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Maverick was invited to Estonia as a guest of the minister of foreign affairs to attend the African Business Forum and 11th annual eGovernance Conference. Minister Leon Schreiber was also in ...
Hearing firsthand stories from Ukrainians about Russian atrocities can’t help but leave you ashamed of Pretoria’s stance on this awful war. Daily Maverick's Rebecca Davis reports from Ukraine.
State prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel says there is no compelling reason to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence of life imprisonment.
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system, yet it operates in a legal and economic grey zone. Drivers endure brutal hours, poverty wages and constant insecurity.
A deep dive into the data behind the poor scores of South Africa’s primary school learns in reading assessments – Part 2 ...
New official statistics showing decreased violent crime should provide the impetus for expanding holistic violence prevention strategies.
Despite a very impressive gathering of Asian animation talent, one series dominated the 2025 Anime Awards. Here are all the winners announced during the 25 May ceremony in Tokyo.
Future success is linked to education. But with only four out of every 100 children who start school going on to get a degree within six years of matric, we urgently need new approaches to education ...
Malnutrition in South Africa, especially in places like the Eastern Cape, is not just a technical or policy problem – it is a national societal failure. The constitutional right to food is being ...
AI and tariffs are intrinsically transnational phenomena, demanding regulatory responses that transcend national borders.
The latest climate forecast from the World Meteorological Organization, released today, warns that global temperatures are set to remain at or near record highs for at least the next five years.
There was a time when foldable smartphones were considered too fragile, too bulky, or simply too niche to take seriously. But that time is over. The HUAWEI Mate X6 has arrived with a completely ...