THE CONVERSATION What’s the difference between sugar, other natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners? A food chemist explains sweet science 4 min 0 By Kristine Nolin
VACCINE PATENTS OP-ED None are safe until everyone is: Why poor economics kills 7 min 0 By Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt, Kristin Dilani Nadaraja and Joao Braga
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS Health in 2021: Another tumultuous year in under a thousand words 5 min 0 By Marcus Low for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Empty promises: Have mental healthcare services in the Eastern Cape progressed? 10 min 0 By Luvuyo Mehlwana and Alicestine October
CHILD NUTRITION OP-ED Let the children grow: Fixing South Africa’s stunting problem could be part of your legacy, Minister Godongwana 3 min 0 By Ofentse Mboweni Ofentse Mboweni
MINING SECTOR South Africa’s mine safety record takes a knock as fatalities spike 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
COVID INOCULATION POLICY ‘Personal privilege ends where public peril begins’: Making the case for mandatory vaccination 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
OP-ED: NATIONAL NUTRITION WEEK Poor nutrition is a weak foundation for a nation with big dreams 2 min 0 By Kopano Matlwa Mabaso
Civil Society Watch 11-17 October Thuli Madonsela's social justice summit, ending child marriages, gender equity in health and marking World Food Day 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
OUR BURNING PLANET World Health Organization recommends stricter air quality guidelines to combat health and environmental risks 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM The sugar tax is working. Now double it 8 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Staff shortages, medicine stockouts and nasty nurses undermine quality of healthcare in Limpopo, report finds 6 min 0 By Montsho Matlala and Alicestine October for Spotlight
KNOW YOUR MINISTER ‘We are in uncharted waters — but we will get out of it working together,’ says Health Minister Joe Phaahla 15 min 0 By Mark Heywood
BUSINESS MAVERICK Underground hazards: Work-related deaths in South Africa’s mines rose 33% in the past six months — Minerals Council 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Money for Covid-19 vaccination drive is available — if the political will can be found 5 min 0 By Marianne Merten
MAVERICK CITIZEN: HEALTH Crucial medicine often out of stock in North West clinics, report finds 2 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
MAVERICK CITIZEN What do the Manhattan Project, your frying pan, and the Hartbeespoort Dam have in common? The answer is PFAS (Part One) 9 min 3 By Jennifer Smout
MAVERICK CITIZEN: RIGHT TO FOOD Ads fuel the fire: Exploiting children into decision making — a profitable strategy for the fast-food advertising industry 3 min 0 By Michelle Banda
MAVERICK CITIZEN South Africa is halfway to fully fledged vaccine manufacturing, says Biovac CEO Morena Makhoana 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
