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Mass vaccination of South African poultry launched, Biosecurity Council set up
Getting a grip on these multiple threats to animal health and welfare and the agricultural economy is vital and the Department of…
EXPLAINER-What is the International Criminal Court?
The Trump administration has imposed unprecedented sanctions on four ICC judges in response to the arrest warrant for Israeli PM…
Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 6 June
Welcome to Daily Maverick's free mini crossword quickie. Follow the clues and fill in the squares to solve these minis.
Trump-Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment
Trump lashes out at Musk, threatening to cut government contracts, igniting a public feud on social media.
Parents of five-year-old killed in gang crossfire are 'completely broken'
Attending the trial of the two gangsters who killed their five-year-old son has been a sombre ritual for Patrick Kotze and Romana…
Make municipalities work by appointing qualified staff — Cogta’s Hlabisa
The key to fixing South Africa’s troubled municipalities is to appoint officials who are capable and know their job, says Cogta…
Nelson Mandela Bay councillors demand answers about flood disaster grants
Councillors have accused Nelson Mandela Bay’s acting city manager of dodging questions about the municipality's spending of flood…
NMB metro will brand electrical cables in bid to foil rampant theft
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will brand its copper cables to curb out-of-control theft, said electricity and energy MMC Ziyanda…
DNA links bodies to journalist Sibusiso Ndlovu, partner Zodwa Mdhluli
SAPS has officially confirmed that human remains discovered in Rust De Winter are those of journalist Sibusiso Aserie Ndlovu and…
Dehorning rhinos helps – but it’s just buying time
We shouldn’t have to dehorn rhinos to keep them safe. The ideal is to let rhinos live as they should — horns and all. That’s the…
Stories untold – centring the voices of survivors of childhood violence, abuse
Author and activist Latifah Jacobs creates platforms for those who have experienced violence and abuse to speak out, in the form…
Goodyear to shut down NMB manufacturing plant — 900 jobs at risk
After 78 years of manufacturing tyres in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, the Goodyear factory will close. Restructuring that…
SA 'is awaiting a US response to its trade proposal'
Vincent Magwenya also confirmed that the President would attend the G7 Summit in Canada this month.
Parliament to abide by court order barring Hlophe from JSC
The court found that Parliament had violated the Constitution by designating Hlophe — an impeached judge who had fallen foul of…
Minister Nkabane must answer to President over Seta appointments
President Ramaphosa expects that members of the executive ‘conduct themselves professionally, transparently and cordially in…
Meta fined in Nigeria over data privacy
Found guilty of data sharing and other invasive practices, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram was issued with…
Running on empty – OECD, banks and business warn SA of stagnation
The OECD’s latest Economic Survey, backed by Treasury, leading economists, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index and the recently…
Spar’s reset continues – but dividends remain off the table
Spar shareholders might still be waiting for a dividend, but with a strategic retreat from Europe and a renewed focus on local…
School’s name change from DF Malan to DF Akademie ‘undeniably rational’ – SCA
The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a Bellville school’s decision to change its name from DF Malan High School to DF Akademie…
‘Painful to witness’ — the slow demise of the Mail & Guardian
The Mail & Guardian has become the latest victim of the declining South African and global media industry — but insiders say the…
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: Floyd Shivambu slinks off the pitch for a duck
The whiff of VBS corruption clings to Floyd Shivambu like the odour of a tampered cricket ball, raising eyebrows every time he…
What colonialism hides and the selected class interests it serves (Part 2)
Both Chris Hani and Steve Biko echoed Frantz Fanon’s warning that unless the fight against oppression is a fundamental one,…
After the Bell: What is it with our middle-class obsession with schools?
Many of us like to try to understand a person we are talking to, a person we have just met. We want to know more about them. We…
SA must harness the strengths of public and private higher education…
All SA's higher education institutions, including public universities and private higher education institutions, participate in…
Ending plastic pollution is a human and planetary health imperative
An estimated 11 million tonnes of plastics leak into aquatic ecosystems each year, while around 13 million tonnes of plastics…
Aftermath of shootout between illegal miners and police, and more from around…
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.
The Financial Wellness Coach: How to work out retirement savings number
The amount of retirement capital that you need depends on how much you will require to live on every month.
Social media predator targets and traffics SA teen
The advent of the internet has put predators into children’s pockets, and many use a classic child sexual abuse playbook. With…
Proteas batting under the microscope as Australia appear stronger in that…
South Africa’s batsmen look like no match for their Australian counterparts on paper, but a deeper look reveals it’s closer than…
Tribute: Rashid Lombard, legendary photographer, jazz pioneer
Rashid Lombard, who died at his Cape Town home this week and was buried according to Muslim rites on Thursday, was a legend as a…
South Africa’s child protection pledge needs NGO partners to succeed
The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most…
Banyana Banyana's morale sky high after pre-Wafcon friendly successes
Over and above winning both their final friendly matches before the start of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco,…
Gauteng Social Development Department returns R102m to Treasury despite NPOs…
Despite promises and paperwork, numerous Gauteng non-profit organisations are still waiting for vital funding from the provincial…
‘He died in pain, but not in vain’: Mom transforms personal loss into a fight…
When Teresa Mordoh’s son, Julio, died by suicide after allegedly being sexually assaulted by a teacher at St John’s College, her…
Health Funders Association in legal challenge to NHI Act
The Health Funders Association is the sixth organisation to launch a legal challenge to the NHI Act, describing it as…
Forecast U-turn: Southwest South Africa now seen having a very wet midwinter
One key trend that remains largely unchanged from previous forecasts is that across most of South Africa, the winter and spring…
Finals fortnight puts SA hopefuls in Springbok shopping window as Rassie names…
The Springbok pecking order may well be shaped by performances in the United Rugby Championship and English Premiership playoffs…
Why Trust and Transparency Will Shape Africa’s Crypto Future
As cryptocurrency adoption accelerates across Africa, the excitement around the technology and its transformative potential is…
Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 5 June
Welcome to Daily Maverick's free mini crossword quickie. Follow the clues and fill in the squares to solve these minis.
Private sector on track to transform SA’s logistics landscape
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s quest to revitalise South Africa’s ailing logistics sector through private sector…
The NPA illustrates the rot within South African institutions
The decision by the Free State High Court to withdraw charges against Moroadi Cholota, the former assistant to former ANC…
Words that wound — ‘Kill the Boer’ is legal, but not wise for a fragile SA
In a society still grappling with the legacies of apartheid, endemic inequality and fragile race relations, words carry weight…
Killing entire troops of Cape baboons once again a real threat
If we are to sum up more than 25 years of active work, research and effort, we can say that there are no baboon-proof bins, none…
Survival stories – readers share their experiences of child abuse
South Africa’s children are in crisis. During Child Protection Week, Daily Maverick has explored how children face various forms…
MPs join NSPCA in demanding end to captive lion breeding in South Africa
Parliamentarians were this week shown horrendous images of captive lion breeding in South Africa.
Private security watchdog says R129m UIF-linked training fund ‘lost’
South Africa’s private security watchdog is at the centre of a multimillion-rand matter stemming from 2019, involving ‘material…
The philanthropy of Bill Gates must be approached with caution
While Bill Gates’ humanitarian credentials are not in doubt, his philanthropic endeavours are our business because of his…