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RESIGNATION LETTER

Dear Jessie Duarte and Mike Hastie, I will not renew my ANC membership; the party is no longer fit to govern

Mervyn Bennun
6 mins

THE CONVERSATION

How do drugs know where to go in the body? A pharmaceutical scientist explains why some medications are swallowed while others are injected

Tom Anchordoquy

GREAT GRATIN

What’s cooking today: French onion soup

Tony Jackman

THE CONVERSATION

Do those viral ‘36 questions’ actually lead to finding love?

Gery Karantzas

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THE CONVERSATION

The dark side of social media influencing

Samira Farivar, Fang Wang and Ofir Turel
4 mins

WELLNESS

Eating less red meat while getting all the nutrients you need

Sarah Hoek
4 mins

KAROO DREAMING

When Tannie Maria and troubadour Des came to Cradock

Tony Jackman
7 mins

Maverick Life

Understanding and remedying food challenges for adopted children

Emma Dollery
8 mins

THE CONVERSATION

Children’s mental health and the digital world: how to get the balance right

Rachana Desai
4 mins

THE CONVERSATION

How mindfulness and dance can stimulate a part of the brain that can improve mental health

Adrianna Mendrek
4 mins

THE CONVERSATION

The Loch Ness monster: a modern history

Charles Paxton
4 mins

Escape

Carnarvon – ears on the universe

Chris Marais
3 mins

TOP READS

AIR SAFETY

Flight SA9053: Yet another near-fatal incident uncovered at SAA
ACTION PLAN

ANC NEC moves to overhaul key policies after State Capture Commission’s ‘unsettling’ findings
FOREIGN RELATIONS OP-ED

ANC government’s position on Ukraine invasion unprincipled, inconsistent with SA values
ANC NEC

Ramaphosa seeks solutions to power crisis outside of Eskom following backlash against the party over rolling blackouts
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

Moscow will have to choose either butter or guns as economic sanctions hit home
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Eskom pension: Pay back the money, Brian Molefe — all R31.4m
PARLIAMENT

Cele: Police were not protecting Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm at time of forex theft

POWER CRISIS

How the City of Cape Town managed to avoid Stage 6 load shedding thanks to hydroelectric scheme

Victoria O’Regan and Onke Ngcuka 

THE CONVERSATION

Walking is a state of mind – it can teach you so much about where you are

Aled Mark Singleton

THE CONVERSATION

Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these three things

Nimish Biloria

MAIN INGREDIENT

The great art of the gratin

Tony Jackman

MESSY GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS

With a minister and her DG at odds, nine public servants are falling through the cracks

Marianne Merten

OPINIONISTA

After Zondo, the National Prosecuting Authority dare not fail the nation

Professor Balthazar
7 mins

ENYOBENI TRAGEDY

Liquor licence awarded to East London ‘death tavern’ called into question as scores march to scene in search of answers

Hoseya Jubase and Tembile Sgqolana
4 mins

CRIME WAVE

Western Cape extortions and brutal kidnappings prompt foreign nationals to pack up and go home

Vincent Cruywagen
4 mins

ANALYSIS

Why South Africa still has a chance

Stephen Grootes
6 mins

Ukraine Crisis

WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

Moscow will have to choose either butter or guns as economic sanctions hit home
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 JULY 2022

Nato starts expansion process amid Turkey’s renewed threat to veto Nordic nations; Russia switches focus
UKRAINE UPDATE: 5 JULY 2022

Putin gives troops a rest after seizing Lysychansk; Ukraine presents blueprint for reconstruction
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

Ukraine crisis – the end of the beginning, or the end of the end?

GROSS NEGLIGENCE

Fewer than 150 food parcels distributed to desperate Eastern Cape families since April

Estelle Ellis

OCEAN DRAMA

Salvage operation under way after fishing vessel capsizes off Cape Point Nature Reserve

Ethan van Diemen

PAP ELECTION

Chaos averted — Zimbabwean senator Fortune Charumbira elected Pan-African Parliament president

Peter Fabricius

OPINIONISTA

A government of national unity awaits us in 2024, and the next president is unlikely to be from the ANC

Brutus Malada

JET SETTER EMISSIONS

Aviation throttles up after Covid lockdowns — but at what cost to the climate?

