June 22
Egypt: Iran Team Leaves Note of Thanks to LA, Egypt Win First-Ever World Cup Match
Iran thank Los Angeles for its hospitality amid World Cup challenges, while Egypt claims their first victory, fuelled by Mohamed Salah and a resurgent team spirit. Read more »
June 21
South Africa: US Farmer Faces Legal Pushback for Paying White SA Workers Higher Wages
Five black American workers are taking a Mississippi farmer to court because they allege he is favouring and paying white South African guest workers higher wages. Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Mandela Notes and Matching Cocaine 'Brands' - - How SA Features in Brazil's Cartel Investigations
Cocaine from Brazil keeps being intercepted in South Africa, where there are increasing accusations that law enforcers are colluding with traffickers. Daily Maverick has now… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Did US Aid Cuts Break the Things We Need Most for the Lenacapavir Roll-Out?
South Africa launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years. Spotlight asks whether we can successfully deliver lenacapavir without the trusted pathways decimated by… Read more »
Africa: 'They Thought We Were Terrorists' - - Mexican Sports Journalists Home After SA Drone Arrests
Two Mexican sports journalists who were arrested in Gauteng, allegedly because they flew a drone over a Jewish college, have pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and returned home. They… Read more »
South Africa: Bafana Bafana and Mexico Ready for Nostalgia-Fuelled World Cup Opener
Grouped against tournament cohost Mexico, as well as Czechia and South Korea, South Africa is eyeing a positive result in its opening Fifa World Cup match, its first since 2010. Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Hold My Vodka - Antarctica's Russian Ghost Ship Discovers Warp Drive
After uncovering Antarctic prospecting by Moscow's Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, Daily Maverick's probing questions may have prompted a bizarre and lightning-fast escape at 97… Read more »
June 03
Morocco: Brazil and Morocco Headline Group C With Scotland Aiming for an Upset
Perennial World Cup favourites Brazil start the 2026 edition with the same pressure. Their opening game against 2022 semifinalists Morocco is one of the matches of the Group phase. Read more »
May 26
Africa: Arsenal's Global Community Shows What Social Cohesion Can Still Look Like
Far beyond entertainment, sport has repeatedly demonstrated a unique ability to unite people across divisions of race, class, geography and generation. Arsenal's 2025/26 Premier… Read more »
May 22
South Africa: No Golf, but Roelf Meyer, SA's New Ambassador to US, Will Walk the Course
The most pressing issue for South Africa is improving trade relations between Pretoria and Washington, says new SA ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer. Read more »
May 19
South Africa: SA Citrus Sector Delivers Juicy Economic Boost, Overtaking Spain As World's Leading Exporter
South Africa's citrus sector, boosted by new technology and favourable conditions, has overtaken Spain as the top global exporter, promising growth despite rising agricultural… Read more »
Africa: BRICS Members At Odds Over Iran War, but Lamola Insists Bloc Retains Solidarity
Sharp divisions over the Iran war challenge BRICS unity, yet Minister Ronald Lamola asserts that the group remains solid despite differing views among its members. Read more »
May 17
Southern Africa: Russia's Controversial Uranium Mining Plan Threatens Southern Africa's Vital Aquifer
The Russian state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, is pushing hard to extract uranium from the arid Kalahari region by pumping sulphuric acid into a transboundary aquifer shared… Read more »
South Africa: US and SA Begin Promising Neutral Dialogues On Jointly Developing Critical Minerals
US and SA government officials and mining CEOs met twice to discuss vital economic ties on technological collaboration. Read more »
May 13
Africa: Is South Africa Ready for Institutional Digital Assets?
Digital assets are no longer a fringe conversation in South Africa's financial sector. At the Luno Institutional Digital Assets Conference (LIDAC26) in Cape Town on 11 June 2026,… Read more »
May 12
South Africa: Iran War and Automation Revolution Set to Steal Even More SA Jobs
An unemployment rate of more than 30% is the 'new normal' for South Africa, an insidious indicator that has defined this decade and Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency. And it could yet… Read more »
May 10
South Africa: Authorities Track Possible Andes Virus Exposure in Western Cape As Cruise Outbreak Spreads
A resident in the Western Cape is being tested for the Andes virus after possible exposure during a flight, as authorities track the ongoing outbreak from the cruiseliner the MV… Read more »
South Africa: How an SA Team of Scientists Hunted a Rare Hantavirus Strain
South African medical scientists have, just like with Covid-19, once again done the country proud by working fast and efficiently to discover the cause of death and illness on a… Read more »
May 07
Africa: South Africa Ready to Defend Itself Against Xenophobia Charges At AU
Ghana has asked the African Union to address 'xenophobic attacks' in South Africa. Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the opportunity to raise broader migration issues. Read more »
May 06
Africa: Another MV Hondius Patient Tests Positive for Hantavirus As Ship Heads for Canary Islands
A new case of hantavirus has emerged on the MV Hondius, raising concerns among health authorities regarding human-to-human transmission. Read more »
April 29
Africa: Hate On Parade - Xenophobic Marches Gather Pace As UN Warns South Africa
Across major cities, political entrepreneurs like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Dabula are staging increasingly bold anti-migrant marches, with little pushback from authorities.… Read more »
April 15
South Africa: Ramaphosa Taps Fishing Buddy Roelf Meyer As U.S. Ambassador
Meyer's negotiating nous and affable personality make him the perfect choice. Read more »
April 13
South Africa: Ramaphosa Has an Ambassador to the US, but Mum's the Word
SA has finally selected an ambassador to the US, but is working on the formalities. Read more »
Africa: Speaking Truth to Power - Why the Catholic Church Won't Be Silenced By Trump
SA's Cardinal Brislin slams the US president's attacks on Pope Leo XIV, insisting the papacy is not political theatre. Read more »
South Africa: Diesel Fuel Pricing Mechanism Is Finally Earmarked for an Overhaul
An unexpected result of the attacks on Iran is that the long-awaited discussion about how fuel is priced in South Africa has begun. Read more »
