LESSONS FOR A NEW YEAR OP-ED After Covid, South African education is at a crossroads as we enter 2023 5 min 1 By Michael le Cordeur
CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING Advocates call for child health services to be protected from from austerity cuts 11 min 0 By Mark Heywood
SPOTLIGHT HIV vaccine research set to change focus in wake of Mosaico disappointment 7 min 0 By Adele Baleta
SPOTLIGHT As with Covid-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured 6 min 0 By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
HIGHER EDUCATION NSFAS-funded students may register at universities without paying fees upfront - Nzimande 2 min 1 By Alinaswe Lusengo
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Healthcare in 2023 — 13 important things to look out for and why you should care 13 min 0 By Alicestine October and Marcus Low
GROUNDUP Getting a Covid booster shot in South Africa proving to be more difficult than it should be 2 min 0 By Daniel Steyn
CLASS OF 2022 KZN celebrates top matriculants who triumphed despite floods, Covid, blackouts 4 min 0 By Des Erasmus
MATRIC RESULTS ‘Class of 2022 showed the greatest determination and fortitude ever,’ says Minister Motshekga 2 min 0 By Michelle Banda
CLASS OF 2022 Meet the top achievers among matriculants who fought a good fight and ‘remained the light amid load shedding’ 6 min 10 By Michelle Banda
PANDEMIC UPDATE Second case of XBB.1.5 Covid-19 subvariant found in SA — but no data to show a change in symptoms 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CLASS OF 2022 Matric results - Private schools shed blackout and Covid challenges to post ‘outstanding’ 98.42% pass rate 3 min 0 By Michelle Banda
MEDICAL AID Discovery Health uses unprecedented reserves to launch Wellth Fund 4 min 3 By Neesa Moodley
PANDEMIC UPDATE Anti-vax appeal – court asked to stop South Africa’s Covid vaccination campaign pending an investigation 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PANDEMIC UPDATE In latest guidelines, WHO recommends ‘the use of masks by the public in specific situations’ 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
UNCARING ECONOMIES OP-ED Africa Care Economy Index evaluates continent’s 54 nations’ commitment to care – and all fail to pass 7 min 0 By Salimah Valiani
PANDEMIC Chinese government reports 60,000 Covid-related deaths since early December 2022 3 min 0 By Reuters
PANDEMIC UPDATE WHO says Kraken ‘misses’ indicator for severe disease, NICD believes it could become dominant strain in SA 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PANDEMIC UPDATE The 'incredibly transmissible' Kraken could take over as dominant Covid-19 strain in South Africa 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