Tony Carnie

POWER CRISIS

Eskom strike not quite over as workers at Mpumalanga power stations remain defiant

Ed Stoddard

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PROVINCIAL AUDIT OUTCOMES

Laingsburg, Kannaland and Beaufort West still identified as troubled Western Cape municipalities

Suné Payne
3 mins

OPINIONISTA

The secret that software developers don’t want their bosses to know about goes public

Jason Norwood-Young
4 mins

OPINIONISTA

The NPC Diagnostic Report told us what was wrong – the Zondo Reports suggest who the culprits are

Ismail Lagardien
4 mins

UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 JUNE 2022

Nato boosts troops on high alert and issues formal invitations to Finland and Sweden to join alliance

Bloomberg
7 mins

HORSE RACING (PART 3)

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

Don Pinnock
9 mins

MALNUTRITION

Children’s rights to nutrition must be put at the centre of food systems, conference is told

Zukiswa Pikoli
4 mins

POWER CRISIS

Eskom strike appears to be over after unions call on workers to ‘normalise the situation’

Ed Stoddard
3 mins

CONSUMER PROTECTION

SA information regulator ready to fine and jail company directors for data breaches

Ray Mahlaka
3 mins

BUSINESS MAVERICK

AIR SAFETY

Flight SA9053: Yet another near-fatal incident uncovered at SAA
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Eskom pension: Pay back the money, Brian Molefe — all R31.4m
AFTER THE BELL

Load shedding — it’s just a stage we’re going through
AFTER THE BELL

What pineapple alcohol tells us about being South African
PAIN AT THE PUMP

How car owners can beat the jaw-dropping fuel price increases

MAVERICK CITIZEN

FOREIGN RELATIONS OP-ED

ANC government’s position on Ukraine invasion unprincipled, inconsistent with SA values
Maverick Citizen

The More Things Change…
POWER FAILURE OP-ED

Load shedding is adding to the anxiety, depression and mental health toll among South Africans
A COUNTRY MOURNS

Tragic day as shattered families and friends gather to ‘bury’ the 21 Enyobeni Tavern victims
ENYOBENI TRAGEDY

Minister Cele must stop talking and provide police resources, demand East London youth

OUR BURNING PLANET

BATTLEGROUND ANTARCTICA

Stranded in Cape Town — Ukraine’s polar vessel recalls harrowing Antarctic quest
MUSINA-MAKHADO PLAN

UN development agency slammed for support of ‘flawed’ Chinese industrial mega-project in Limpopo
IT’S A WILD DOG’S LIFE

Big game parks vs big farming: Victory for nature on the Klaserie River
ENERGY REFORM

National Planning Commission proposes emergency measures to end SA’s power crisis
POWER CRISIS

Growing chorus of voices call for urgent rollout of renewable energy as load shedding and spending on diesel increases

MAVERICK LIFE

LIVE SMARTER

Load shedding 101 – what to consider when buying LED emergency bulbs for your home
THE CONVERSATION

How do drugs know where to go in the body? A pharmaceutical scientist explains why some medications are swallowed and others injected
PHOTOGRAPHY

All the ‘Show Me the Honey’ glamour at the Hollywoodbets Durban July
MENTAL HEALTH

Looking after family members with dementia: Alzheimer’s disease
Escape

Wild glamping way off the beaten track

zapiro

Supremely bad

Powerless

Sky high

The optics

Tremors

AFTER THE BELL

When the going gets weird, the weird go shopping

Tim Cohen
3 mins

FNB/BER INDEX

SA consumer confidence collapses to second lowest level in three decades

Ed Stoddard
3 mins

MOTORING

Electric Monday in Jaguar’s updated I-Pace

Melinda Ferguson
6 mins

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Tashas brand goes even more global expanding to London and Saudi Arabia

Sasha Planting
4 mins

TIPPING POINT OP-ED

Biodiversity is in crisis worldwide and time is running out

Ken Mwathe
4 mins

JUDGES MATTER OP-ED

Gender transformation on the Bench — What Justice Mandisa Maya’s interview tells us about women’s place in the judiciary

Zikhona Ndlebe and Mbekezeli Benjamin
7 mins

OPINIONISTA

Steaming (and streaming) ahead in the brave new world of 4IR education

Michael Workman
4 mins

OPINIONISTA

‘Covid-19’ informal settlement delegitimises authority of the City of Cape Town

Thina Nzo
5 mins

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AMABHUNGANE

South Africa

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

Probe may torpedo Rudland-Tongaat takeover after finding regulator was fed ‘incorrect or incomplete’ information
South Africa

Fuel thieves siphon off millions from Mpumalanga Eskom power station
South Africa

Update: My big fat Gupta wedding – the movie
South Africa

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

OPEN SECRETS

OPEN SECRETS: UNACCOUNTABLE #33

Joburg’s king of public prosecutions, Andrew Chauke
OPEN SECRETS: UNACCOUNTABLE #32

Refiloe Mokoena – the attorney on the wrong side of the law
UNACCOUNTABLE #24

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

The State Capture Commission years: The highs, lows and where to now
OPEN SECRETS UNACCOUNTABLE #18

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

Opinion

OPINIONISTA

A government of national unity awaits us in 2024, and the next president is unlikely to be from the ANC
OPINIONISTA

The evidence is clear — State Capture crime scene number one is Luthuli House
OPINIONISTA

Lessons for ANC from the colonies — go to the ant thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise
OPINIONISTA

Eskom strike a case of dog eat dog in a spectacle of the blind leading the blind
OPINIONISTA

