Daily Maverick

Amid the antics of Danny Jordaan, Zizi Kodwa, Andrew Chauke, Jacob Zuma and Donald Trump, and the gravy train ridden by municipal councillors and parliamentary staff, one thing is clear: South Africa needs a Department of Common Sense.

Ukrainian forces on Wednesday repelled an attempt by Russian troops to pierce defences near the northeastern city of Kupiansk, said Ukraine's General Staff.

Israeli officials were insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, said France's foreign minister on Wednesday.

The iconic Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, marking a new chapter for science, humanities and education in South Africa. The R90m Digital Dome, funded by Anglo American and Wits University, will open to the public in February 2025.

Tens of thousands of indigenous trees — including baobabs and other specially protected species — are set to be the first casualties of a massive heavy industry development plan in Limpopo. The scheme is driven by the provincial government and Chinese developers, who have touted it as ‘the most competitive energy metallurgy special zone in the world’.

Last month, Daily Maverick broke the news of ‘ghost company’ Bulkeng being awarded the lion’s share of the contract to install oxygen plants at 55 hospitals across SA. A subsequent joint Daily Maverick and amaBhungane investigation found evidence of potential tender fraud in the documents Bulkeng submitted for the contract.

Equities in Asia whipsawed on Thursday as investors parsed a weakening yen and the prospect of a further US rate cut next month.

From Britstown's Clydesdales to the verdant landscape of Kakamas, the unexpected lies waiting to be explored in Northern Cape

The DA easily retained Ward 39 in Polokwane, Limpopo, in a low-turnout by-election which was held because the former DA ward councillor took up a vacancy in the provincial legislature.

The skin barrier is made from layers of keratin and lipids which prevent harmful molecules from getting into the body.