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Selective memories do not serve a community
Herman Lategan's remembering of his queer past and his experience of young queers today are not a reflection of reality.
5 min |
October 24, 2025
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Cost-of-living crisis hits all local
From people relying on grants to high earners, rising expenses are unsustainable, forcing people to make increasingly difficult financial decisions that often mean shorting on basic needs. By Naledi Sikhakhane
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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Proteas determined to put past World Cup failures behind them
The women's cricket team are peaking at the right time ahead of the semifinals. By Keanan Hemmonsbey
4 min |
October 24, 2025
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AI and social media are preying on kids who are addicted to tech
We might not realise it, but we're at war with a global superpower that lives in the very heart of our homes. It is always listening, knows everything about us and it's coming for our children.
5 min |
October 24, 2025
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No King's protesters speak out
Protesters from multiple states described the rallies as peaceful and cheerful public affirmations of democracy, filled with patriotism, music, unity and firm opposition to fascism.
3 min |
October 24, 2025
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Generative AI is set to reshape India's customer service industry
At a startup office in Bengaluru in India, developers are fine-tuning artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that talk and message like humans.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
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R360 rugby league offers big pay but players risk Test bans
A proposed 'rebel' rugby league is offering players lucrative contracts, but unions warn that participation could make them ineligible for Test rugby. By Craig Ray
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Failing public education system in SA has doomed multilingualism
Learning in one's mother tongue has proven benefits, yet locally it's but a distant dream. By William Gumede
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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The toxic web of stolen cocaine,
Parliament's hearing on the Mkhwanazi allegations delves into a R200-million drug haul and the killings of rapper AKA and two DJs - all against a backdrop of bad blood at the highest levels of policing.
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Malema's focus on violence is misdirected and harmful
The EFF leader could introduce positive changes for his party's constituents far more effectively if he were to focus his attention on winning battles in Parliament
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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The link between motor neurone disease and certain elite sports
The disease is quite widespread, but its incidence is higher among professional athletes. By Craig Ray
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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Can art survive the apocalypse? McEwan's new novel thinks so
An academic in 2119 searches for a lost poem on a planet remade by flood, war and loss. By Kevin John Brophy
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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AfriForum puts a stop to Eskom-Nersa settlement – for now
AfriForum has obtained a court order temporarily halting an agreement between Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) from being finalised. The settlement would have resulted in another sharp increase in electricity prices over the next three years.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
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In the shadows of Cape cuisine
Talented chef Abbas Abrahams steps out of retirement and into the limelight at a centre in Century City
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Holomisa details apartheid government's hidden agendas
The inquest into the murders of the Cradock Four has been hearing how the state's vast security apparatus did its dirty work. By Riaan Marais and Estelle Ellis
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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How poor sleep is killing you
Sleeping well is vital for your physical and mental health, and has many other benefits too. By Neesa Moodley
2 min |
October 17, 2025
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'Preventable' Etosha fire leaves
A blaze that burnt nearly 40% of Namibia's flagship national park has left rural families without an income
3 min |
October 17, 2025
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Human rights are threatened when health is commodified
The contents of a recent report by the nonprofit organisation Open Secrets, titled Who Owns South Africa?, have been niggling at my conscience.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
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Afrimat and Gemfields have ample lost ground to regain
Afrimat could have a better chance to turn around its fortunes, but Gemfields may have taken too many risks in a business whose very nature is uncertain
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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murdered stars and feuding cops
Mkhwanazi, testifying in Parliament last week, revealed details about “the murders of these DJs”, which he alleged were “drug-related”.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
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Agoa has officially lapsed but US mulls one-year extension
White House is considering keeping duty-free access agreement for a short period. Meanwhile, SA's trade minister says after preliminary talks, formal tariff negotiations are about to begin
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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Forget Jooste's R100bn - Molefe is the real financial mastermind
The Sandton businessman and his R350bn airfield project in the Free State put the Steinhoff crew to shame
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Lee-Ann van Rooi is laying down a legacy
The Cape Town theatre-maker says the ability to be very quiet, to listen and to be awake are superpowers she's always leant into.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
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$165-million fraud saga and drawn-out legal war are haunting Ecobank
When Nedbank confirmed in August that it would sell its 21.2% shareholding in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) to Bosquet Investments for $100-million, it marked the end of a 17-year long partnership between two of Africa's largest banking names.
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Why lightning is dangerous
Those scary flashes that often accompany thunder and storms can cause a lot of damage.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
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Broos rebuilds Bafana, eyes 2026 World Cup success
The national side qualifying for the premier event is a sign of the team's growth under their coach
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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I have a picture for you!
A selection of Daily Maverick readers' photos that have appeared in the First Thing newsletter
1 min |
October 17, 2025
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The new face of malnutrition
Unicef warns that obesity now surpasses underweight among children and adolescents, driven by ultra-processed foods flooding poorly regulated markets like South Africa. By Adèle Sulcas
4 min |
October 17, 2025
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Malema's gun conviction raises questions about his place on JSC
Parliament's representative may no longer meet the test of being 'fit and proper'. By Judith February
5 min |
October 17, 2025
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Leadership grows when ethics meet real consequences
The daily practice of ethics helps, but leaders act honestly only when systems, consequences and constant feedback reinforce good behaviour
2 min |