THE WEEKEND WRAP: Ramaphosa’s future hangs in the balance, Tolashe’s continued SUV half-truths and the Woolies-Beyers Chocolates

May 8, 2026 · Daily Maverick

A Tree Grows in Marburg in “Silent Friend”
In Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative nature epic, three lonely experimenters from three different eras seek to unlock the secre
Class is the missing link in Australia’s generational inequality crisis
Australia’s housing crisis isn’t just a clash between generations, but a deepening class divide hidden beneath the rheto
Gold leaf covered Trump statue ‘not about worship,’ televangelist says
'Let me be very clear,' Mark Burns said, 'We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone'
Paranoid Putin's life in the crosshairs: As one despot after another is assassinated, how the Russian tyrant is taking desperate steps to stay alive, writes MARK GALEOTTI
After more than four years of war with Ukraine, the Kremlin has been forced to scale back Russia's Victory Day parade in
Grandfather of Inland Rail won't let project die
The so‑called grandfather of Inland Rail says the half‑built 'train to nowhere' can still be saved, pitching a private p