Lindsey Schutters
@sharpschutters.bsky.social
Professional notetaker. Journalist.
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The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority has taken issue with Daily Maverick’s framing of the SIU probe launched by the President, so we heard the Seta out.
RIGHT OF REPLY: Chemical Industries Seta responds to corruption narrative — ‘What more must we do?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority has taken issue with Daily Maverick’s framing of the SIU probe launched by the President, so we heard the Seta out.
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Government fast-tracks private sector participation in grid infrastructure while the national transmission company prepares for a competitive electricity market by April 2026.
POWER SHIFT: The R440bn private transmission gamble that could finally end load shedding
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Government fast-tracks private sector participation in grid infrastructure while the national transmission company prepares for a competitive electricity market by April 2026.
Wait, Google copied the power button double click to launch Wallet from Apple Pay and just quietly forgets that part of the magic is FaceID authentication - because TouchID iPhones used the home button…
Wait, that tracks. You can copy the move, but never the style.
Wait, that tracks. You can copy the move, but never the style.
June 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Wait, Google copied the power button double click to launch Wallet from Apple Pay and just quietly forgets that part of the magic is FaceID authentication - because TouchID iPhones used the home button…
Wait, that tracks. You can copy the move, but never the style.
Wait, that tracks. You can copy the move, but never the style.
Universal law: the parent in the football practice parking lot who has the loudest music will have the worst taste.
June 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Universal law: the parent in the football practice parking lot who has the loudest music will have the worst taste.
Advice to young journalists: drink the wine, not the Kool-Aid
June 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Advice to young journalists: drink the wine, not the Kool-Aid
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June 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Spent a week in Estonia trying to figure out why they’re treating South Africa, a notable Russian ally, so good. I think I got my answer: soft power.
The Baltic country’s e-Residency programme offers access to a highly efficient digital-first business environment with alluring prospects for local tech companies.
SMALL COUNTRY, BIG DREAMS: SA loses as its entrepreneurs move companies to Estonia
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Spent a week in Estonia trying to figure out why they’re treating South Africa, a notable Russian ally, so good. I think I got my answer: soft power.
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South Africa is finally vaccinating its chickens, but unfortunately, it won't protect against the virus that’s already shredded the industry.
AVIAN FLU: Explainer: South Africa’s chicken vaccine play may already be too late
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
South Africa is finally vaccinating its chickens, but unfortunately, it won't protect against the virus that’s already shredded the industry.
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Watch Tesla’s shares drop 14% today as Elon Musk and President Trump’s simmering feud erupts 📉
The rout erased about $150 billion from the EV maker’s market value, the stock’s biggest decline since March 10
The rout erased about $150 billion from the EV maker’s market value, the stock’s biggest decline since March 10
June 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Watch Tesla’s shares drop 14% today as Elon Musk and President Trump’s simmering feud erupts 📉
The rout erased about $150 billion from the EV maker’s market value, the stock’s biggest decline since March 10
The rout erased about $150 billion from the EV maker’s market value, the stock’s biggest decline since March 10
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After 78 years of manufacturing tyres in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, the Goodyear factory will close. Restructuring that includes the closure of the company’s manufacturing arm in South Africa will take place – Section 189A retrenchment notices have been served.
JOBS DISASTER: Goodyear to shut down Nelson Mandela Bay manufacturing plant — 900 jobs at risk
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
After 78 years of manufacturing tyres in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, the Goodyear factory will close. Restructuring that includes the closure of the company’s manufacturing arm in South Africa will take place – Section 189A retrenchment notices have been served.
The third in my series of observations and conversations while shadowing the Minister of Home Affairs around Tallinn.
Daily Maverick was invited to Estonia as a guest of the minister of foreign affairs to attend the African Business Forum and 11th annual e-Governance Conference — and finally have a chat with Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber.
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Estonia’s road to digitalisation reveals Leon Schreiber as the minister of good intentions
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The third in my series of observations and conversations while shadowing the Minister of Home Affairs around Tallinn.
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Daily Maverick was invited to Estonia as a guest of the minister of foreign affairs to attend the African Business Forum and 11th annual e-Governance Conference, and experience the EU’s premier digital society — stalking Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber for an interview was optional.
