICA
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ISS TODAY OP-ED
Mnangagwa's third term bid sparks violence and deepens political divisions in Zimbabwe
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AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED
Trump’s outburst about a ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria is as dangerous as it is absurd
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SUDAN CRISIS
El Fasher descends into chaos with UN reporting mass killings and unprecedented human rights violations
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DEMOCRACY DIVERTED
Crackdown on popular dissent in Tanzania as sham election goes ahead
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Loaded for Bear: Trump regime bares its racism by revoking Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka’s visa
OP-EDS
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DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT
Fewer babies, slower growth and the implications of declining fertility rates worldwide
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ISS TODAY OP-ED
Mnangagwa's third term bid sparks violence and deepens political divisions in Zimbabwe
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FOOD TREASURE OP-ED
South Africa’s indigenous vegetables — the extraordinary nutritional wealth in our backyards
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BUSINESS REFLECTION
Crossed Wires: The stupidity of technological protectionism, or how to shoot yourself in the foot
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SYSTEMIC DECAY OP-ED
South Africa’s provincial nature reserves are dying — and with them, our conservation legacy
SPORTS
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RUGBY
Ton-up for Siya as Rassie omits Kwagga and Hooker for Les Bleus showdown
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WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
Nienaber never thought Siya would make it to 100 caps after RWC 2023
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MENTOR
Veteran De Kock's unstoppable form inspires rising stars De Zorzi and Pretorius
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MAKING A SPLASH
SA Water Polo gets its ducks in a row, aiming for recognition by World Aquatics
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RUGBY CAULDRON
Boks’ emotional marathon in Paris a litmus test for Kolisi’s trend-setting side
TGIFOOD
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WHAT’S COOKING
Lekker Brekker Monday: Chicken mayo toasties, à la Croque Monsieur
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AIRFRYDAY
AirFryday: Arancini in your air fryer
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FOOD EDITOR’S DIARY
Shared misadventures with influencers, and an eye on David Higgs’ new Pantry store in Pretoria
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WHAT’S COOKING
Farfalle with artichoke, spinach and ricotta
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WHAT’S COOKING
Butter Chicken/Murgh Makhani
NELSON MANDELA BAY
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NATIONAL DIALOGUE
Mbeki says the way presidents in South Africa are elected is wrong
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REFLECTION
Farewell to one of SA’s finest wildlife photographers
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CAMPUS UNREST
Fort Hare vice-chancellor says violent campus protests were 'sponsored'
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NELSON MANDELA BAY
Deputy mayor lashes out over motion to decide whether he is still fit for position
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PRICE OF POWER
AfriForum legally derails Eskom-Nersa settlement for higher electricity tariffs - for now
TONGUE IN CHEEK
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VAT SO, SKATTIE!
Pieter-Dirk Uys at 80 — the man who dressed the nation’s anxiety in pearls
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Caught in a bad romance? South Africa’s GNU gets the Politically Aweh treatment
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Watch – Is South Africa a mafia state?
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POLITICALLY AWEH
Ferial Haffajee: On hate, hope and holding the line for media freedom
JUDICIARY IN CRISIS
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PIVOTAL MOMENT
Sexual harassment in the judiciary is a crisis at the Bar and on the Bench
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JSC TRIBUNAL
Get off your feminist, Western, culturally superior, subjective high horse, Mbenenge’s lawyer tells tribunal
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JSC TRIBUNAL
Retired Judge Bernard Ngoepe compares women’s power to a key for Mercedes Benz and Donald Trump
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JUDGES MATTER OP-ED
J20 Sandton summit an opportunity for a global reset to protect the rule of law
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DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR
The role of state institutions in supporting constitutional democracy
SPONSORED CONTENT
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Only one South African business school is ranked among the top 100 in the world
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SPONSORED CONTENT
A river runs through it
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SPONSORED CONTENT
WIN a Dream Week in Mauritius + R350,000 in Epic Travel Prizes!
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SPONSORED CONTENT
The Story Beneath the Garnish
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Why digital task management is not an ‘optional extra’ for your business
CROSSWORDS
WEBINARS
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OUR BURNING PLANET
‘An overwhelmingly emotional experience’ — the rewilding of 120 rhinos
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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
Joining the Dots: Pravin Gordhan, Floyd Shivambu and the dodgy origins of the ‘Indian cabal’ narrative
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SOUTH AFRICA
Parkrun’s enduring magic – free, fair and the family values behind the movement
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WEBINARS
A Skewed Debate: Mother tongue education in SA remains a privilege, not a right
LOOK & LISTEN
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MULTIMEDIA
Threats, accusations and division: Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s new MK Party battle
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – Lucky no more: R4.5bn State Capture trail leads back to ex-Prasa boss
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – Department of Social Development defends R3m New York trip as 'modest'
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MULTIMEDIA
Watch – Cape Town raids: City and SAPS divided over R1.6bn corruption claims
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MAVERICK NEWS
Watch – History on the streets: New Yorkers react to Zohran Mamdani’s win
