The ANC and EFF are likely to join forces to form a Gauteng coalition government after the 29 May election if they get enough for a majority in the country’s economic heartbeat province. - Ferial Haffajee dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe party is unlikely to be affected at polls by its expulsion of high-ranking members. However, allegations that it forged supporters’ signatures could threaten the legitimacy of the elections. - Lerato Mutsila dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Sinegugu Zukulu & Nonhle Mbuthuma, Wild Coast environmental activists, named joint winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize for the Africa region, for their role in halting seismic blasting tests by the Shell oil & gas multinational... - Tonie Carnie dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Out now: The Shadow Economy: Uncovering Cape Town's Extortion Networks. The first in a series of Global Initiative studies examining the corrosive spread of extortion throughout South Africa and the threat it poses to our economy and society globalinitiative.net/analysis/the-s…

The Heathrow-to-Dubai flights have two big money-laundering features: One airport doesn’t scan outbound luggage for cash and the other welcomes sacks of it. - Margot Patrick wsj.com/business/airli…

The complex story of Pomfret, the soldiers of 32 Battalion and their voting skepticism. - Rebecca Davis & ⁦Victoria O'Regan⁩

Such a wonderful read. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

'What type of English is this?' 🤣🤣🤣🤣 uMama is literally all our mothers 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#ChasingTheSun2

Nestlé selling baby food with added sugar in low and middle-income countries, report finds

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SABC congratulates the outstanding journalist Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) for winning Journalist of the Year award in the Television: Indepth, Features & interviews category at the National Press Club this evening, 17 April 2024. Your dedication to truth and storytelling inspires us all.

Zuma’s private prosecution of adv Billy Downer, journalist ⁦Karyn Maughan⁩ struck from roll.
Pending his appeal to ConCourt. - Chris Makhaye dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Origins and purpose unknown – the curious case of a ‘phantom’ bank in Bulembu, Eswatini. - Warren Thompson & Micah Reddy dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

One thing that polarises humanity acrimoniously is that some believe that certain human beings are superior and more worthy than others and, consequently, some lives count more than others. Choose peace by working for justice for all #DailyThought 🌼⚖️🕊

'Millions upon millions wasted': Public Protector details how Mkhwebane bled the coffers dry
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“As an aside, bringing social media platforms even vaguely to the level of responsibility of the news media would in effect make them unprofitable — being responsible for what we publish is the most expensive aspect of what we do.”

Daily Maverick won awards from Wan-Ifra, World Association of News Publishers, we hear this morning.
Including “Best News Website” & “Best Fact Checking Project”. wan-ifra.cmail19.com/t/d-e-ejrjkhy-…

We happily subscribe to streaming media such as Netflix, Showmax, etc, with some content we will never desire to watch.
So which news media do you subscribe to? Your decisions matter. Pauli Van Wyk Ferial Haffajee Redi Tlhabi

Editorial: …no serious publication will ever publish articles satisfying every interest group or supporting everyone’s views 100%.
What matters is keeping the light of truth and reality on. - ⁦Branko Brkic⁩ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…