LOCKDOWN REFLECTION

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CORONAVIRUS & ARMS TRADE

Questions persist as South Africa allows the sale of munitions to Turkey

Altogether six A400M military transport planes have been travelling from Turkey to Cape Town in pairs, two days apart, to pick up the order from Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM). Each plane can carry up to 37 tonnes of cargo. The last batch left on Monday.

Carien Du Plessis

TGIFOOD

Lockdown Recipe of the Day: Garlic & Coriander Naan Bread

You can cook a decent pot of rice and a few sambals to go with that curry you love to make. But naan bread: must be challenging, right? Not really. Just follow some simple steps and Balvindra’s your uncle.

Tony Jackman

Op-Ed

Is the incremental loosening of the lockdown being done in a rational manner?

Anton van Dalsen

Coronavirus & Orange Farm

How a crowded clinic makes it work during Covid-19

Ufrieda Ho

Eastern Cape Drought

Nelson Mandela Bay again declared a disaster area

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LOCKDOWN REFLECTION

Covid-19: Like my time on Robben Island, this too shall come to pass

Ashley Forbes

AMABHUNGANE: SANITISER SCAM

Gone phishing: Business owner almost scammed by fake Covid-19 tender

Reporting the Outbreak

Namibia cautiously eases lockdown as infections remain static

FASHION

‘Drip is forever’. Long live the robe!

OPINIONISTA

Is it truly necessary?

BUSINESS MAVERICK

Amcu’s Joseph Mathunjwa knows when to take on capital

CORONAVIRUS OP-ED

Why don’t we know how many people have been infected with Covid-19 in South Africa?

GROUNDUP/SPOTLIGHT

Covid-19 Report Two: Questions that don’t yet have answers

CORONAVIRUS ALERT

Actuaries warn Ramaphosa of a ‘humanitarian disaster to dwarf Covid-19′ if restrictive lockdown is not lifted

THE IMAGINARIUM

Of animals and apartment safaris

Trumpocalypse Now

Why America’s downfall matters to the world

Maverick Life

Maverick Life Elementor Playground 1

TOP READS THIS HOUR

‘You can’t be in power forever’: Ace Magashule weighs up ANC prospects

Criminal justice system would be ‘placed in extreme state of emergency’ if SAPS prevented from using track and trace technology, says judge

The CumEx Files (Part One): Investec implicated in investigations into the world’s largest tax fraud

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

264,809 deaths later: Covid-19’s terrifying toll on South Africa, almost three times the official figure

Digital Vibes scandal: The story behind the story

Ground Level Report: The battle for a seemingly perfect Karoo municipality

CORONAVIRUS STRANDFONTEIN ‘SHELTER’

Cape Town’s homeless want to take part in lockdown plans

PRESCHOOL CLOSURES THREAT

Early childhood development sector faces major closures as parents scramble for fees

BUSINESS MAVERICK WEBINAR

Why the development state model has worked in Asia, but not in SA and the rest of Africa

GROUNDUP

Covid-19: Private hospitals close doors after staff test positive

Coronavirus Eastern Cape

Provinces in war of words over travel to funerals

Maverick Life

You can’t stop the music

OP-ED

No, President Ramaphosa, this is not an intellectual exercise

Greg Mills and Ray Hartley

OPINIONISTA

Help save lives during this gravest of crises – zero-rate the local news sites

Koketso Moeti

Africa

Inside the Chaotic, Cutthroat Gray Market for N95 Masks

Victor Dlamini

ANALYSIS

South Africa’s 24-hour trend report – 4 May 2020

Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Global news

The CumEx Files (Part One): Investec implicated in investigations into the world’s largest tax fraud

Helium producer Renergen: Filled with hot air or a giant in the making?

From records to rodents: Gold Fields chief Chris Griffith needs Operation Chinchilla to succeed

New York City mandates vaccines; South Africa registers 591 new cases

Crosswords

Crossed Out – Wednesday 6 May 2020

CORONAVIRUS & ARMS TRADE

Questions persist as South Africa allows the sale of munitions to Turkey

TGIFOOD

Lockdown Recipe of the Day: Garlic & Coriander Naan Bread

Op-Ed

Is the incremental loosening of the lockdown being done in a rational manner?

Coronavirus & Orange Farm

How a crowded clinic makes it work during Covid-19

Eastern Cape Drought

Nelson Mandela Bay again declared a disaster area

Top Reads this week

Missing Marmite: The end of the dearth is in sight

‘You can’t be in power forever’: Ace Magashule weighs up ANC prospects

The Gambler: Zuma’s casino spotting reignites questions about his medical parole

Jason Rohde’s application for recusal of judge Salie-Hlophe exposes legal merry-go-round in Western Cape division

The independent Republic of Cape Town: Storming into a nightmare vision of the year 2045