The six movements are South Africa’s ANC, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), Tanzania’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), the People’s ...

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The health department has R622-million extra to prop up South Africa’s HIV treatment programme in the wake of foreign aid cuts. But it’s only about a fifth of the total gap. We look at how data can ...

The assassination of a legal counsel in an apparent hit draws attention to a worrying trend of sourcing ‘guns for hire’ in the Eastern Cape.

Daily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm reflects on the passing (and longevity!) of our rock gods and how the spirit of rebellion continues to evolve in a world increasingly defined by noise.

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The closure of the Emfuleni Local Municipality offices due to unpaid rent highlights the local government debt crisis, something Treasury hopes to fix by withholding grants from defaulting ...

As Nelson Mandela Bay gun dealer Karen Webb made another bid for bail, court testimony detailed more than 1,250 missing firearms, irregular firearm training and thousands of unaccounted-for competency ...

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Three-day event at Prison Break Market highlights local wines, artisanal foods, and the growing diversity of South Africa’s wine industry.