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK : Stalking Minister Schreiber at the e-Governance Conference in Estonia
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Daily Maverick was invited to Estonia as a guest of the minister of foreign affairs to attend the African Business Forum and 11th annual e-Governance Conference, and experience the EU’s premier digital society — stalking Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber for an interview was optional.
Estonia says it doesn’t have natural resources… I present you with a public park built on an old German cemetery. This level of rebuilding and playing on the literal graves of your former occupiers should be exported.
May 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Estonia says it doesn’t have natural resources… I present you with a public park built on an old German cemetery. This level of rebuilding and playing on the literal graves of your former occupiers should be exported.
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In the US, Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau has submitted a wide-ranging trade deal to the US, while back in SA, Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has been manipulating the regulatory system to favour Elon Musk’s Starlink.
FOREIGN RELATIONS: SA pitches revised comprehensive trade and investment proposal to US amid new Starlink strategy
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In the US, Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau has submitted a wide-ranging trade deal to the US, while back in SA, Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has been manipulating the regulatory system to favour Elon Musk’s Starlink.
When Johann Rupert is the engaging US government on the topic of gang violence on the Cape Flats and calling out the DA leader on international TV, then you know…
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
When Johann Rupert is the engaging US government on the topic of gang violence on the Cape Flats and calling out the DA leader on international TV, then you know…
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Despite decades of transformation policy, South Africa’s corporate leadership remains overwhelmingly white and male. As the ANC and DA clash in court over the Employment Equity Act, the deeper question remains: why is real change still so elusive? Daily Maverick's Lindsey Schutters explains.
VIDEO: Watch – When will SA’s top management jobs move beyond the pale?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Despite decades of transformation policy, South Africa’s corporate leadership remains overwhelmingly white and male. As the ANC and DA clash in court over the Employment Equity Act, the deeper question remains: why is real change still so elusive? Daily Maverick's Lindsey Schutters explains.
An unexpected resolution: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
May 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
An unexpected resolution: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Happy Mothers' Day to all the silent mothers in the background. The generations of villagers who help midwife complete humans. We, the parents - particularly the fathers - are deeply grateful.
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy Mothers' Day to all the silent mothers in the background. The generations of villagers who help midwife complete humans. We, the parents - particularly the fathers - are deeply grateful.
Visiting a close friend in hospital yesterday made me realise how far I have strayed from the light… a qualified and former teacher slipped back into a heavy sabela (gang born dialect) version of Afrikaans that was difficult to follow because I haven’t conversed in decades.
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Afrikaans.. Who does it belong to?
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May 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Visiting a close friend in hospital yesterday made me realise how far I have strayed from the light… a qualified and former teacher slipped back into a heavy sabela (gang born dialect) version of Afrikaans that was difficult to follow because I haven’t conversed in decades.
youtu.be/PVh5hWuScCA?...
youtu.be/PVh5hWuScCA?...
My first newspaper lead...
May 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My first newspaper lead...
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The regulatory body faces a tricky balancing act — expanding connectivity and facilitating technological innovation while protecting SA’s scientific assets, ensuring fair competition and more.
SIGNAL CLASH: Ground control to Icasa – space has enough internet cowboys
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The regulatory body faces a tricky balancing act — expanding connectivity and facilitating technological innovation while protecting SA’s scientific assets, ensuring fair competition and more.
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The regulatory body faces a tricky balancing act — expanding connectivity and facilitating technological innovation while protecting SA’s scientific assets, ensuring fair competition and more.
SIGNAL CLASH: Ground control to Icasa – space has enough internet cowboys
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The regulatory body faces a tricky balancing act — expanding connectivity and facilitating technological innovation while protecting SA’s scientific assets, ensuring fair competition and more.
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It’s easy to think that the home printer heavyweights would fade into the obsolescence ether as the world goes paperless. As it turns out, business is booming.
TONING UP: Epson doubles down on South Africa as print market transforms
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It’s easy to think that the home printer heavyweights would fade into the obsolescence ether as the world goes paperless. As it turns out, business is booming.