Daily Maverick

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TENSIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL TRACKS: Biker shot dead as SA drug busts rev up global outlaw motorcycle gang fears #Crime #News #Africa
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Oct 11, 2026
CRICKET: Steve Smith fielding show sees Australia pile pressure on Proteas in first Test #Cricket #Sport #News
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Oct 11, 2026
SA must ask who really benefits from a mining boom #Mining #Economy #Analysis
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Oct 11, 2026
At least 72 Sudanese artisanal miners killed in strike, rights monitor says #World #Africa #News
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Oct 11, 2026
THE BIG READ: The names on a record sleeve tell us an important story #News #Analysis #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
El Niño highlights urgent need for climate-resilient food systems in SA #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
RED SEA CHAOS: Fuel on the fire -- there's a Trumpian upside to the global oil crisis #Politics #Economy #GlobalNews
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Oct 11, 2026
WHERE TO INVEST: Warning signs on Afrimat's losses were already visible, if you knew where to look #Business #Investing #Analysis
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Oct 11, 2026
US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports #WorldNews #Geopolitics #Ukraine
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Oct 11, 2026
TALK IS CHEAP: Morero vows transparency, but Joburg withholds release of R4bn misconduct records #News #Politics #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
BET ON BURGERS: From struggling student to store manager - the burger wager that opened new doors #Business #Entrepreneurship #NelsonMandelaBay
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Oct 11, 2026
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: On paper vs reality -- could the DA and the ANC work together in Joburg? #Politics #Analysis #LocalGovernment
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Oct 11, 2026
WIN FOR WILDLIFE: Hunters lose Constitutional Court challenge to animal wellbeing protections #Wildlife #Law #Animals
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Oct 11, 2026
ASYLUM FURY: How a narrow court ruling became a week of anti-foreigner rage online #News #Politics #SocialJustice
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Oct 11, 2026
Vote for the psychopath -- Joburg needs it #Politics #Opinion #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
South Africa's asylum crisis is a mess of Home Affairs' own making #SouthAfrica #Immigration #Politics
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Oct 11, 2026
THERMAL TRAP: How to protect yourself from El Niño's extreme heat #Climate #Weather #Health
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Oct 11, 2026
Uncertainty is high as the 2026-27 summer crop season starts #News #Agriculture #Economy
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Oct 11, 2026
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EQUALITY: Crossed Wires: What if the doomers are wrong and AI solves everything? #AI #Future #Business
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Oct 11, 2026
WATER SAFETY: Family outings end in tragedy as two children drown in separate Western Cape incidents #News #SouthAfrica #Tragedy
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Oct 11, 2026
CRÉATION AFRICA: Meet the magazine that celebrates the unsung heroes behind the creatives #Africa #Creatives #Business
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Oct 11, 2026
ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system #News #Politics #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
NERVOUS SYSTEM: Durban's uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence? #Politics #SouthAfrica #Immigration
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Oct 11, 2026
Community policing must stay above party politics to protect democratic integrity #Politics #Community #News
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Oct 11, 2026
WELLNESS: Trevor Noah shows how personal experience can guide mental health care #MentalHealth #Wellness #Healthcare
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Oct 11, 2026
THE CONVERSATION: How pond algae led to a Nobel and new ways to study the brain #Science #Neuroscience #NobelPrize
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Oct 11, 2026
SECOND GENERATION: Relebohile Mofokeng's father nearly benched his soccer ambitions #Soccer #Sports #SouthAfrica
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Oct 11, 2026
HOLDING ITS OWN: Of agents and agency -- A local AI policy must work to serve us #AI #Policy #Ethics
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Oct 11, 2026
SAPS REPORT CARD 2025-2026: Cops on a hot tin roof: how scandals pummel SAPS's plans #News #SouthAfrica #Crime
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Oct 11, 2026
EXPLAINER: What to know about the refugee ruling that sparked riots in Durban and Soweto #News #Politics #SouthAfrica
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Oct 9, 2026
GROUNDUP: Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria #News #Politics #SouthAfrica
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Oct 9, 2026
STRANGE TIMING: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after South African judge wins Nobel Peace Prize #Politics #International #NobelPrize
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Oct 9, 2026
Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities #SouthAfrica #DisasterManagement #Community
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Oct 9, 2026
Baboons have revealed their hand, and that's why a sanctuary is the best option #Animals #Conservation #Opinion
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Oct 9, 2026
Fix the RAF before seeking new revenue streams from South Africans #News #Politics #SouthAfrica
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Oct 9, 2026
SA's foreign service is becoming a retreat for failed ministers #Politics #Analysis #Opinion
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Oct 8, 2026
Why Africa's agricultural crisis is a matter of race, class and epistemicide #Africa #Agriculture #SocialJustice
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Oct 8, 2026
Who really speaks for white and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans? #SouthAfrica #Politics #Opinion
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Oct 8, 2026
Homelessness in SA persists in a policy vacuum -- one varsity is acting to fill it #SocialJustice #SouthAfrica #Education
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