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COVID-19 IN TSHWANE

Early clinical pictures of Omicron patients: indications of less severe disease but high infection rates among the young

Estelle Ellis
7 mins

ANALYSIS

Ramaphosa government’s deafening silence on unemployment crisis

Stephen Grootes

INVESTIGATION

Global online ‘student cult’ cybercrime syndicate busted in Cape Town

Caryn Dolley

NEWSFLASH

President Ramaphosa expects update from vaccine mandate task team on Wednesday

Greg Nicolson

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Whistle-blower says AYO Technology Solutions falsified aspects of its financial results

Tim Cohen
4 mins

Op-ed: Vax the youngsters

Why all children older than 12 need to get the Covid-19 jab

Mariana Kruger, Ames Dhai, Jerome Singh, Mantoa Mokhachane, Glenda Gray and Mongezi Mdhluli
4 mins

OMICRON Analysis

Travel bans and power plays: A privileged few still call the shots in this pandemic

Laura López González
5 mins

ZAPIRO

Bad Vibes

Zapiro

JUDICIARY

‘Drastically changed’ demographics in judiciary warrant consideration of ‘non-designated groups’ — Equality Court

Marianne Thamm
3 mins

COVID-19 Op-ed

Vaccines: Only mandate the ‘mandatable’…or we will shoot ourselves in the foot

David Harrison
7 mins

CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE

Fauci says Omicron figures show no great degree of severity; South Africa registers 11,125 new cases

Bloomberg
7 mins

PHOTO ESSAY

Hell no, Shell: People gather along South Africa’s beaches to fight Wild Coast survey

Daily Maverick Editorial Team
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TOP READS

OMICRON: SA SCIENTISTS STRIKE BACK

Travel ban threatens information sharing, weakens global solidarity
COVID-19 IN TSHWANE

Early clinical pictures of Omicron patients: indications of less severe disease but high infection rates among the young
TONGUE IN CHEEK

My fellow South Africans: We take a peek inside a high-level Cabinet meeting
PHOTO ESSAY

Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse and large police contingent raid inner-city clubs for Covid violations
CORONAVIRUS GLOBAL UPDATE

Fauci says Omicron figures show no great degree of severity; South Africa registers 11,125 new cases
INVESTIGATION

Global online ‘student cult’ cybercrime syndicate busted in Cape Town
REFLECTION

Accountability: It’s a pity we’ve seen and heard so little from NPA boss Shamila Batohi

PHOTO ESSAY

Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse and large police contingent raid inner-city clubs for Covid violations

Shiraaz Mohamed

OPINIONISTA

South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis: The clock is ticking, and it’s five minutes to midnight

Ravi Naidoo

OPINIONISTA

Energy baseload options: Barricading oneself behind ‘the engineers’ is a worn-out line of defence

Chris Butters

OMICRON: SA SCIENTISTS STRIKE BACK

Travel ban threatens information sharing, weakens global solidarity

Estelle Ellis

DISINFORMATION IN A TIME OF COVID-19 OP-ED

Sorting the real from the rubbish and challenging those who stir the Omicron pot of fear

William Bird and Nomshado Lubisi

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

South African economy expected to contract in third quarter, underlining dismal jobless data
3 mins

CRICKET

From famine to feast: Will new-look Proteas team eat its fill?
5 mins

FORMULA ONE

Down to the wire for Verstappen and Hamilton in epic 2021 Grand Prix battle
5 mins

SOCCER

Historic note: The choirmaster behind Sundowns Ladies’ highly harmonious performance
5 mins

Global news

Omicron’s non-hospitalisations

Omicron Isn’t Fueling Surge in Hospitalizations: Virus Update
Ghi

Ghislaine Maxwell was ‘lady of the house’, ex-Epstein employee testifies
Ghislaine Maxwell trial

Epstein’s Former Pilot Testifies About Shuttling Clinton, Trump and Spacey
pirates

Danish frigate kills four pirates in Gulf of Guinea

OPINIONISTA

Scrap the ill-conceived Gauteng e-toll scheme now — and stop the sabre-rattling on the fuel levy

Wayne Duvenage

TONGUE IN CHEEK

My fellow South Africans: We take a peek inside a high-level Cabinet meeting

Shaun de Waal

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: GAUTENG

City of Tshwane stalemate: Here we go again?

Peter Mothiba

OPINIONISTA

Hermione Cronje NPA resignation: Impunity 6; Accountability 0. Game and first set to the corrupt

Paul Hoffman

WELLNESS

The year 2021: A crisis of meaning

Melody Emmett

RUGBY SEVENS

Blitzboks break new ground with fourth consecutive World Series title

Craig Ray

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July Riots Hearing

Cele makes startling claims about Public Protector’s alleged links to July unrest instigator ‘Sphithiphithi Evaluator’

Desiree Erasmus
5 mins

OPINIONISTA

The night jazz and classical music gave me hope that it will take more than a virus to silence the industry

Ryland Fisher
4 mins

PHANTOM SHARES

Right Royal deal – A determined Implats shrugs off Northam as it guns for control of Royal Bafokeng Platinum

