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South Africans tuck into traditional food culture to challenge ultra-processed diets

WORD OF MOUTH

South Africans tuck into traditional food culture to challenge ultra-processed diets

By Iman Allie

Is halaal food becoming more common in SA? Debunking viral myths

CULTURAL TENSIONS

Is halaal food becoming more common in SA? Debunking viral myths

By Iman Allie

Mom demands answers after school bullying leads to tragic teen suicide

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

Mom demands answers after school bullying leads to tragic teen suicide

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Menopausal women want answers, not ‘old granny’ labels

SPOTLIGHT

Menopausal women want answers, not ‘old granny’ labels

By Joan van Dyk for Spotlight

How you can put early childhood learning needs on municipal agendas

CHILDREN FIRST

How you can put early childhood learning needs on municipal agendas

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?

TAPPED OUT

No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?

By Lerato Mutsila

Mpox vaccine stock ‘will be deployed as needed’ as cases climb to 26

SPOTLIGHT

Mpox vaccine stock ‘will be deployed as needed’ as cases climb to 26

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight

Promises run dry

CARTOON

Promises run dry

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Meet the ‘matriarch of pain’ who wants to change how SA treats patients

BHEKISISA

Meet the ‘matriarch of pain’ who wants to change how SA treats patients

By Sean Christie

Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system

TAINTED TAPS

Mapped: Bronkhorstspruit an example of SA’s collapsing water system

By Lerato Mutsila

Ekurhuleni murders — Lesufi and SAPS pledge to keep women safe, outlining security measures

GBVF RESPONSE

Ekurhuleni murders — Lesufi and SAPS pledge to keep women safe, outlining security measures

By Siyabonga Goni

No more ‘business as usual’ — experts sound warning on SA’s lapsed food plan

HUNGER FOR ACTION

No more ‘business as usual’ — experts sound warning on SA’s lapsed food plan

By Iman Allie

Running the Gauntlet — The matrics caught between xenophobia, paperwork and the classroom door

UNDOCUMENTED LEARNERS

Running the Gauntlet — The matrics caught between xenophobia, paperwork and the classroom door

By Sean Christie

University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success

STUDENT HUNGER

University food schemes fill the gap as student hunger threatens academic success

By Siyabonga Goni

Why the Northern Cape’s only state cancer paediatrician left for the private sector

SA’S CANCER STORY (PART 5)

Why the Northern Cape’s only state cancer paediatrician left for the private sector

By Biénne Huisman

Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant

HOUSEHOLD SQUEEZE

Fuel levy cut offers brief relief as food basket outpaces SA’s unchanged SRD grant

By Iman Allie

The Constitution’s promise is still contested and still unfinished

CONSTITUTION @ 30

The Constitution’s promise is still contested and still unfinished

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Content creator Olivia Viglatzis fights hunger one budget meal at a time

FEED THE DREAM

Content creator Olivia Viglatzis fights hunger one budget meal at a time

By Iman Allie

Disability justice in Africa — a radical shift from silos to solidarity is urgent

BOOK EXTRACT

Disability justice in Africa — a radical shift from silos to solidarity is urgent

By Mildred Omino

Ministers’ statements on R5-million visa rule weaponised against foreign traders

XENOBAROMETER

Ministers’ statements on R5-million visa rule weaponised against foreign traders

By Lucas Nowicki

Missing central point

CARTOON

Missing central point

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS