Frustrated members of the Springbok management team have asked referee Hollie Davidson and her team for clarity ahead of the decisive Test against Italy in Gqeberha on Saturday.

The Trump administration is claiming a major victory with the passage of its ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ even if many of its provisions may hurt the Republicans’ chances in the mid-term election next year and turn the economy away from the future. Then there is all the uproar over a new tariff regimen that is about to crash down on the rest of the world.

Consultants downplayed previous warnings given to the Central Energy Fund about the purchase of Sapref’s oil refinery in South Durban, which has serious implications for the state and the public.

A new campaign to clean up South Africa’s horse racing industry started with a fashion statement that shocked glamorous guests at the country’s premier horse race.

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says he preferred to refer to his advances towards court secretary Andiswa Mengo as ‘sensual’ and not sexual. He had been interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with her and was testing the waters.

At the Soet River in Strand, Cape Town, the water is choked with waste. Plastic bags, bottles and discarded nappies form a thick, stagnant carpet. This is just one site on the frontline of South Africa’s battle against plastic pollution. Now, a simple but powerful innovation is turning the tide: the litter trap.

Rand Water says gravity and vandalism are behind some delays in restoring supply as winter water cuts hit Joburg residents hard. Daily Maverick asked Rand Water how much longer water interruptions will continue.

A major sewage spill has forced the closure of Kings Beach in Gqeberha just days before the Springboks’ Test match against Italy, with municipal teams scrambling to trace the source and contain the damage.

The push to remove city manager Johann Mettler sparks fears of cadre deployment in the City of Tshwane.

A shadowy Christian sect known as the Two by Twos (2x2s) — also called The Truth, The Way, or the No-Name Church — is at the center of a shocking global child sexual abuse scandal. A Daily Maverick investigation reveals that South African members have also come forward with disturbing allegations. The FBI and SAPS have confirmed an active investigation into historic sexual abuse within the...

The declaration made no mention of Russia’s constant missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, which have intensified in recent weeks and caused greater death and destruction