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A South African contestant in Miss South Africa faces an online backlash over her Nigerian name. We should reject xenophobia. What makes someone South African?

Unlike Donald Trump, his vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, is an intellectual. His views, however, are no less illiberal. James David Vance, formerly known as James

High Court ruling reconfirms that the Health Act’s “Certificates of Need” are unconstitutional and draws a line in the sand. Stop me if you’ve heard

Project 2025 is a 900-page plan for a conservative takeover of the US government at the next election. It is, in many respects, chilling. The

The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator remains a popular management tool in South Africa and around the world, but it’s bunkum. Apply for a job or

In Daily Maverick, Melanie Verwoerd makes the case for banning single-use plastics. Here’s the counter-argument. “South Africa was a trailblazer with the plastic bag levy,”

Accurate statistical data is critical for informed decision making. Yet Stats SA is under-resourced and allegedly produces poor data. It will not come as a

Now that South Africa again has a government of national unity, it could do with an attitude and policy reset, too. In a review of

A spate of laws are being written to undermine privacy and anonymity on the internet, all supposedly to “protect the children”. A new policy in

The cabinet announcement held little excitement, as familiar faces were reshuffled and the former opposition got crumbs. It was an evening of disappointments. President Cyril