Air pollution cost South Africa more than R960bn and 42,000 lives in 2023, a new report finds, but the government keeps extending emissions exemptions.

When Teresa Mordoh’s son, Julio, died by suicide after allegedly being sexually assaulted by a teacher at St John’s College, her world was shattered. But in the depths of grief, Mordoh found a new ...

The plan is up against dysfunction within social development departments and fraught relations with NGOs that deliver most services.

Trump’s decision to impose steep tariffs on China, now at 30% after peaking at 145% in April, as well as blockbuster seizures of unauthorised vapes, have constrained the supply of Chinese-owned vape ...

The Springbok pecking order may well be shaped by performances in the United Rugby Championship and English Premiership playoffs over the next two weeks.

In an emotional day for the families of the Cradock Four, they visited the sites in Bluewater Bay and near Coega, along with their legal team and Judge Thami Beshe, where a desperate search for the ...

As cryptocurrency adoption accelerates across Africa, the excitement around the technology and its transformative potential is palpable. But alongside this rapid growth comes a critical challenge: ...

South Africa’s children are in crisis. During Child Protection Week, Daily Maverick has explored how children face various forms of violence. Readers shared their own experiences.

TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) – Shares in Asia crept higher and the U.S. dollar languished ahead of the European Central Bank offering its policy outlook for a tumultuous global economy.

The decision by the Free State High Court to withdraw charges against Moroadi Cholota, the former assistant to former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, reveals the level of crisis within the NPA.

Welcome to Daily Maverick's free mini crossword quickie. Follow the clues and fill in the squares to solve these minis. Stay tuned every weekday for fresh puzzles or explore our archive to revisit ...

The public security bureau in the Chinese city of Guangzhou has put up an undisclosed bounty for more than 20 people it suspects carried out cyber attacks in China, the official news agency Xinhua ...