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Broken promises — how SA’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan missed the mark

MALNUTRITION

Broken promises — how SA’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan missed the mark

By Lillian Roberts and Iman Allie

Independent review probes Bishops’ governance disputes over power and Pride flag

A MATTER OF PRIDE

Independent review probes Bishops’ governance disputes over power and Pride flag

By Takudzwa Pongweni

New report exposes the exploitation behind the world’s food systems workers

LABOUR ABUSE

New report exposes the exploitation behind the world’s food systems workers

By Iman Allie

How should medicine shortages be managed in SA?

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

How should medicine shortages be managed in SA?

By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight

Three years, 6,000 pages, no labels: Who’s stalling SA’s food warnings?

DRAFT DODGING

Three years, 6,000 pages, no labels: Who’s stalling SA’s food warnings?

By Thabo Molelekwa

Database of victim testimony details months of violence by March and March in Durban

XENOBAROMETER

Database of victim testimony details months of violence by March and March in Durban

By Daneel Knoetze

Children are dying in pain because SA’s palliative care is so poor — report

GROUNDUP

Children are dying in pain because SA’s palliative care is so poor — report

By Sean Christie

Industry dominated at Nedlac’s sugary drinks tax discussions, new report finds

MISSING VOICES

Industry dominated at Nedlac’s sugary drinks tax discussions, new report finds

By Lillian Roberts

Online schools in South Africa: what should parents know?

SHARE WITH US

Online schools in South Africa: what should parents know?

By Daily Maverick

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine privatisation long overdue, say farmers, experts

OUTBREAK DISASTER

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine privatisation long overdue, say farmers, experts

By Iman Allie

Poverty´s Perfect Trap

CARTOON

Poverty´s Perfect Trap

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

A Cape Town mother buys bread on credit to stretch her children’s grants, then spends payday settling the debt

SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY

A Cape Town mother buys bread on credit to stretch her children’s grants, then spends payday settling the debt

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony

GROUNDUP

Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony

By Sindisiwe Tshona and Ndimphiwe Mpongoma

Online schools are growing faster than South Africa’s rules

LEARNING CURVE

Online schools are growing faster than South Africa’s rules

By Takudzwa Pongweni

R20 sugar saving highlights SA’s food affordability crisis as grants fall short

FOOD BASKET

R20 sugar saving highlights SA’s food affordability crisis as grants fall short

By Iman Allie

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

HELL IN HAVANA

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

By Siyabonga Goni

How Kwanele Asante’s 20-year fight for patients’ voices reached the UN

BHEKISISA

How Kwanele Asante’s 20-year fight for patients’ voices reached the UN

By Sean Christie

Cape Town hosts world’s higher education elite while SA universities rise

RANKINGS UP

Cape Town hosts world’s higher education elite while SA universities rise

By Siyabonga Goni

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

MEN AT WORK

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

SA’s hypertension crisis is leaving millions at risk of heart disease and stroke

WORLD HEART DAY

SA’s hypertension crisis is leaving millions at risk of heart disease and stroke

By Pamela Naidoo

Silent killer, simple fix? How to save SA from hypertension

WORLD HEART DAY

Silent killer, simple fix? How to save SA from hypertension

By Lillian Roberts