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The DA MP, Tony Leon’s lobbying firm and the SIM card lawKabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba was the COO of Tony Leon’s Resolve Communications until she entered Parliament as a DA MP. Then she spent more than six months asking questions that helped bu…
‘Spies in America’ – from South African freedom fighter to foreign agentIn June 2026 a retired South African Air Force brigadier general, Portia “Posh” Anyamba, was fined and sentenced in the United States to six months imprisonment after she pleaded g…
Did SAPS Crime Intelligence burgle Marianne Thamm's home?The possible targeting of journalist Marianne Thamm by state intelligence highlights a serious threat to press freedom and democratic accountability in South Africa. Here is the st…
Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out JoburgSinkholes are collapsing major arterial roads, opening inside upmarket residential estates and even beneath shops and factories as illegal miners tunnel under Johannesburg, forcing…
The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlogImagine growing up in South Africa without any legal proof that you exist. Thousands of children are trapped in a backlog of birth registration applications, leaving them unable to…
Is Kirstenbosch Dying From the Inside?Cape Town’s iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens remain a breathtaking sight, but experts warn the institution behind the beauty is in quiet crisis. Collapsing systems, v…
After the marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen nextThe marches are done. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis sits down with reporters Lerato Mutsila, Felix Dlangamandla and Naledi Mashishi — fresh off the ground in eThekwini, Joburg CBD…
South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Campaigns: What’s Really Driving Them?South Africa is experiencing its strongest anti-migrant backlash in years. But when we investigated one of the most successful online campaigns driving this movement, we found evid…
Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault linesSouth Africa is confronting one of its most significant waves of xenophobic unrest in years. Rebecca Davis, Victoria O’Regan and Felix Dlangamandla examine the forces driving it, t…
Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/DurbanSouth Africa’s political map is shifting fast. Can Helen Zille take Johannesburg? Is the ANC running out of leaders? Why is the DA struggling to broaden its appeal, and is MK set t…
Principal allegedly behind bigoted Facebook posts moves to new Cape Town schoolThe Western Cape Education Department has confirmed that George Gueorguiev, the Kommetjie Primary School principal at the centre of a 2025 hate speech controversy, has been transfe…
Nelson Mandela Bay’s Dodgy Job Ads: Parliament Calls For Criminal ProbeNelson Mandela Bay is under Parliament’s microscope after the Cogta committee called for a criminal investigation into irregular job advertisements posted by the troubled metro. Wi…
The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being toldA once-in-14-years opportunity to put better books in South African classrooms. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis investigated what happened when a group of educators tried to seize i…
The Business of School Sport: Are Children Paying the Price?From R9,500 commercialisation conferences to millions of livestream views, school sport is increasingly being drawn into a professionalised, high-pressure economy. Coaches, psychol…
POWER CHAT: They Never Gave Up: Families Fight for Justice Over Apartheid-Era AtrocitiesIn this episode of Power Chat, Marianne Thamm discusses with Caryn Dolley the relentless campaign for justice led by the families of victims of apartheid-era atrocities. Backed by…
Inside the Madlanga CommissionIs the South African justice system being run by a drug syndicate? This week, Caryn Dolley and Marianne Thamm unpack the testimony from the Madlanga Commission that has sent shockw…
Mounting evidence suggests Mexican cartel activity in MzansiIn April 2026, Mozambican authorities announced a major crackdown that involved confiscating masses of chemicals used to make drugs. They also announced arrests, including of two i…
Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’The Joburg heritage area of Upper Houghton is facing severe pressure as historic homes are being vandalised, occupied and falling into disrepair. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox explains…
Julius Malema – Conviction, Sentencing, and the Battle for the JSCCan a man sentenced to five years’ imprisonment fairly participate in the appointment of the nation’s judges? Despite his recent stadium shooting conviction, Julius Malema retains…
‘Bailout is not part of our strategy’ — CEO Matshela Seshibe on SAA’s turnaroundSAA’s new acting CEO is facing strong headwinds to turn the business around from the cliff face it was about to crash into - but he is confident that he can do it, without a bailou…
