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To steal or not to steal? The reality for many hungry South Africans
1+ hour ago (1092+ words) Mark Heywood is a social justice activist and former Editor of Maverick Citizen, a section of Daily Maverick. He is the former executive director and founder of SECTION27 and has been a human rights activist most of his life. He has…...
The Rise Open hopes to be the platform that reignites South African tennis
6+ min ago (860+ words) The organisers of South Africa's four-tournament ATP Challenger series want new fans for a sport that's been in the wilderness domestically Former South African elite tennis player John-Laffnie de Jager wants to spark a tennis revolution in South Africa. The…...
Nelson Mandela Bay faces 7, 000 leaks as ageing pipeline and tight budgets threaten progress
48+ min ago (838+ words) Nelson Mandela Bay faces about 7, 000 active water leaks as its decaying 4, 700km pipeline threatens reservoirs. The maintenance budget is being depleted, which will derail the repairs to the leaks as appointed contractors await orders. When heavy rains wreaked havoc in communities…...
How Nelson Mandela Bay's "Tjommie' smart geyser device could help stabilise national grid
49+ min ago (1749+ words) The device aims to reduce load during peak electricity times, helping to stabilise South Africa's national grid while saving municipalities' power costs. Millions of South African homes have one appliance quietly placing strain on the power grid every day. Now…...
Three ways to grow: Investec, Spear Reit and Vukile Property Fund
49+ min ago (937+ words) From Investec's private banking ambitions to Spear's Western Cape office bet and Vukile's Italian tilt, the JSE's growth playbook is widening. But scaling exclusivity, paying fair prices and protecting retail investors remain the catch points on this week's capital-market chessboard....
Joburg's streetlight crisis: How residents and businesses in one community are vulnerable to crime
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (1508+ words) After readers helped Daily Maverick track the extent of broken streetlights across Joburg, we visited one of the worst-affected areas, Lenasia South, to see how unlit neighbourhoods fuel a surge in crime and community distrust ahead of the 2026 local elections....
Local elections " What stagnating DA must do to attract Black African voters
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (657+ words) Any political party interested in winning votes in South Africa, especially votes from a rather uninterested youthful population, will need to have workable, clear and achievable strategies for job creation. For the past 15 years, the South African economy has stagnated…...
Son recounts trauma of identifying dismembered mother
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (1230+ words) The horror of 19 March 2026 still haunts a Cape Town father, the night police asked him to lift a blanket and identify what remained of his 79-year-old mother, known to neighbours simply as "Auntie Connie. Beneath the sheet lay her mutilated…...
NHI uncertainty reshapes healthcare investment as access and affordability pressures intensify in SA
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (959+ words) South Africa's healthcare sector has many pressure points that will influence its financial future. South Africa's healthcare investment sector is at an uncomfortable but potentially powerful inflection point: the demand for care is rising, the public system remains under pressure,…...
Crossed Wires: Investments options for the proletariat " the rise of prediction markets
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (558+ words) The old private markets were built around exclusion. The new prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are built around inclusion. They do not yet democratise ownership, but they do democratise opinion backed by cash. It is an unspoken axiom…...