A humpback whale carcass was first spotted floating in Simon’s Town on Friday 8 November, in the morning. Local resident Allison Thomson reported the “sad sight” of the dead Humpback floating above ...

Those 0.3% of our readers are our hidden heroes, who are fuelling our work and impacting the lives of every South African in doing so. They’re the people who contribute to keep Daily Maverick free for ...

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, from the past two days.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has gone with a 7/1 split between forwards and backs for Sunday’s clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.

While chef Kobus van der Merwe of Wolfgat was serving roosterkoek and soutslaai to Prince William on Thursday, his friend and collaborator Johannes Richter of The LivingRoom at Summerhill was ...

If businessman Hamilton Ndlovu refuses to hand over the curator’s stipulated assets, he faces up to 30 days in prison or a R500,000 fine imposed by the Special Tribunal. Ndlovu claims he does not have ...

In a time when media integrity is under siege and disinformation spreads rapidly, Section 16 offers an eye-opening glimpse into the lives of four fearless South African journalists: Ferial Haffajee, ...

In February 2020, I visited Muse restaurant in Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth. It was then in Stanley Street, at the lower end, and I remember eating excellent confit duck. One month later, the pandemic ...

The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) is set to host the highly anticipated Cape Town Beverage Show from November 22 to 24, 2024. This three-day celebration, in partnership with Cause ...

While Mozambique burns, senior Frelimo leaders have removed their families from the epicentre of the protests in Maputo. President Filipe Nyusi and other key government members are in Pemba staying in ...

To a large extent I feel let down because what we sacrificed, what we went to the bush for, and what we sacrificed our families for is really not the end product that we are experiencing today. We are ...

Chabani Manganyi, who has died at the age of 84, was a brilliant author and scholar. But despite five decades of consistently breathtaking scholarly output, there was, in Manganyi, neither a hint of ...