The process began with 2,069 Daily Maverick reader submissions for the best small town to live in. From there, nine writers – one per province – researched and whittled down the list of small towns from the top five per province to the one that scored the highest. The judging criteria assessed functional elements but prioritised the “M-Factor” or “Maverick Gees” (spirit) – that unique energy defining a town’s soul. Towns were ultimately evaluated across seven distinct categories: Cleanliness, Municipality, Community, Safety, Nature, Family, and Connectivity.
Finally, each writer visited their provincial winner to re-score them based on first-hand experience. The nine writers then met…
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Roses are red
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Sudan: You have two cows. The southern one ran away because it contains more beef.