Today's headlines from Cape Town, South Africa, published by Daily Maverick. Read the latest local news and open any story on the publisher's own site.
We have just seen the last opportunity for welfare organisations to gain a meaningful seat at the table and help decide how to keep baboons on the Cape Peninsula. Their donors had…
Industrial fishing has made Spain and Taiwan the world’s biggest blue shark catchers, but flawed science and political inaction are accelerating overfishing, hurling sharks towards…
Learners are reaching for instant answers, raising concerns about the skills they may lose or never learn.
The South Africans are fresh from a Test series victory over Australia. Next up is an assignment against an unpredictable Bangladesh side.
The elections showed that voters are increasingly willing to abandon their old loyalties, forcing all political parties to rethink their approach to an electorate that is demanding…
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The ANC’s electoral decline to 31% in the 2026 local government elections is because of a leadership crisis that relies on liberation history rather than effective governance.
Parliamentary terms end. Families’ needs do not. After decades of proposals, consultation and litigation, South Africa has another opportunity to protect the relationships in which…
Political acknowledgement must be backed by actionable public health measures, including early diagnosis, accessible primary healthcare screening, and uninterrupted medication…
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The US Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused…
France beat the Springboks 21-19 (halftime 21-7) in a pulsating Nations Championship clash at Stade de France on Friday.
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