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"contents": "<h2>The Weekend Wrap</h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Minister under fire for family hire, Gayton McKenzie’s delivery problem, and when accountability kills. All in the Weekend Wrap.</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-minister-of-social-development-sisisi-tolashe-keeps-it-in-the-family-with-new-chief-of-staff/\">Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe keeps it in the family with new Chief of Staff</a></h2><p>The Chief of Staff to Minister Tolashe is allegedly a close relative of her favoured special adviser.</p><p>By Rebecca Davis</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-11-scarily-predictable-joburg-water-crisis-reaches-boiling-point-as-tyres-burn-and-rubber-bullets-fly/\">‘Scarily predictable’ — Joburg water crisis reaches boiling point as tyres burn and rubber bullets fly</a></h2><p>Residents in the Johannesburg suburbs of Coronationville and Westbury have endured years of unreliable water supply. This week, protests escalated into road blockades and police stand-offs, leaving people injured and communities demanding answers from city officials.</p><p>By Julia Evans</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-yellow-card-for-sport-minister-gayton-mckenzie-and-his-delivery-problems/\">Yellow card for Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie and his delivery problems</a></h2><p>Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has been in office for more than a year, making many promises, fulfilling some while neglecting most.</p><p>By Keanan Hemmonsbey and Yanga Sibembe</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-joburgs-solar-cemetery-proposal-power-over-the-dead/\">Joburg’s solar cemetery proposal — power over the dead</a></h2><p>Joburg is fast running out of burial land, and Mayor Dada Morero believes the city must confront an uncomfortable new reality – some cemeteries may need to be repurposed, not destroyed or abandoned, but transformed into sites that serve the living while preserving the dignity of the dead. His most radical suggestion — converting dormant cemeteries into solar farms.</p><p>By Anna Cox</p><h2>The Weekend Wrap</h2><p>Minister under fire for family hire, Gayton McKenzie’s delivery problem, and when accountability kills. All in the Weekend Wrap.</p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-minister-of-social-development-sisisi-tolashe-keeps-it-in-the-family-with-new-chief-of-staff/\">Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe keeps it in the family with new Chief of Staff</a></h2><p>The Chief of Staff to Minister Tolashe is allegedly a close relative of her favoured special adviser.</p><p>By Rebecca Davis</p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4-720x360.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?resize=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?resize=480%2C240&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?resize=768%2C384&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?resize=50%2C25&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?resize=600%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Becs-Employee4.jpg?w=1280&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w\" alt=\"Sisisi Tolashe\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" /></p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-11-scarily-predictable-joburg-water-crisis-reaches-boiling-point-as-tyres-burn-and-rubber-bullets-fly/\">‘Scarily predictable’ — Joburg water crisis reaches boiling point as tyres burn and rubber bullets fly</a></h2><p>Residents in the Johannesburg suburbs of Coronationville and Westbury have endured years of unreliable water supply. This week, protests escalated into road blockades and police stand-offs, leaving people injured and communities demanding answers from city officials.</p><p>By Julia Evans</p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794-720x457.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?resize=720%2C457&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?resize=480%2C305&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?resize=768%2C488&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?resize=50%2C32&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?resize=600%2C381&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ED_572794.jpg?w=1000&quality=89&ssl=1 1000w\" alt=\"water\" width=\"720\" height=\"457\" /><br /><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328-720x449.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=720%2C449&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=480%2C299&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=768%2C478&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=1536%2C957&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=1280%2C797&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=1600%2C997&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=50%2C31&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?resize=600%2C374&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?w=1788&quality=89&ssl=1 1788w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TL_2253328.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"sport mckenzie promises\" width=\"720\" height=\"449\" /></p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-yellow-card-for-sport-minister-gayton-mckenzie-and-his-delivery-problems/\">Yellow card for Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie and his delivery problems</a></h2><p>Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has been in office for more than a year, making many promises, fulfilling some while neglecting most.</p><p>By Keanan Hemmonsbey and Yanga Sibembe</p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a-720x480.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=720%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=480%2C320&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=1600%2C1066&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=50%2C33&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?resize=600%2C400&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?w=1730&quality=89&ssl=1 1730w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Avalon_cemetery_02a.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"swimmij\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" /></p><h2><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-10-joburgs-solar-cemetery-proposal-power-over-the-dead/\">Joburg’s solar cemetery proposal — power over the dead</a></h2><p>Joburg is fast running out of burial land, and Mayor Dada Morero believes the city must confront an uncomfortable 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Illustrative image | Lesedi Mabiletja, pictured, is allegedly the niece of Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe's special adviser Ngwako Kgatla (right). (Photos: Supplied) 
