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Free Daily Maverick virtual book launch: Rebecca Davis in conversation with international bestselling author Johann Hari on Stolen Focus

The Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis and international bestselling author Johann Hari examine Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, his latest narrative response to the attention crisis in modern society.

Don’t miss a Daily Maverick webinar with Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall dishing the dirt on pivotal turning points in SA’s history (14 Apr)

Join Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis with journalists and authors Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall as they dish the dirt on pivotal turning points in South Africa’s history.

Don’t miss a Daily Maverick webinar on Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks (7 Apr)

Join Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle for a Daily Maverick webinar to discuss their book Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks.

Daily Maverick webinar: Guns and Needles: A Journey Into the Heart of South African Sport’s Steroid and Drug Culture (24 Feb)

Join Penguin Random House for a Daily Maverick webinar as Maverick Sports Editor Craig Ray and award-winning sportswriter Clinton van der Berg take a fascinating look at the murky world of drug use in sport. 

The Business Builder’s Toolkit: A Practical Handbook for Business Leaders by Nic Haralambous – pre-order now!

Maverick451, the book publishing division of Daily Maverick, are delighted to announce that the pre-sales are now open for their next title The Business Builder’s Toolkit: A Practical Handbook for Business Leaders by Nic Haralambous.

A Special Daily Maverick Live Webinar – Expensive Poverty: Why Aid Fails and How It Can Work

In a special Focus on Africa live journalism webinar, join Dr Greg Mills with Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader, and Tendai Biti, MDC vice president and former Zimbabwean finance minister, as they look at Expensive Poverty.

Join Sandisiwe Shoba for the launch of Hlumelo Biko’s new book Black Consciousness: A Love Story (15 Sep)

Join the Daily Maverick journalist Sandisiwe Shoba in conversation with Hlumelo Biko, entrepreneur, writer and the son of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko and Dr Mamphela Ramphele, as they explore a unique and powerful love story.

[Free webinar] Thinking the Future: New Perspectives from the Shoulders of Giants (4 Aug)

Join Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee, bestselling author Clem Sunter and scenario-planner Mitch Ilbury as they discuss how we can think more effectively about the future and, in the process, make better decisions about our lives.

Virtual book launch: When They Came For Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner by John R Schlapobersky (9 Jun)

Join Judge Dennis Davis in conversation with consultant psychotherapist John Schlapobersky as they discuss his struggle for survival laid out in his detailed memoir.

My Final Answer: Get behind the scenes with Jeremy Maggs (2 Jun)

Join Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis in conversation with Jeremy Maggs as they take a look behind-the-scenes at what was unfolding in the newsrooms as some of the breaking stories in South Africa unfolded.

Don’t miss the virtual book launch of For My Country by Themba Maseko (13 May)

Jonathan Ball Publishers and Daily Maverick invite you to the virtual launch of For My Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas by Themba Maseko.

Don’t miss a Daily Maverick free webinar with Mark Shaw, author of Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed (1 Apr)

Join Daily Maverick associate editor Marianne Thamm for a conversation with Mark Shaw, author of the new book Give Us More Guns: How South Africa’s Gangs were Armed.

[Free webinar] Marianne Thamm and award-winning journalist Nadav Eyal discuss the root of revolt and reveal that the current uprisings are no passing phenomenon (25 Mar)

Daily Maverick Associate Editor Marianne Thamm will be in conversation with Nadav Eyal as they explore his view that the collapse of the current world order is not so much about the imbalance between technological advances and social progress as it is about a passion to upend and destroy power structures that have become hollow, corrupt, or simply unresponsive to urgent needs.

Don’t miss a free Daily Maverick live webinar on Going for Gold: A Guide for the South African Precious Metal Investor (17 Mar)

Join Business Maverick journalist Ed Stoddard in conversation with Doctor of Philosophy and founder of Silver-Sphere Trading Pty Ltd Zoltan Erdey as they declutter and contextualise the vast amounts of information available about precious metals.

Don’t miss a Daily Maverick webinar with Colin Bryar and Bill Carr, the authors of Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon (11 Mar)

In this event, Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous gets the insider’s account of Amazon’s approach to work, culture and leadership from two top level executives, Colin Bryar and Bill Carr.

Don’t miss a free live webinar on Slabbert by Albert Grundlingh, in conversation with Marianne Thamm (24 Feb)

Join Marianne Thamm and Professor Albert Grundlingh as they explore the long-awaited biography of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, which offers sharp insights into the thinking of this most unlikely politician and provides new perspectives on a figure who even today remains something of an enigma.

[Watch] Bestselling author Richard Sutton discusses his new book Stressproof and explains why it’s relevant now more than ever

Bestselling author Richard Sutton chatted about the game-changing action plans that can help combat stress-related challenges, as explored in his new book Stressproof.

Find out more about the approaching fourth industrial revolution in South Africa with Professor Tshilidzi Marwala

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala discussed his latest book, Closing the Gap: The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa, in a Daily Maverick webinar in November. 

Watch now! Daily Maverick webinar with The Unlikely Mr Rogue, Ivan Pillay, and author Evelyn Groenink

Video: In a Daily Maverick webinar on Wednesday, 9 December, Ivan Pillay and Evelyn Groenink, a journalist and his partner of 30 years, spoke to Ferial Haffajee about how the SARS ‘rogue unit’ accusations have affected their lives.