Africa News “The Situation Is Dire”: Over 4,200 Malawians Await Repatriation in Durban Amid Growing Humanitarian Concerns June 13, 2026 Daddy
Scandals Family of Gcina Dhladhla Seeks Answers After Her Death at Rosebank Workplace June 12, 2026 Daddy
Insights CAPE TOWN PETROL ATTENDANT WHO DELIVERED BABY RECEIVES OVER R67,000 TO PURSUE PARAMEDIC DREAM June 11, 2026 Daddy
Scandals Metro Officer’s Shooting Leaves Taung Community in Shock as Investigation Continues June 10, 2026 Daddy
Scandals Employee’s Death at Workplace Sparks Calls for Investigation and Accountability June 9, 2026 Daddy
Africa News “The Situation Is Dire”: Over 4,200 Malawians Await Repatriation in Durban Amid Growing Humanitarian Concerns June 13, 2026 Daddy
Scandals Family of Gcina Dhladhla Seeks Answers After Her Death at Rosebank Workplace June 12, 2026 Daddy
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…
Investigations Thembi Simelane threatens journalists with litigation, legal costs for reporting on her spending February 16, 2026 Daddy Minister threatens to sue over an investigative series detailing her lavish spending on luxury goods. The series was published in the wake of revelations around a VBS-linked loan used to…
Politics After Steenhuisen’s exit, here are the front-runners for the DA’s top job February 16, 2026 Daddy Illustrative Image: Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. The contestation for leadership positions within the Democratic Alliance (DA) has not yet officially begun, but several key positions within the party…
Investigations The Mkhize farm debacle – what else lurks in Ithala’s loan books? February 16, 2026 Daddy The SA Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority wants to liquidate KZN-based Ithala SOC amid major concerns over the state-owned lender’s finances. In this piece, Scorpio unpacks the recent court application before…