Soli Philander, Cape Town’s versatile actor, comedian, and passionate activist, has died from cancer. He bravely fought for human rights, fearlessly voicing his views on progressive politics and social justice, leaving an indelible mark.

Testimony at the Khampepe inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) prosecutions indicates that former national police chief Jackie Selebi was set up by old-guard security police.

A South African Police Service notice instructs officers to criminally charge suspects even after they are killed in shootouts. Some lawyers have described this as illogical and it has raised concerns about crime statistics manipulation.

We invited readers to send questions on the US-Israel attack on Iran, Iran’s response and the war’s implications for SA. Daily Maverick writers answer them below.

After Gauteng’s premier admitted using hotels during water cuts, the DA turned the moment into a billboard — and the ANC now wants it removed, warning of court action over the AI-generated image.

As learners in Tembisa and Kempton Park finally enter classrooms two months late, Daily Maverick looks at how many education promises have gone unanswered.

A police investigation into former Independent Development Trust head Tebogo Malaka and her spokesperson Phasha Makgolane, who Daily Maverick filmed about six months ago allegedly offering a cash bribe to a journalist, is not yet ‘trial-ready’, but it is inching towards finalisation.

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Business Chamber has warned that the metro’s spiralling electricity losses will force the city into insolvency and collapse municipal services if there is no urgent intervention.

A woman was killed and four others, including a 15-month-old baby, were injured in a shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Thursday.

Vincent Smith, once a powerful ANC MP and parliamentary committee chairperson, is headed to prison while comrades accused of similar offences walk free.

It has taken eight years, but the consequences of Bosasa corruption have finally claimed a significant casualty in Vincent Smith.

A rare rebuke from the Foreign Relations Committee elevates years of quiet prospecting into a test of whether the US will enforce a ban it helped to write.

Water service delivery is in crisis. In rural and other marginalised areas, community–municipality partnership is a vital — and overlooked — part of the solution.