It is this kind of rampant malfeasance that crippled Transnet’s capacity for years, a reflection of wider state failure with grave consequences that still hamper South Africa’s fragile economy.
Stephen Grootes is off sick, so I am sitting in the After the Bell chair today. It feels oddly fitting, because after nearly six years at Daily Maverick this is also one of my last chances to speak directly to you, dear reader, from inside the newsroom.
Residents in Johannesburg have expressed frustration about poor service delivery after more than a week has passed without their rubbish being collected.
Ramathuba was speaking during a keynote address in Phalaborwa on Wednesday, where she officially handed over a newly built house to the family of conjoined twins.
El Niño is no longer a forecast, it’s here. As forecasters warn this could become a powerful “Godzilla El Niño” with major implications for southern Africa, Daily Maverick’s Ed Stoddard has tracked the story from the earliest warnings to its official arrival and what it could mean for South Africa’s weather, food security and economy. Here’s our essential coverage.