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On a milestone anniversary as a newspaperman, your Food Editor takes his palate on a stroll through the places and plates that have seasoned his days.
Five people were killed and 40 others injured after a bus carrying a Dutch tour party flipped over in a remote Alpine region of eastern Switzerland, police said on Thursday.
SYDNEY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A shortage of air traffic controllers caused flight cancellations and delays at Sydney Airport on Friday morning, the federal agency responsible for managing Australia's air traffic said, as probes continue into several recent near-misses at the airpor...
While tax relief drives an entry-level smartphone boom for millions, Apple’s latest R40,000 flagship exposes South Africa’s persistent digital divide.
In a conversation at The Gathering held in memory of Estelle Ellis, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman reflected on the journalist who kept calling when people needed help — and on the ordinary South Africans he believes are still capable of changing their country.
Sassa’s automated, digital-only verification system for the Social Relief of Distress grant is erroneously excluding vulnerable South Africans as without human review it fails to capture the true context of informal livelihoods.
As the Madlanga Commission continues to hear allegations of rot in the criminal justice system, NPA boss Andy Mothibi says it is resetting Idac, going after officials implicated in wrongdoing and continuing the hunt for the controversial Gupta brothers.
Violent crime in South Africa is declining, but the gains remain fragile and uneven, according to Lizette Lancaster from the ISS, with organised crime, illegal firearms and weak police detection continuing to pose major threats.
The Electoral Commission of SA has pushed back at the ANC’s claim that technical problems caused its candidate-list failure, arguing that its records instead show the party ran out of time and left the crucial final submission step until the last minute.
In Soweto’s Dorothy Nyembe Park, parkrun’s understated weekly ritual united legends like Bruce Fordyce with grassroots volunteers, proving running can rebuild community and hope.
A Hong Kong court sentenced two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday after they were convicted of inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities.
The Springboks and All Blacks shoot down all talk of a dead rubber in the fourth Test of the Greatest Rivalry series in Baltimore.
Daily Crossword Quickie - Thursday, 10 Sept 2026 Daily Maverick
South Africa does not need another anti-corruption institution that exists on paper but struggles to command public confidence. It needs institutions that are feared by those who steal from the state, respected by those who uphold the law and trusted by the public.
The Republic of the Gupta was never built merely by … crooks carrying cash in brown envelopes. Respectable people built it with access cards. People who sign… People who look away. People who know a guy.
On a Wednesday night in July, Dan Corder sat in a Cape Town bar with a friend. They'd spent the day in Stellenbosch where a student movement had staged a flash protest at a careers fair. Corder's friend, a student at the university who had participated in the Open Stellenbosch pr...
‘We’ve decided to roll up our sleeves and to do some work ourselves,” said Andy Davies, describing how they plan to raise awareness and help to ensure safety within the city's key mountains - Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Signal Hill.