After eight months of Daily Maverick investigations exposing governance failures, irregular conduct, brazen dishonesty and abuse of resources by the minister of social development, Sisisi Tolashe, President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally fired her. He refused to give detailed reasons in the National Assembly on Thursday for her dismissal, citing…
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0 claims checkedFear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rage; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Golden lads and girls must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. With these words by the Bard, one of…
Shohei Ohtani making up for struggles at plate after lowering league-leading ERA to 0.82 Shohei Ohtani can simply do whatever he wants on the baseball field. Hit 50 home runs? Sure.
Could gigantic buses of the future, traveling 140 mph fix California’s long-distance travel problem — the state is looking at it California’s infamous supercommutes could someday get a sci-fi…
Whoopi Goldberg and The View panel suffer daytime meltdown over Spencer Pratt The ABC’s The View panel have ripped into Spencer Pratt’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, claiming he lacked the…
Mitochondrial fission helps immune cells kill bacteria and could counter resistance Robert Egan Associate Editor Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown…
Ukraine: 16 dead as Russian strikes pound Kyiv May 14, 2026At least 16 people, including two children, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning,…
‘China is gaining from what the US is doing in Iran’ ‘China is gaining from what the US is doing in Iran’ Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says despite the summit in Beijing, the US and China are…
Border Patrol chief Mike Banks resigns in latest Trump immigration shakeup The US Department of Homeland Security has seen several high-profile departures, including Todd Lyons and Kristi Noem. Mike…