The Finance Ghost
4 mins

OPINIONISTA

The youth will take up fashion entrepreneur Virgil Abloh’s torch and prove creativity’s worth to economies

Natale Labia
4 mins

OPINIONISTA

South African government can’t tinker with the fuel price formula – and it shouldn’t

Sasha Planting
3 mins

MADAM & EVE

I’ll Have A Double Omicron On The Rocks

Stephen Francis & Rico
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REFLECTION

Accountability: It’s a pity we’ve seen and heard so little from NPA boss Shamila Batohi

Sibusiso Ngalwa
4 mins

OPINIONISTA

Rage against the regime over Covid-19 is not inconceivable —  when confidence hangs by a thread, trust can be a spider’s web

Pierre de Vos
7 mins

BUSINESS MAVERICK

ANALYSIS

Ramaphosa government’s deafening silence on unemployment crisis
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Whistle-blower says AYO Technology Solutions falsified aspects of its financial results
International Finance

Shock as Crypto Joins List of Scary Market Omens
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

South African economy expected to contract in third quarter, underlining dismal jobless data
OMICRON

Cartoon Tuesday with Rico

MAVERICK CITIZEN

COVID-19 Op-ed

Vaccines: Only mandate the ‘mandatable’…or we will shoot ourselves in the foot
Op-ed: Vax the youngsters

Why all children older than 12 need to get the Covid-19 jab
SISONKE TRIAL

Festive season roll-out: Covid vaccine boosters will only be available to public in mid-December
Omicron

Prof Salim Abdool Karim: SA was ‘not caught with our pants down’, while hospital numbers continue to show unvaccinated at higher risk
Maverick Citizen: Op-ed

Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t smack travel restrictions on others: The real view from Britain’s Covid-19 crisis

OUR BURNING PLANET

OCEAN PLUNDER

Illegal fish aggregating device use ups stakes for South African marine life and ecosystems
HEAVY METALS

Kliptown residents say they found mercury in water after system upgrade, COJ conducting tests
WORKING THE STREETS

Letter from Gauteng: The waste picker of 30th Avenue, Pretoria
PHOTO ESSAY

Hell no, Shell: People gather along South Africa’s beaches to fight Wild Coast survey
BREAK IN THE KRUGER FENCE

Communities, corruption and carcasses: when the Kruger National Park, the bushmeat trade and the Mthimkulu’s complex history collide

MAVERICK LIFE

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Mr Steenhuisen is the boss South Africa needs
THE CONVERSATION

You love amagwinya/puff puff/bofrot? Here’s a healthier version of Africa’s favourite snack
BOOKS

Author Ken Follett discusses his latest blockbuster novel, ‘Never’
PERFECT SENSE

Betony Vernon: In pursuit of greater sensual pleasure and sexual wellness for all
IN IMAGES

The lyrical and visionary world of Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021)

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Omicron Impact

New Variant

Bad Vibes

Collision Politics

Coalition Country

THE CONVERSATION

Africa’s expanding road network may significantly impact multiple ecosystems —  we reviewed the evidence

Lavinia Perumal, Mark New, Matthias Jonas, Wei Liu
4 mins

THE CONVERSATION

Five reasons South Africa isn’t ready for health claims on food labels

Melvi Todd
4 mins

MEDIA MATTERS

No stone left unturned: Civil society and journalists must fight suppression at the SABC

Glenda Daniels
4 mins

OCEAN PLUNDER

Illegal fish aggregating device use ups stakes for South African marine life and ecosystems

Katie Biggar for Roving Reporters
13 mins

VARIANT RED FLAG

‘Tough days ahead’: Experts worry about infected children as Omicron cases soar

Estelle Ellis
4 mins

ZAPIRO

Omicron Impact

Zapiro

CROSS-BORDER CRIME FILES: PART ONE

KZN border area under siege: Car theft syndicates abduct – and kill – to feed Mozambique smuggling route

Daily Maverick Reporters
6 mins

CROSS-BORDER CRIME FILES: PART TWO

Abduction case studies: The horror of being at the mercy of car theft syndicates

Daily Maverick Reporters
13 mins

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SCORPIO

SCORPIO

Gupta Inc strikes again with high court victory in ongoing Optimum battle
SCORPIO

NPA vs Regiments Capital: A dress rehearsal for one of State Capture’s biggest trials
SCORPIO

High court battle kicks off to claw back Insure Group Managers’ R1.2bn nest egg
SCORPIO

Testimony of Insure Group Managers chief at VBS inquiry seems to imply a lack of honesty and integrity
SCORPIO

Financial Crimes Inc: The case against Insure Group Managers

AMABHUNGANE

South Africa

The Guptas’ poisonous legacy: How State Capture hobbled Alexkor
South Africa

High court ruling involving Zuma’s taxes may alter the ways of South Africa’s democracy
South Africa

Prasa pays R3m to Mbalula’s administrator — just before court culls him
South Africa

Update: My big fat Gupta wedding – the movie
Africa

Pandora Papers: Inside Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach’s offshore family trust

