FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2026, 10:52
South African couple Melany and Peet Viljoen moved to America and overtly expressed their support for US President Donald Trump. Now, they face deportation back home, ironically in keeping with Trump’s hellbent ‘Make America Great Again’ stance.
Angela Rayner sparks leadership speculation claiming Labour is “running out of time”.
After months of public hearings, the parliamentary ad hoc committee has wrapped up its work with final testimony from KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He returned to talk about Shadrack Sibiya, Crime Intelligence and to put the spotlight back onto fellow leading police officer Hilda Senthumule.
The Home Office says the increase will help it “move to a system that meets its costs through those who use it” and rely less on taxpayers.
The report detailing evidence that Russian ‘agents’ worked with the ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula and tried to influence South Africa’s 2024 elections raises questions about Mbalula’s credibility, and how Russian agents spent so much money, with so little impact.
Fugitive gym trainer Stanislav Stamenov is applying for bail in an attempt to be released from custody in Cape Town, where he was arrested earlier this year after Daily Maverick reported that he is wanted in Romania for drug trafficking. The State has argued that he should remain behind bars.
Over 100 others served with letters to cut them off
South Africa’s financial regulator warned about the decrease in local listings, saying this raises questions about the depth and vibrancy of public capital markets and about how they can support economic growth.
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and continued to expect one rate cut this year as they acknowledged increased uncertainty due to war in the Middle East.
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
The poor in South Africa and the wider region will bear the brunt of this unfolding catastrophe, while the inflationary headwinds will slow economic growth, raise borrowing costs and impede the government’s already limited capacity to help those most in need.
Kristian Parry, 26, found work at another nursery despite being arrested for making indecent images.
We invited readers to send questions on the US-Israel attack on Iran, Iran’s retaliatory strikes and the war’s implications for SA. In this second instalment on the issue, Daily Maverick writers answer them below.
Dramatic footage showed the gondola flipping over several times in the snow before coming to a halt in Engelberg.
When birds act like humans – the saga of ‘Hoedini’, Hoedspruit’s weaving casanova.
In an interview with Daily Maverick, Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa says the South African National Defence Force will remain ‘under its own military command at all times’ during Operation Prosper.
LIV Golf is set to make its South African debut at Steyn City on Thursday — and the support is unprecedented.
After years lost to addiction and suspensions, long jumper Luvo Manyonga is poised for a remarkable return at this weekend’s World Indoor Championships.
Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results.
And why has top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned?
WhatsApp communication extracted from phone of witness reveals behind-the-scenes manoeuvring