Baig's expulsion: AIMIM appoints Bahadurpura MLA as in-charge of Rajendranagar
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Don Victoriano Gabriel, el artesano de las varas de autoridad
Alex Perez Ventura · Prensa Comunitaria
En Comitancillo, San Marcos, don Victoriano Gabriel Aguilón se dedica a la elaboración de varas, un símbolo de autoridad y servicio en la cosmovisión maya Mam, …
Close-range shots, multiple wounds: Post mortems contradict Karnataka forest ‘encounter’ claim
المصدر: The News Minute
The autopsies of two of the three people killed by Karnataka Forest Department officials in the Chikkallur reserved forest area on suspicion of being poachers s…
خمس رصاصات وثمانية مؤبدات: قصة حياة عادية في بلد مُحتلّ
رحاب عليوة · 7iber
بين خمس رصاصات استقرت في جسده عام 2002، وسيارة يقودها اليوم في شوارع القاهرة متأملًا حريته، حكايةُ عُمرٍ بأكمله. يقصّ علينا بعض فصولها الأسير المحرر أسامة الأشق…
WELLNESS: The paradoxes of sleep: Why we battle to sleep, and how we could change
David Backwell · Daily Maverick
Sleep is riddled with paradoxes – the more we try to force sleep, the less we find it. But sometimes the best thing we can give ourselves is lessening the grip …
Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’
Reuters · Daily Maverick
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Google Maps has changed the name of "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump's executive order renam…
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US, Iran exchange fire in flare-up; Bessent signals more sanctions
Reuters · Daily Maverick
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island on Sunday, a U.S. official said, marking the first known American …
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Probe into IGI alleged misconduct stalled as secret-fund millions remain without scrutiny
Orrin Singh · Daily Maverick
Very little to no progress has been made into the investigation of alleged misconduct by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel, and while his…
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Zuma’s personal ‘Superspy’ Dlomo and the information peddlers who weaponised SSA’s secrecy against itself
Marianne Thamm · Daily Maverick
In late 2025, when the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption arrested Thulani Dlomo, the elusive former ambassador to Japan and president Jacob Zuma’s pe…
TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The narcissist in the White House heads for ever more dangerous waters
J Brooks Spector · Daily Maverick
Trump’s ego-driven, loyalty-first approach has weakened Nato ties, favoured personal allies like Putin, and escalated conflict risks with Iran, threatening econ…
Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny
Reuters · Daily Maverick
NIAMEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Niger's army regained control of a key military airbase on Sunday after it was attacked by mutinous soldiers a day earlier, the lates…
Nasa launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars
Reuters · Daily Maverick
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Nasa began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sun…
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EXPERTS SCEPTICAL: SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?
Riaan Marais · Daily Maverick
The statistical drop in South Africa’s murder rate should be scrutinised more closely so that the root causes of violence across the country can be better addre…
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres
Anna Cox · Daily Maverick
The chaos at City licensing centres is a direct fallout of a 13-month financial standoff in which the City admits it owes more than a year in licensing fees to …
‘FAILED THOSE IN NEED’: City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind
Anna Cox · Daily Maverick
The City of Johannesburg has wiped off R8m in phantom water and power charges but is still demanding R31.5m from the Johannesburg Society for the Blind, leading…
COASTAL EPIC: 50 years, 244km and countless stories — gruelling surf ski race gets its own book
Riaan Marais · Daily Maverick
Stories of human endurance, lasting camaraderie and the beauty of the Eastern Cape coastline are captured between the covers of the newly published book on the …
RED ALERT: ‘It was hopeless’ – Gqeberha family waits 12 hours as emergency calls go unanswered
Kyran Blaauw · Daily Maverick
Nelson Mandela Bay’s ambulance crisis is deepening, with a family forced to wait half a day for emergency medical help for an ill 17-year-old. The family has lo…
COLOSSAL FAILURE: Slimes dam collapse raises safety and transparency issues anew
Ed Stoddard · Daily Maverick
The tailings dam at a mine near Brits, North West, was hiding in plain sight, unregistered and showing signs of the trouble to come.…
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BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: A novel way to legalise insider trading
Steven Boykey Sidley · Daily Maverick
There is a tantalising possible answer to the insider trading conundrum which may not completely eliminate unfairness, but is less damaging to the integrity, sp…
WHERE TO INVEST: Inside the mind of Redefine: A bold Poland push and a lesson in active asset management
The Finance Ghost · Daily Maverick
The property group balances South African retail, industrial and office plays with more exposure in Poland, using refurbishments and developments to unlock capi…
Daily Maverick
Conservation without inclusion: Why iSimangaliso protests reflect a governance crisis
Siphesihle Mbhele · Daily Maverick
The fever tree felling, fence cutting and road blockades at iSimangaliso are not random acts of criminality but an explosive symptom of a failed co‑management d…
ROBOCASH : The ‘Terminator’ has surprising implications for SA’s platinum group metals industry
Ed Stoddard · Daily Maverick
Humanoid robots – if forecasts for their production and commercialisation play out – could potentially play the same role for platinum group metals demand in co…
SYSTEMS CHANGE: Zaheera Mohamed brings public finance savvy to the fight for ECD systems change
Tamsin Metelerkamp · Daily Maverick
Zaheera Mohamed, chief executive of Ilifa Labantwana and former National Treasury director, is using her deep expertise in public finance to drive systemic refo…
Daily Maverick
SA is wasting talent by putting the wrong hands at the till
Themba Dlamini · Daily Maverick
South Africa’s failure to recognise and develop ability is wasting talent, weakening institutions and keeping the country stuck at a crossroads.…
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