By Herman Lategan. The Daily Maverick journalist who spent years exposing failures in Eastern Cape hospitals, courts and municipalities, and who once got trapped in a hospital lift with a corpse rather than take an officialâs word for it, has died suddenly. Read more.

By Ed Stoddard. The environmental findings â notably concerning climate change â highlight how animal welfare concerns and activism can give rise to unexpected conservation consequences and ill-conceived policies. Read more.

By Marianne Thamm. ** **If we are looking for the perfect vehicle to verse South Africans in a much-needed masterclass in civics and governance, it is the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the capture of SAâs law enforcement agencies. Read more.

By Riaan Marais. An Addo citrus farmer has just eight weeks to transform himself from farm manager to MMA fighter after accepting a last-minute call-up to compete in Moer ân Boer season three. Read more.

By Styli Charalambous. South Africaâs largest digital news publisher has attempted every remedy the turnaround textbook prescribes. Disposals, closures, massive headcount reduction and a digitally transformed subscription business still saw financial losses increase by 60%. If Media24 cannot break even, the problem isnât the operating model. It is the market. Read more.

By Kevin Bloom. ** Cape Townâs draft ShortâTerm Letting ByâLaw reclassifies many Airbnb-style rentals as commercial, raising rates and requiring registration â but will it free innerâcity housing for local renters? Read more.

By Michelle Spear. Age-based admissions mask a deeper crisis: most children enter Grade 1 without the developmental foundations they need. Until South Africa invests in the birth-to-five years, the system will remain on unstable ground. Read more.

By Monja Boonzaier. Age-based admissions mask a deeper crisis: most children enter Grade 1 without the developmental foundations they need. Until South Africa invests in the birth-to-five years, the system will remain on unstable ground. Read more.

Crumbling infrastructure, systemic operational paralysis, and brazen extortion schemes have pushed Johannesburgâs electricity network to its breaking point, leaving the utility increasingly unable to cope with a localised crisis that councillors warn is sliding out of control. Daily Maverickâs Anna Cox reports. Read more.

Everybody has their own peri-peri (or piri-piri) sauce, right? Whatâs your peri-peri secret? We asked for your hot tips. You sent them. Read more.