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  1. 5d ago

    Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg

    Sinkholes are collapsing major arterial roads, opening inside upmarket residential estates and even beneath shops and factories as illegal miners tunnel under Johannesburg, forcing businesses and residents to spend small fortunes on emergency repairs and temporary infrastructure just to keep operating. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox reports.  Reporting by: Anna Cox  Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Caspar Greeff  Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic...  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg

  2. 5d ago

    The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

    Imagine growing up in South Africa without any legal proof that you exist. Thousands of children are trapped in a backlog of birth registration applications, leaving them unable to access the documents they need and forcing their caregivers into a lengthy bureaucratic struggle. This is the hidden cost of being invisible to the state. Daily Maverick’s Tamsin Metelerkamp reports.  Reporting by: Tamsin Metelerkamp  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

  3. Jul 7

    Is Kirstenbosch Dying From the Inside?

    Cape Town’s iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens remain a breathtaking sight, but experts warn the institution behind the beauty is in quiet crisis. Collapsing systems, vanishing expertise, and suffocating red tape are undoing what generations built. Daily Maverick’s Don Pinnock explains. Reporting by: Don Pinnock Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-08-kirstenbosch-a-south-african-national-treasure-is-going-to-seed-warn-experts/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-09-kirstenbosch-drowning-in-neglected-poached-plants/ Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Is Kirstenbosch Dying From the Inside?

  4. Jul 1

    After the marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next

    The marches are done. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis sits down with reporters Lerato Mutsila, Felix Dlangamandla and Naledi Mashishi — fresh off the ground in eThekwini, Joburg CBD and the Garden Route — to ask the talk about the day and ask the question: what happens now, in the townships and villages, when no one will be watching? Hosted by: Rebecca Davis, Lerato Mutsila, Felix Dlangamandla, Naledi Mashishi Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-29-live-xenophobic-unrest-south-africas-30-june-marches-as-they-happen/?dm_source=blocks-list-item&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    After the marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next

  5. Jun 29

    South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Campaigns: What’s Really Driving Them?

    South Africa is experiencing its strongest anti-migrant backlash in years. But when we investigated one of the most successful online campaigns driving this movement, we found evidence suggesting its real motivations may not be what supporters believe. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.   Reporting by: Rebecca Davis Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kim Maxwell Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Campaigns: What’s Really Driving Them?

  6. Jun 26

    Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines

    South Africa is confronting one of its most significant waves of xenophobic unrest in years. Rebecca Davis, Victoria O’Regan and Felix Dlangamandla examine the forces driving it, the human impact and the questions hanging over the days ahead. Hosted by: Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla, Victoria O’Regan Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read more:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-24-durban-drive-in-site-becomes-the-face-of-sa-xenophobia-and-of-desperation-for-malawians/?dm_source=blocks-grid&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-24-durban-drive-in-site-becomes-the-face-of-sa-xenophobia-and-of-desperation-for-malawians/?dm_source=blocks-grid&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-23-police-look-on-as-anti-foreigner-marchers-vandalise-businesses-join-inspections/?dm_source=blocks-grid-wide&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick= Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines

  7. Jun 23

    Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban

    South Africa’s political map is shifting fast. Can Helen Zille take Johannesburg? Is the ANC running out of leaders? Why is the DA struggling to broaden its appeal, and is MK set to dominate KZN? Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya unpack the race for Joburg, coalition politics, and the major political realignments reshaping South Africa. Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban

  8. Jun 22

    Principal allegedly behind bigoted Facebook posts moves to new Cape Town school

    The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed that George Gueorguiev, the Kommetjie Primary School principal at the centre of a 2025 hate speech controversy, has been transferred to a deputy principal post at Simon’s Town School. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme and Kevin Flynn  You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Principal allegedly behind bigoted Facebook posts moves to new Cape Town school
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