South Africa Project power: The DA sets out to liberate Western Cape municipalities from Eskom and load shedding pain 2 min 6 By Suné Payne
South Africa Economic reform (Part Two): Operation Vulindlela ushers in significant era of ‘reform-mongering’ in South Africa 5 min 1 By Ann Bernstein
Maverick Citizen Loss of 1.4m jobs proves ‘recovery’ is more myth than fact 4 min 0 By Dominic Brown and Greg Dor
South Africa Parliament questions roll-out plan, matrics celebrate success and billions allocated to vaccines for years to come 3 min 0 By Christi Nortier
Maverick Citizen A step backwards for learners’ rights to basic education 5 min 1 By Daniel McLaren, Julia Chaskalson and Demichelle Petherbridge
Maverick Citizen Civil society organisations condemn Mboweni’s ‘sugar-coated’ austerity Budget 2021 4 min 0 By Mark Heywood
Maverick Citizen Close, but no cigar: Excise tax on cigarettes should have been increased by 50% 3 min 2 By Corné van Walbeek and Samantha Filby
Business Maverick Mboweni’s ‘sun behind the clouds’ shrouds a precarious balancing act premised on politically tricky assumptions 4 min 7 By Marianne Merten
Maverick Citizen Nothing said at Sona and nothing expected in the Budget – yet nuclear plans keep coming 4 min 3 By Francesca de Gasparis