RAISING A STINK Tulbagh residents struggle with contaminated tap water as municipality maintains all is well 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE Cabinet agrees on national strategy for children’s rights — what it means for SA 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BREACH ALERT Matric exam leak — how ‘investigative marking’ bust pupils at 7 Pretoria schools 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
ERRONEOUS CONCLUSIONS OP-ED Reassessing the debate on medical tax credits and NHI — accuracy matters for sound health policy 6 min 0 By Alex van den Heever & Max Price
Zukiswa Pikoli One foot in front of the other en route to a better quality of life 3 min 0 9 December 2025
LIVESTOCK DISASTER KZN dairy farmers face massive losses amid the ravages of foot and mouth disease 6 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
PLANNING FOR A BETTER FUTURE Children20 Declaration represents hopes of young people for a better world, says child leader 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Education infrastructure crisis Learners in limbo as Gauteng schools face severe delays with no projects delivered 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BETTING GUARDRAILS Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling 6 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
XENOPHOBIA Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics 6 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
AT RISK Schools safety fears soar as educator killings trigger urgent calls for protection 3 min 0 By Onthatile Mahlangu
PLEASE SIR The Breakfast Club nonprofit forced to shut down after nine years of providing meals at Cape Town school 6 min 5 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
VACCINE COVERAGE Western Cape health department red-flags decline in infant immunisation rates 5 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
UTILITIES FIASCO Joburg’s Children’s Memorial Institute faces dark times as electricity is cut over unpaid bills 5 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
BHEKISISA SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027, but there’s a hitch 6 min 0 By Mia Malan
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ConCourt to decide If SAHRC directives carry legal weight in landmark farm water rights case 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SCHOOL SAFETY Confronting the teenage bullying crisis - Sipho's tormented SA school life 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATION REFORM Maimane reignites the fight over SA’s matric standards in push for 50% pass rate 8 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Manamela slammed for ‘unlawful, Illogical, unilateral, overnight’ reappointment of Seta CEOs 6 min 3 By Siyabonga Goni
GRIM PROVINCIAL PICTURE Healthcare in crisis — long waits, staff shortages reported at clinics after Pepfar cuts 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp