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- MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 26 APRIL 2024: Israel edges closer to war with Hezbollah; Blinken to attend Saudi meeting on Gaza’s futureIsrael is stepping up preparations for a potential all-out war with Hezbollah as the risk of a devastating new phase in the country’s conflict with Iran and its proxy militias grows more acute. Read more »
- UKRAINE UPDATE: 26 APRIL 2024: War-torn Kyiv’s fiscal outlook ‘very uncertain’; EU weighs up sanctions on Russian LNG projectsUkraine’s finance chief said a $61bn US aid package helps cover budget gaps for this year, though the nation’s fiscal outlook for 2025 was ‘very uncertain’, given the duration of the war with Russia. Read more »
- ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS: Thabo Mbeki on Soweto charm offensive as ANC ‘unleashes’ senior leadersDespite having expressed discontent several times about the state of the ANC, former party president Thabo Mbeki championed the governing party on the campaign trail in Soweto on Thursday. Read more »
- FROM PROTEST TO PLOUGHSHARES (PART TWO): 30 years of democracy — UDF activist Réjane Woodroffe left high finance for critical social upliftmentThirty years into democracy, Daily Maverick spoke to three anti-apartheid activists about how they found their way to the land from Umkhonto weSizwe, the United Democratic Front and the ANC-linked Marxist Worker Tendency. This is Part Two – Réjane Woodroffe. Read more »
- BUYOUT BID ANALYSIS: Gwede Mantashe vents his displeasure over BHP’s unsolicited mega merger offer to AngloIn comments to the Financial Times and Bloomberg, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe signalled that he is less than thrilled with BHP's bid for Anglo American - minus most of its South African assets. Read more »
- FROM PROTEST TO PLOUGHSHARES (PART THREE): 30 years of democracy — Anti-apartheid activist Jack Lewis and pomegranate orchard managerialismThirty years into democracy Daily Maverick spoke to three anti-apartheid activists about how they found their way to the land from Umkhonto weSizwe, the United Democratic Front and the ANC-linked Marxist Worker Tendency. This is Part Three – Jack Lewis. Read more »
- OPINIONISTA: Rugby, once epitome of societal division, has become unlikely blueprint for future united nationThe Springbok rugby brand has undergone an unbelievable transformation over the past five years. And much of the success of that renewal can be attributed to the two seasons of ‘Chasing the Sun’. Read more »
- OPINIONISTA: Bad news for the looters as bills establishing Anti-Corruption Commission are tabledAbstaining or voting against the adoption of the upcoming anti-corruption bills will indicate a willingness to tolerate serious corruption and to be soft on those involved in kleptocracy, State Capture and organised crime. Read more »
- FREEDOM DAY OP-ED: Corruption, crime, rolling blackouts, unemployment, poverty, inequality — anything to celebrate?The reality for many South Africans is one of disillusionment as they cannot celebrate their freedom because the political elites have amassed wealth at the expense of the downtrodden majority. Read more »
- AGE OF THE ASSASSIN: Nafiz Modack was at centre of R50m corruption case, former Hawks officer tells Kinnear trialFormer Hawks officer Nico Heerschap was investigating a vehicle and finance corruption case against alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack – ‘the biggest case in my entire police career’ – when Heerschap’s father was murdered in what was a suspected case of mistaken identity. Read more »
