Cricket Marco Jansen joins Lungi Ngidi on Proteas’ belligerent bowler list at T20 World Cup February 16, 2026 Daddy South Africa’s Marco Jansen of South Africa celebrates with Dewald Brevis after taking the wicket of Rachin Ravindra during the T20 World Cuyp match against New Zealand at Narendra Modi…
Scandals Joburg’s water crisis could smooth the DA’s path to mayoral victory February 16, 2026 Daddy Johannesburg’s water problems offer an obvious route to a win for Helen Zille and the DA, thanks to the ANC’s poor handling of the situation. The handling of the latest…
Investigations Reserve Bank orders Steinhoff to forfeit more than R6-billion to the State February 16, 2026 Daddy This week, the Reserve Bank notified the Steinhoff group of companies that its funds in seven local accounts have been forfeited to the state. The forfeiture amounts to about R6-billion,…
Investigations EXCLUSIVE: Justice minister took half a million rand ‘loan’ from accused VBS investment broker in 2016 February 16, 2026 Daddy Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half a million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349-million into VBS Mutual Bank by the Polokwane…
Investigations Why are the Hawks and NPA not acting on the gold and tobacco mafia? February 16, 2026 Daddy The Hawks and NPA have had their heads stuck firmly in the sand for years now, since SARS initiated a series of search and seizure operations that unravelled Simon Rudland’s…
Politics Dean Macpherson says Steenhuisen would have won DA election but ‘put the country first February 16, 2026 Daddy The DA’s national Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson addresses the Cape Town Press Club on 5 February 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Dean Macpherson doesn’t want…
Investigations Alleged tender fraud, shock ‘death’ of contractor cloud R836m hospital oxygen plants project February 16, 2026 Daddy An obscure company that won a R428m tender to bring life-saving healthcare equipment to public hospitals may have done so on the back of allegedly fraudulent documents. A joint Daily…
Investigations Thembi Simelane’s unexplained cash (Part One) — ‘Shopping therapy’, a property bought cash, Disney World trips February 16, 2026 Daddy Justice Minister Thembi Simelane lived an unaffordable life as mayor of Polokwane. Her spending habits raise red flags about Simelane’s sources of income. In this three-part series, we unpack Simelane’s…
Investigations VBS creditors receive 20c in the rand in second dividend payout, liquidator hails ‘fantastic’ recovery rate February 16, 2026 Daddy VBS Mutual Bank liquidator Anoosh Rooplal has announced a second dividend payout of about R458-million to depositors and municipalities. In total, the liquidation team has so far clawed back about…
Investigations PwC launches forensic investigation into IDT’s troubling R836-million oxygen plants project February 16, 2026 Daddy A Daily Maverick investigation in late 2024 unearthed alleged malfeasance in a project to install oxygen plants at government hospitals. Auditing firm PwC will now carry out a forensic investigation…