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Marelise Van Der Merwe
Marelise van der Merwe and Daily Maverick grew up together, so her past life increasingly resembles a speck in the rearview mirror. She vaguely recalls writing, editing, teaching and researching, before joining the Daily Maverick team as Production Editor. She spent a few years keeping vampire hours in order to bring you each shiny new edition (you're welcome) before venturing into the daylight to write features. She still blinks in the sunlight.
Gordhan: Radioactive leaks at Koeberg were ‘negligible’
The amounts of radioactivity released in 2014 and 2015 were ‘negligible’ and it was not necessary to notify the public, Gordhan said.
Prasa ready to be ‘wholly’ turned around — Nzimande
Prasa’s board, meanwhile, says it has advanced in implementing the recommendations of the public protector, Auditor-General and treasury
Steinhoff may be ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Steinhoff en die Stellenbosse Boys, launched earlier in July, traces the history of retailer Steinhoff
Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing
A fourth miner has been found dead at an abandoned working area of a mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater while a fifth miner remains unaccounted for
PSA plans for ‘Day of Rage’, indefinite strike
The PSA says it will begin a fresh round of strike action on Monday June 11, starting with protests it is calling a "Day of Rage".
SA’s first-quarter GDP takes a knock, shrinks by 2.2%
Imports and exports also suffered, with exports of goods and services falling by 16.5% and imports of goods and services falling by 6.5%
KPMG expects 400 people to leave as auditor reshapes business
It will remain a ‘business of significant scale’, KPMG said, with more than 130 partners and 2 200 employees