April 16
South Africa: Better to Wait for the Right JSC Candidate Than Merely Rush in Like Fools
When in doubt, do nothing. The recommendation to 'rather wait' has been drifting in and out of my consciousness for a while as people bandy about the pop psychology around… Read more »
South Africa: Angry Polokwane, Seshego Residents Up in Arms Over Water Shortages As Critical Elections Loom
Residents are feeling the pinch as taps run dry in Limpopo's capital and in its biggest township. Read more »
South Africa: Public Sector Unions Want to Strike Over Latest 4.7 Percent Pay Rise Offer
The government's offer to increase the pay of public servants has been rejected by several trade unions as too low. They say it is below the projected consumer inflation rate. Read more »
South Africa: The Continuing Brutality of SA Lives - Not Taken Seriously By Most Major Parties
South Africa has experienced a rise in violence since the last general election, particularly of murders. Voters are demanding action and leaders are spouting rhetoric. Calls for a… Read more »
South Africa: The Right to a Dignified Death - 300 Years Later We Are Still Waiting
Helping suffering people to end their lives remains a crime in South Africa. Now, backed by eight influential doctors, an ethicist goes to the high court with the aim of… Read more »
South Africa: Pick N Pay 'Destroyed Me' - Retailer's Original Black Franchisee Describes Eight Years of 'Torture'
But George Senosha, who no longer has an income, says he isn't going down without a fight. Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Why Julius Malema Is the Mirror Image of Donald Trump
Investors do, of course, want certainty. Obvs. What they don't want is the certainty that someone will come and grab their assets. The notion that you will certainly be hit by a… Read more »
South Africa: The EFF's Floyd Shivambu As Finance Minister Would 'Really Spook the Markets'
Although it seems highly unlikely that the EFF deputy president will become finance minister, South Africa would take a financial knock if he did. Read more »
South Africa: Words of Warning and Sobering Reality That Must Hit Home At This Eleventh Hour
Welcome back to Daily Maverick after our 24-hour shutdown. Read more »
South Africa: Investment As Gambling - Financial Nihilism and the Rise of Meme Stocks
Many young people have lost faith and are turning, with alarming recklessness, to increasingly risky financial behaviour. Read more »
South Africa: Leadership, Resilience Is Behind the Success of One Rural School
It is possible for South African schools facing huge challenges to get noteworthy results. Read more »
South Africa: SA Needs to Put Our Waste in the 'Proper' Place, Reduce the Production and Extend Its Value
There is no 'away' to send our waste to. If it's not biodegradable and it's not being recycled, re-used or converted into energy (and most of it isn't), then it goes to landfill or… Read more »
South Africa: Job Promises for Unemployed Doctors After Kwazulu-Natal Protest
KwaZulu-Natal's doctors seeking job posts received some hope when the provincial health department finally relented and committed to advertising new posts. Read more »
South Africa: This Week - Discussions On Basic Income in SA, Joburg Crisis Summit, and Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
World Haemophilia Day, a special screening of 'Tomorrow's Freedom', and Ndifuna Ukwazi's 12-week political and legal education programme kick off this week. Read more »
South Africa: Zuma's Eligibility for SA's 2024 Election - - a Tangled Web of Legal and Ethical Dilemmas
While the IEC has challenged the Electoral Court's decision to allow former president Jacob Zuma to contest the upcoming elections, the Constitutional Court must mitigate concerns… Read more »
April 11
South Africa: Stellenbosch University Senate Members Call for End to Israel's 'Brutal and Barbaric' Destruction in Gaza
The following statement was submitted for discussion to the Stellenbosch University Senate. We are awaiting a special meeting of the Senate to further debate the matter. The… Read more »
April 10
South Africa: Tatjana Smith Regains Her Mojo As SA Champs Produces Three More Olympic Qualifying Times
Tatjana Smith and Kaylene Corbett produced a masterclass in 200m breaststroke swimming as they, along with Pieter Coetzé, registered Olympic qualifying times on Wednesday… Read more »
South Africa: Electoral Court Ruling On Zuma Has Echoes of Its Judgment On Winnie Madikezela-Mandela
Arguing before the court on Monday, the MK party legal counsel Dali Mpofu SC pointed out similarities between Zuma's case and that of the late anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Jz's Electoral Court Victory Makes Final Weeks Before SA's Elections 2024 Alive With Possibilities
The Electoral Court decision allowing former president Jacob Zuma to be a parliamentary candidate for the uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) party has raised several questions that are… Read more »
April 08
South Africa: Keith Helfet, the Man Who Designed SA's Elusive Electric Car
The search for the Joule, South Africa's only electric car, led to a conversation with the legendary designer of some of the world's most beautiful sports cars, Keith Helfet. The… Read more »
South Africa: DA's Steenhuisen Eases Back On Contentious Comments About Working With ANC
DA leader John Steenhuisen set tongues wagging when he said working with the ANC was still not off the table last week. He has now toned down. Read more »
South Africa: Shoprite Joins Group of Retailers Revamping Retail On a Global Scale
The W23 Global fund will pump $125m into start-ups aimed at addressing sustainability and transforming grocery retail. Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Combating MIS - and Disinformation Must Take a Human Rights Approach, Civil Society Urges
'Every citizen has a right to free, fair and regular elections. But this is threatened by misinformation and disinformation,' says Norman Gidi, research and policy analyst at the… Read more »
April 08
South Africa: 'Another Slap in the Face' - - Cash-Strapped City of Joburg Splurges On Bodyguards for Bigwigs
In addition to the bodyguards, the politicians will receive 40 cars from the fleet of the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department, which is meant to control traffic, enforce by-laws… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Erin Gallagher Breaks National Record As Big Names Make a Splash At SA Swimming Championships
Tatjana Smith, Erin Gallagher and Pieter Coetzé all took gold in their 50m disciplines on Monday evening as the SA Swimming Championships got under way. Read more »