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A comprehensive, Cabinet-approved plan exists to transition workers in the captive lion industry.

Justin O’Riain may know a great deal about baboon behaviour, but ecological expertise does not confer moral authority to decide that wild animals must surrender their freedom.

In this extract from his talk on Remodelling Black Economic Empowerment at the BBBEE Symposium, organised by the South African Presidency in partnership with the Johannesburg Business School, William Gumede outlines the political and financial cost of BEE…

Brexit, Donald Trump’s rise and Israel’s war in Gaza signal the collapse of the post-Cold War political, economic and moral order.

As the Middle East conflict disrupts global trade and financial markets, middle powers must unite to drive diplomatic solutions in an increasingly fractured, two-tier multipolar world order.

South Africa’s high enrolment in mathematical literacy masks deep-seated systemic failures and widening educational inequality that needs to be addressed by urgent reforms to teacher training and career guidance.

The Austrian writer understood the absurdity of human vanity and our endless hunger for recognition.

Minister Leon Schreiber has waived Home Affairs’ rigid 60-day visa filing rule via Directive 13, but the delayed course correction leaves thousands facing years of administrative harm.

The PwC’s latest mining figures and global inequality reports should prompt a fundamental re-evaluation of mineral wealth distribution.

With El Niño bringing hotter and drier conditions to South Africa this summer, the country is facing an urgent reminder that more must be done to prepare for future climate risks.

With elections less than a month away, the high court has ruled that the ANC’s removal of Andile Lungisa from its Nelson Mandela Bay candidate list is unlawful, ordering the party to reinstate his name and pay his legal costs.

To build true disaster resilience there needs to be genuine collaboration between existing institutions and grassroots communities, and the integration of local knowledge and shared responsibility into public safety systems.

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SA clashes offer an early gauge of franchises’ prospects in what looks to be a demanding season.

A one-day school bus operator strike on Tuesday over soaring fuel prices has left thousands of Western Cape learners facing an uncertain route to school.

If the current rate of is maintained, registered South African mines will record about 70 mining deaths in 2026, up from 41 last year.

South African judge Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law, from opposing apartheid to serving on international courts.

The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the news of Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win, acknowledging her longstanding advocacy for human rights.

The International Criminal Court said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to its former judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay on Friday was important recognition for the role of international justice as a cornerstone of peace.

South African judge Navanethem “Navi’ Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn its directive regarding the intake of asylum-seeker applications.

Emotives Africa makes patterns, prints and artwork for brands that want an African aesthetic that isn’t clichéd.

Culinary roots and traditions preserved, cultivated, created as Hawaii meets Vietnam meets Korea meets Zulu customs and culture in the cool café Thomas Wright has created at the Phansi Museum.

Introducing your Food Editor to a roomful of smart women in Constantia, my host Pippa Smith explained that a decade earlier I’d turned her down when invited to do a demo from my earlier book.

After nearly being shelved, Coyote vs.

You need a structure to ensure that the remaining shareholders give you a fair price for the shares that were owned by your spouse.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, the Pentagon said, in what would be an unprecedented broadcast of a US execution.

Daily Maverick asked some of the major parties gunning for Cape Town’s mayoral seat how they viewed Cape Town’s housing shortage – and how they planned to address it.

Australia and South Africa resume Test hostilities on local soil for the first time since 2018 when they clash at Kingsmead in Durban, starting on Friday.

Ten cars were set alight in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners.

Despite ambitions to combat hunger and malnutrition, South Africa’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan (2018-2023) fell short of its goals.

After years on the sidelines, Nelson Mandela Bay’s R6-million high-tech surveillance vehicle ‘Loerbroer’ is back on the streets, promising a powerful new weapon against cable thieves and infrastructure vandals.

As authorities deal with the Western Cape’s urban baboon problem, which has cost tens of millions of rands, the only solution, this researcher believes, is the establishment of a secure sanctuary to protect the primates’ welfare.

The RAF does not need a new revenue stream.

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts this week received a damning report on the state of five metros, following oversight visits and hearings in Mangaung, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg and eThekwini.

A year ago, Daily Maverick declared wind as the early winner in Electricity Minister Ramokgopa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025.

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe and former acting city manager Ted Pillay could be held personally liable for costs arising from the controversial leasing of a R25m municipal asset to a private company if the DA succeeds in its court bid.

El Niño is triggered by a warming of surface sea temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific beyond certain thresholds and, in a flashing red light, those are off the charts.

Political appointments aren't inherently bad, but using South Africa’s diplomatic corps as a pension fund for ousted politicians undermines our global standing when expertise matters most.

Youth mental health care needs to move from a crisis response to early prevention and intervention.

A widely respected and admired journalist, communicator and spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe’s time at Eskom during the load shedding years was marked by composure and candour – a trusted voice who handled complex operational matters with professionalism, comm…

With its latest R30m investment at its commercial vehicle plant in Gqeberha, Isuzu Motors SA is not only investing in the company’s sustained growth, but in the future of the broader automotive industry as well, the company has said.

An inheritance can be structured in several ways, but tax, costs and control differ sharply.

Oct 8 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine expected Kyiv's European partners to join talks with the US in coming days.

Eswatini has repatriated 10 of its 31 deportees from the US, probably through South Africa, and there are rumours that they were released through informal border crossings.

Cold calling remains a lifeline for some consumers, especially in rural areas, but South Africa’s spam call crackdown may struggle to reach illegal operators.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transportingIranian crude, oil products and petrochemicals, the Treasury Department said, as Washington stepped up economic

BENGALURU, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Indian authorities started mass detentions of people associated with the "Cockroach" youth movement, the group said Thursday, just days ahead of a major planned protest in Delhi to demand the resignation of the nation's top po…