OPEN SECRETS

UNACCOUNTABLE #21

Bain & Company – the KGB of consulting
OPEN SECRETS: UNACCOUNTABLE #30

Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa
UNACCOUNTABLE #23

How Prasa was looted and left for scrap
OPEN SECRETS UNACCOUNTABLE #18

KPMG – How a Big Four auditing firm went rogue in its greed for profit
UNACCOUNTABLE #24

Auswell ‘tall trains’ Mashaba: The middleman who derailed Prasa

Opinion

OPINIONISTA

Final destination: Travel will be the end of us
OPINIONISTA

The handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells
OPINIONISTA

A government of national unity: One small step for President Ramaphosa, one giant leap for South Africa
OPINIONISTA

Rassie Erasmus Ban: World Rugby stuck in the dark ages despite embracing game-changing technology
OPINIONISTA

Hermione Cronje NPA resignation: Impunity 6; Accountability 0. Game and first set to the corrupt

africa

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OP-ED

Stop censorship: Zambia’s ‘New Dawn’ should extend to digital rights and freedom of online expression
THE CONVERSATION

Africa’s expanding road network may significantly impact multiple ecosystems —  we reviewed the evidence
HORN OF AFRICA VIOLENCE

Four scenarios and the funeral(s): Ethiopian powder keg is ready to explode in tragic ways
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

The apparent false start of Africa’s free trade deal may be the first of several to come
THE HEART OF ZIMBABWE

Blessing Munyenyiwa: Victoria Falls’ innovator, conservationist and man with a mission

Coronavirus

Omicron

Red Face: Boris Johnson’s apartheid travel ban
OMICRON: SA SCIENTISTS STRIKE BACK

Travel ban threatens information sharing, weakens global solidarity
COVID-19 IN TSHWANE

Early clinical pictures of Omicron patients: indications of less severe disease but high infection rates among the young
MADAM & EVE

I’ll Have A Double Omicron On The Rocks
COVID-19

First Omicron variant cases identified in the Western Cape

Sports

RUGBY SEVENS

Blitzboks break new ground with fourth consecutive World Series title
FORMULA ONE

Down to the wire for Verstappen and Hamilton in epic 2021 Grand Prix battle
CRICKET

From famine to feast: Will new-look Proteas team eat its fill?
SOCCER

Historic note: The choirmaster behind Sundowns Ladies’ highly harmonious performance
CONTINENTAL ANALYSIS

Super League could be a double-edged sword for African football progression

TGIFOOD

THE ITALIAN WAY

Piadina, porcini mushrooms and famiglia at Lello’s Deli
MUFFIN BETTER

What’s cooking today: Chocolate-coffee muffins
CABBAGE COMFORT

Throwback Thursday: Ouma onder die kombers (meatballs in cabbage leaves)
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Banking on a future in food in downtown Jozi
ON THE COALS

What’s cooking today: Braaied pork loin chops with green fig preserve

MOTORING

TEST DRIVE

The updated Q5 flies the Audi flag high, despite a global drought in computer chips
VROOM WITH A VIEW

Audi’s new e-tron: When familiarity signals the remarkable
TEST DRIVE

Un bakkie très élégant: The new Peugeot Landtrek
VROOM WITH A VIEW

After the ICE age: Toyota launches Corolla Cross in the wake of the demise of the internal combustion engine
VROOM WITH A VIEW

Owning an electric vehicle could become easy like sundae morning

tongue in cheek

SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Mr Steenhuisen is the boss South Africa needs
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Into Floyd Shivambu’s animal farm
Media

SA’s most famous showerhead sparks more debate
MAVERICK LIFE SMALL SCREEN

This weekend we’re watching: New Zealand satire comedy
MAVERICK LIFE INTERVIEW

Mike van Graan on satire, collective catharsis and political megaphones

Judiciary in CRISIS

ALLEGATIONS REFUTED

State Capture Inquiry dismisses ex-spy boss Arthur Fraser’s attacks on Zondo
JUDICIARY IN CRISIS

On a mission from his God – Chief Justice Mogoeng’s message to South Africa: ‘We are bewitched’
Judiciary in Crisis

WC Judge President John Hlophe accuses Chief Justice Mogoeng of perjury and conspiracy
TOP JUDICIAL POST

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is out of the Chief Justice contest
CHIEF JUSTICE SHORTLIST

Casac, Helen Suzman Foundation submit concerns that Mkhwebane and Hlophe ‘not fit and proper’ contenders for top ConCourt post

In case you missed it

Omicron

Red Face: Boris Johnson’s apartheid travel ban
OMICRON: SA SCIENTISTS STRIKE BACK

Travel ban threatens information sharing, weakens global solidarity
SAPS IN CRISIS

Zuma’s Crime Intelligence cash-splashing looters at 2012 Mangaung and 2017 Nasrec conferences to be arrested
BREAK IN THE KRUGER FENCE

Communities, corruption and carcasses: when the Kruger National Park, the bushmeat trade and the Mthimkulu’s complex history collide
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Mr Steenhuisen is the boss South Africa needs

CROSSWORDS

Crosswords

Crossed Out – 9 January 2021
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Crossed Out – TGIF, 8 May 2020
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Crossed Out – 17 September 2021
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Crossed Out – 4 September 2021

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The lyrical and visionary world of Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021)
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