US President Donald Trump suggested the government efficiency department should review the subsidies Tesla CEO Elon Musk's companies have received in order to save money, reginiting a war of words ...

There is something deeply human about ritual. From the dawn of time, we’ve been lighting fires, smearing ash, throwing bones, and walking labyrinths, all in the hope that meaning might follow action.

Johannesburg alone has enough rooftop space to power the entire country through midwinter without coal. So why have installations slowed?

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 ...

In just two years, the Gauteng health department’s spending on security has more than tripled. Spotlight tries to get to the bottom of the ballooning bills and what it means for governance in the ...

The judge presiding over the Cradock Four inquest has issued a subpoena to the South African National Defence Force’s legal department to appear in court to explain why it refuses to fund retired ...

Quality information is even more important now in an age of AI slop where the information ecosystem is awash in misleading images and strange blah words that sound like they mean something but don’t ...

Some Johannesburg Metrobus commuters have come out strongly against the bus company’s new payment system. However, Metrobus says it is going ahead with the system’s implementation, starting on Tuesday ...

Experts say cancer patients in the public sector in South Africa are dying for avoidable reasons, such as dysfunctional referral systems and a lack of medical imaging and treatment. Spotlight looks at ...

Twelve-year-old Lithaliyanda Ntoni was murdered and her body set alight. A close family member has appeared in court facing charges of murder, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice — sparking ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that tariffs levied by powerful countries were often a form of "blackmail" rather than instruments to rebalance trade.

Or, consider the fighting between Iran and Iraq that began with Iraq’s invasion of Iran over a land dispute (and with some important foreign encouragement) in 1980 and lasted until 1988. That conflict ...