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How to use living annuities and RAs as wealth transfer tools
I have R15-million saved in a retirement annuity (RA). As I have sufficient income from other sources, I will not need these funds to provide me with a pension. I would like to leave the full R15-million to my son, who is about to start university. How do I do this, and how can my son avoid paying estate duty?
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
How trophies and consistency set the 2025 Springboks apart
Erasmus's charges challenged perceptions with ground-breaking innovation and results.
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Traditional healers need hunters to make safe, sustainable muti
Traditional healers often rely on poaching or dodgy markets to get medicinal ingredients. Joining hands with the hunting sector is a solution. By Ed Stoddard
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November 28, 2025
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We need to challenge ageism to create future-ready teams
From adapting to new technologies to leading through crises, older employees bring depth and perspective, and their experience ensures that organisations remain resilient and innovative
3 min |
November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Rage boosts local businesses, but drains parents' wallets
Matric rage will benefit the hospitality industry, but parents say the steep costs of travel, accommodation and passes make the celebration too costly for many households.
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Setting the facts straight on what BEE has really achieved in SA
Confronting the critics of black economic empowerment, who are making renewed efforts to discredit the policy, means acknowledging its myriad benefits without denying its weaknesses. By Joel Netshitenzhe
6 min |
November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Unlocking SA's youth potential is the key to sustainable growth
The future is not what we once imagined. This is both a challenge and an opportunity for South Africa, and at its centre is the need to see young people as a national asset.
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
If unfixed, new school language
Teachers in KwaZulu-Natal warn that without proper terminology, books, training and classroom support, SA's Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education policy may deepen the literacy crisis. By Sakhile Dube
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Local focus and cash sales set Mr Price up for a festive season
Unlike other retailers, the company doesn't have to worry about offshore disasters affecting its balance sheet
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Breeding crisis: the plight of animal rescuers in kitten season
As South Africa enters its summer months, animal shelters are overflowing with kittens in need of homes. An animal welfare inspector in Cape Town says that this is the worst year yet.
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Durban alliance marks 30 years
Over the past three decades, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance has campaigned against industrial pollution and environmental threats affecting mostly working-class communities.
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November 28, 2025
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of environmental advocacy
The levels of asthma in South Durban were among the highest recorded in global medical literature.
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November 28, 2025
Daily Maverick
Unstoppable blockchain is now king of the finance world
A report by an authoritative venture capital company sums it up: blockchains are becoming the reliable adults in the financial arena.
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
It's the ANC itself that's on trial at the Madlanga Commission
The stories coming to light point straight at the party's regrettable habit of always looking the other way
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Latest version of Frankenstein is a dark marvel that's well worth watching
Movie lovers may think Frankenstein cannot be reimagined yet again, but director Guillermo del Toro makes it work beautifully.
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Stanlib places bet on African AI
The massive infrastructure investment required to instal Nvidia GPUs that will power Al factories in Africa needs institutional money. Enter money raised from South African pension funds.
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Lecturers should view Al as a learning partner and not a threat
A shift in mindset is necessary so that generative artificial intelligence can be used as a tool to produce graduates with the critical thinking skills that tech lacks and cannot duplicate reliably.
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Potty-mouthed couple in The Vulgarians does not play for the prudes
Louis Viljoen's latest comedy is as much about sexual discovery as it is about keeping a relationship fresh by stringing together dirty words. By Keith Bain
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
How the Breede taught a creaky old guy to become a river himself
Armed only with frantic gym training and a great deal of anxiety, an older paddler joins a team of barefoot young river scientists for a multiday expedition. Between scientific pit stops, capsizes, rapids and headwinds, he learns - reluctantly and then gratefully - that rivers reshape more than landscapes. By Don Pinnock
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
SA's G20 presidency advances
Although all eyes will be on the Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg and whether it will result in a consensus
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November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Botswana on the rise: how passion drives its athletes to podium success
Botswana has started producing notable stars, especially on the track, and their achievements are creating tangible ripple effects. By Yanga Sibembe
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Transforming inner-city places into welcoming people spaces
James Delaney has the creative vision and artistic touch to change landscapes. By Bridget Hilton-Barber
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November 21, 2025
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Creative wave from South Africa sweeps through Paris
From fashion and concerts to art exhibitions, SA artists have made 2025 a memorable year
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Battle-hardened Bok coaches primed to win brain game in Dublin
Erasmus and his team have something to prove, having last won in Dublin in 2012 and having lost three of their last four matches against Ireland. By Jon Cardinelli
3 min |
November 21, 2025
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SA must bridge the morality and ethics gap if corruption is to be tackled
South Africa's corruption problem is not a failure of law. Rather, it is a failure of conscience. Over the past decade, we have seen inquiry after inquiry, commission after commission, strategy after strategy, from the Zondo Commission to the very latest anti-corruption frameworks, yet the rot persists.
2 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Africa's great demographic challenge
The population is young and growing, but for this to work in the continent's favour, jobs must grow too
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
Mostert red card shows a sport in need of practicable solutions
Lack of consistency in decision-making in the tackle situation is making rugby almost impossible to play without a high degree of jeopardy. By Craig Ray
4 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
The teeth that fall out and the teeth that get to stay
Baby teeth start developing before you're born and later make room for permanent ones. As you grow older, new teeth erupt and help you bite, chew and smile.
5 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
How to be a Black Friday winner
Experts say the real victory is resisting the financial traps that drain bank one's account. By Kara le Roux
3 min |
November 21, 2025
Daily Maverick
murders in the Eastern Cape
When Potgieter and his team of four detectives were appointed to the MFM in January, they were handed more than 150 dockets.
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