INTERNATIONAL FINANCE OP-ED Why foreign loans are a self-imposed straitjacket for SA’s economy 4 min 1 By Liso Mdutyana and Matshidiso Lencoasa
PIVOTAL MOMENT Reversing austerity: How Budget 3.0 can restore educational integrity and infrastructure in South Africa. 4 min 1 By Mahfouz Raffee and Matshidiso Lencoasa
BUDGET 2025 2.0 Experts welcome education allocation, but warn it must be used wisely 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OP-ED Postponed Budget offers opportunity for rights-based fiscal reform 5 min 0 By Mduduzi Nkosi and Matshidiso Lencoasa
BUDGET 2025 OP-ED Shrinking budget leaves thousands of students with no pathway to higher education 4 min 0 By Aliya Chikte and Matshidiso Lencoasa
CLASSROOM CONUNDRUMS Only one state school built in 2024 – DBE's alarming infrastructure performance revealed 7 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SERVICE NON-DELIVERY Gauteng Department of Health underspends staggering R1.1bn of its annual budget 5 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED South Africa absolutely cannot afford Treasury’s proposed cuts to HIV funding 5 min 1 By Matshidiso Lencoasa and Mila Harding
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED More austerity is the wrong medicine for our public health crisis 6 min 1 By Matshidiso Lencoasa and Dominic Brown for Spotlight
WOMEN’S BURDEN OP-ED There are many avenues to address gender inequality – the Budget is one 5 min 0 By Matshidiso Lencoasa
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED We are short-changing South African women with budget cuts, corruption and underspending in health 6 min 0 By Matshidiso Lencoasa
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Underinvestment in healthcare infrastructure will cost SA in the long run 6 min 0 By Mbali Baduza and Matshidiso Lencoasa
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED The sickly truth — South Africa’s year of health budget decisions in review 6 min 0 By Matshidiso Lencoasa
