Weeks after the Polokwane high court ordered her to halt operations in one area, companies linked to businesswoman and Musina municipal employee Maria Munyai continue to mine sand on a farm next to the Limpopo River. 

Zimbabwe has stringent anti-pollution laws to prevent illegal gold mining, yet on the banks of one river in eastern Zimbabwe, miners, and police, are present. Correspondent Farai Shawn Matiashe investigates how police are in cahoots with the illegal miners.

Daily Maverick collected voices from Johannesburg’s hardest-hit communities where chronic power failures aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re an existential threat to businesses, livelihoods, and public safety. In a big city, big numbers tell the story of struggle. But what do almost 100,000 reported power cuts in nine months really feel like? After mapping 5,126