SECTION27 OP-ED How a working democracy can ensure state accountability in school feeding programme failures 6 min 0 By Dr Faranaaz Veriava, Dr Demichelle Petherbridge and Baone Twala
PANDEMIC GRAFT R8bn and counting: That’s the cost of Covid-related corruption, says updated SIU report 5 min 5 By Mark Heywood
SRD UPLIFTMENT OP-ED Special Covid grants not only provided income relief – they also improved labour market outcomes 4 min 0 By Haroon Bhorat, Timothy Köhler and David de Villiers
CUTTING EDGE This is the ‘highest level of science’ – inside Stellies’ new Biomedical Research Institute 5 min 1 By Elsabé Brits
POLITICISATION OUTRAGE OP-ED Suppressing the arts – patronage, mismanagement and censorship in the cultural sector 4 min 0 By Thokozani Mbwana
HEALTH REGULATION Fringe anti-vax group targets SA’s authorisation of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine 2 min 2 By Kerry Cullinan
PSYCHIATRISATION OP-ED Despite dire warnings, Covid-19 did not cause significant spike in mental health problems 6 min 0 By Jason Bantjes and Leslie Swartz
IMMUNISATION OP-ED Vaccine safety surveillance in South Africa — how the system works in the individual and public health interest 13 min 2 By Hannelie Meyer, Marione Schönfeldt, Nicholas Crisp and Magda Fourie
BIOMED DEFENCE OP-ED Stellenbosch University unveils R1.2-billion investment in biomedical science for Africa 4 min 0 By Gerhard Walzl
SPOTLIGHT It’s not about me, it’s about the patient – I’m primed to correct the suffering, says Bara’s head of trauma 5 min 2 By Biénne Huisman
THE DAY IN PICTURES India goes on a two-day mock drill as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
PHOTO ESSAY Photographic memories of Covid-19 through the eyes of young people 8 min 0 By Kim Ludbrook
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Shorter treatment regimens for TB offer hope but need urgent implementation 4 min 0 By Yuri F van der Heijden, Violet Chihota Salome Charalambous
AFRICAN ECONOMIES OP-ED Reducing cross-border trade costs will increase Africa’s competitiveness and revamp growth 7 min 0 By Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Making good on the promise of SA’s TB Recovery Plan 6 min 0 By Wieda Human, Ingrid Schoeman, Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen, and Ananja van der Westhuizen
SCHOOLS IN CRISIS ‘An unmitigated disaster’ – South Africa’s education system needs widespread reforms: reports 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION UPDATE WHO revises Covid booster recommendations - medium-risk group need only one 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
REGULATORY HARMONISATION Africa’s access to life-saving medicines — The challenges of operationalising the African Medicines Agency 7 min 0 By Kirti Narsai and Reitumetse Benedict Phiri
HEALTHCARE OP-ED TB programmes are all very well, but better governance will make them effective 4 min 0 By Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde
MAVERICK CITIZEN UNICEF Images of trauma and hope – Covid-19 pandemic through young people’s eyes 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
