What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straightforward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the ...

Global markets tumble as Trump signals broad tariffs, raising recession fears. Investors flock to bonds and gold hits record high.

The toll from Myanmar’s earthquake rose to 1,700 on Sunday, as foreign rescue teams and aid rushed into the impoverished country, where hospitals were overwhelmed and some communities scrambled to ...

Heavy storms hit Gauteng last week, flooding roads, homes and even a well-used pedestrian bridge over Johannesburg’s Braamfontein Spruit. Now declared unsafe, the Delta Park bridge’s closure has left ...

How big a deal Microsoft’s announcement of a quantum computing chip is depends on whom you ask, but its arrival is not about to shut down the internet or anything else.

The media headline pressure to ‘eradicate’ pit latrines in schools is driven by the appalling state of many of these facilities and the unspeakable deaths of children who have fallen into them at ...

Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the U.S. Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so.

In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick associate editor Ferial Haffajee sits down with Joel Pollak – a South African-born American conservative commentator, author, and senior editor-at-large ...

Scientific consensus no longer divides fact from opinion. Now, if you believe it, and have a community to back you, you can demand to be respected.

Codehesion is the winner of the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company. The 2025 Award for Best Software Development Company is awarded based on a company’s reputation for ...

The Prudential Authority of the SA Reserve Bank is seeking to liquidate KZN-based Ithala SOC due to serious concerns about the state-owned lender’s financial health. In this video, Daily Maverick's ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past three days.