Struggle credentials no longer an excuse for disgraced ANC members

africa

ORAL HISTORIES OP-ED

Amin kicked the Asians out of Uganda 50 years ago – I spoke to some who left, remained, or returned
VOTER APATHY OP-ED

Here’s why president Emmerson Mnangagwa will win Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections
SWAZILAND STALEMATE

The Eswatini massacre one year on – lest we forget
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

Killed by rubber bullets – Mthokozisi Ntumba verdict amplifies SAPS impunity trend
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS

Sea cucumber smuggling from East Africa to China threatening livelihoods and ecosystems

Coronavirus

SPOTLIGHT

Respiratory syncytial virus, which threatens infants, is back in 2022 after Covid measures forced a hiatus
COVID-19

Average daily new Covid-19 infections in France rise to nearly 100,000
COVID-19

France’s new wave of Covid-19 infections expected to peak end-July -scientist
COVID-19

Russia scraps remaining Covid-19 restrictions
FOOD BASKET CHECK

How much food can you buy with the R350 grant? We go shopping

Sports

COURTING TROUBLE

Nick Kyrgios charged with assaulting ex while he storms into yet another row at Wimbledon
SPRINGBOK RUGBY OP-ED

The commendable madness in ‘disruptor’ Bok coach Nienaber’s method
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis victorious against Brad Tavares in UFC 276 bloodbath
TENNIS

Emotions on hold as Mum Tatjana takes on Aunt Ons in Wimbledon semifinal
RUGBY

Junior Boks power through Six Nations Summer Series pool phase

TGIFOOD

JAW

In praise of the gem of vegetables
MAIN INGREDIENT

The great art of the gratin
KAROO DREAMING

When Tannie Maria and troubadour Des came to Cradock
WALTZING MELBOURNE

The rise and (slight) fall of a liveable city
FIRE & SPICE

Laaika Moosa’s cooking burns bright in Limpopo

MOTORING

MOTORING

Japanese upstart Suzuki topples its giant rival in SA sales
MOTORING

The Honda Ballade is back
MOTORING

Hyundai SA’s all-new high-performance Kona N is guaranteed to make you grin
MOTORING

Electric Monday in Jaguar’s updated I-Pace
TEST DRIVE

Mercedes-Benz SA launches its premium C-Class sedan — a new baby S-Class

tongue in cheek

Media

Zapiro bares all on Muhammad cartoon in, you guessed it, another cartoon
SATIRE

Lord, hear our prayers for dear Msholozi, ‘Sho’t Left’ Mbalula and Malindi, our most fearless Woman Warrior
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Dearest Ma’am Bathabile Dlamini – Stay strong, you are not alone, ThugLife chose you
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING

Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs
TONGUE IN CHEEK

Crack down on the scammers, they say, but the cops should lock up the greedy scammed moegoes

Judiciary in CRISIS

ANALYSIS

Why South Africa still has a chance
JUDGES MATTER OP-ED

Gender transformation on the Bench — What Justice Mandisa Maya’s interview tells us about women’s place in the judiciary
Days of Zondo

Former SSA DG Arthur Fraser to break oath on ‘state secrets’, seeks indemnity, State Capture inquiry hears
THE JUDICIARY

JSC recommends Ronald Hendricks, Denzil Potgieter and Vuyokazi Noncembu for high court positions
GROUNDUP EDITORIAL

South Africa’s justice system is showing signs of rot

In case you missed it

RESIGNATION LETTER

Dear Jessie Duarte and Mike Hastie, I will not renew my ANC membership; the party is no longer fit to govern
SCENERY PARK TRAGEDY

Owner of East London ‘death tavern’ removes alcohol from premises under police guard
TRAVEL BAN

Madagascar denies entry to SA aircraft – and it might have something to do with a stash of gold bars
MESSENGER SILENCED

Dr Tim de Maayer, Rahima Moosa hospital whistle-blower, suspended
SPIES R US EXPLAINER

Unpacking the Cyril Ramaphosa home robbery story, and why you should care

CROSSWORDS

Crosswords

Crossed Out – 9 January 2021
Crosswords

Crossed Out – 17 September 2021
Crosswords

Crossed Out – TGIF, 15 May 2020
Crosswords

Crossed Out – Saturday, 9 May 2020
Crosswords

Crossed Out – Lockdown launch edition

WEBINARS

Webinars

SA can no longer be held to ransom by ANC factional politics, says new book by country’s top thinkers
Webinars

Pay attention! But if you can’t, don’t despair – you’re not alone
Webinars

Steve Biko and Mamphela Ramphele: Falling in love while dreaming of a life of racial liberation
Webinars

Lack of democratic reform in Eswatini likely to fuel greater unrest – activists
Webinars

Joining the Dots: Pravin Gordhan, Floyd Shivambu and the dodgy origins of the ‘Indian cabal’ narrative

LOOK & LISTEN

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Our World in Pictures: Week 07 of 2022
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The lyrical and visionary world of Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021)
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Sex, drugs and rotten trolls: Celebrity gossipers send digital standards down the tubes
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