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Why SA must invest in young people’s mental health sooner rather than later dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Why SA must invest in young people’s mental health sooner rather than later

Delaying accessible, preventative mental health and psychosocial support carries costs across education, employment, families, communities and the economy.…

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Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude

The sudden spike in malaria cases in Gauteng earlier this year – with more than 400 infections and 11 deaths in the first three months of 2026 – has been attributed to people visiting neighbouring...

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Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…

Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual

Conservation may save species, but what does it cost individual animals? Welfare belongs in the ethical calculus: sustainable is not always ethically justified.…

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Local elections 2026: How do you choose who to vote for? dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…

Local elections 2026: How do you choose who to vote for?

Local elections are about more than party loyalty: scrutinise candidates, understand the job and decide what accountability should look like five years from now.…

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A map of SA’s allergy hotspots gives you time to prepare for pollen season dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

A map of SA’s allergy hotspots gives you time to prepare for pollen season

For some South Africans, the beginning of the flower season is met not with the joys of spring but rather with a sniffy nose, itchy eyes and a cacophony of sneezing.…

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El Niño threatens to deepen southern Africa’s poverty crisis dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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Forgotten Island — The inventive animated film putting Filipino folklore in the spotlight dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Forgotten Island — The inventive animated film putting Filipino folklore in the spotlight

Following the creative lead of the likes of KPop Demon Hunters and Into the Spider-Verse, Forgotten Island, from DreamWorks Animation, offers energetic and inventive entertainment against a rarely...

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Four eThekwini polls show MK’s possible paths to power dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Four eThekwini polls show MK’s possible paths to power

According to polls, the MK party is the strong favourite to win eThekwini. But will it need to form a coalition to lead the City?…

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Latest OR Tambo cocaine seizure highlights Brazil-SA drug smuggling route dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Latest OR Tambo cocaine seizure highlights Brazil-SA drug smuggling route

Police at OR Tambo International Airport seized a R200m cocaine shipment hidden inside luggage arriving from Brazil. Meanwhile, Brazilian detectives are cracking down on an organised crime ring that...

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Water minister denies Bronkhorstspruit illnesses an ‘outbreak’ despite 833 reported cases dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Water minister denies Bronkhorstspruit illnesses an ‘outbreak’ despite 833 reported cases

Minister Pemmy Majodina denies a water-related illness outbreak in Bronkhorstspruit, as officials point to infrastructure failures and residents’ water use, while offering no firm timeline for...

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SA has moved on from Trump’s G20 summit snub, says Roelf Meyer dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

SA has moved on from Trump’s G20 summit snub, says Roelf Meyer

SA’s US ambassador, Roelf Meyer, says SA will attend the B20 in Washington and is already engaging with the UK about next year’s G20. …

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When the state fails to protect you, you are your own first responder dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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Apartheid chain of command: ‘I know everything,’ Eugene de Kock tells TRC inquiry dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Irvin Jim and the long-serving leaders who are inseparable from the institutions they run dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Why the best-laid plans for SA’s broken metros won’t work — and what will dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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El Niño threatens to deepen southern Africa’s poverty crisis dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns home after fraught year away dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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North Korea-South Korea tensions high as letters lodged with UN, howitzer spotted dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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