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Nine thousand social workers are unemployed, and a million learners are in crisis

SUPPORT VACUUM

Nine thousand social workers are unemployed, and a million learners are in crisis

By Takudzwa Pongweni

MPs grill Manamela on ‘clumsy’ appointments, NSFAS board claims political interference

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

MPs grill Manamela on ‘clumsy’ appointments, NSFAS board claims political interference

By Siyabonga Goni

Food security plans under scrutiny as Gauteng struggles with widespread hunger

‘WAR ON HUNGER’

Food security plans under scrutiny as Gauteng struggles with widespread hunger

By Lillian Roberts

SA spends R1bn on negligence claims: A low cost fix was there all along

DUTY OF CARE OP-ED

SA spends R1bn on negligence claims: A low cost fix was there all along

By Tanya Doherty and Christiane Horwood

Born here, invisible here: the stateless children Home Affairs refuses to count

LIFE IN LIMBO

Born here, invisible here: the stateless children Home Affairs refuses to count

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

What years of war, cyclones and displacement have wrought on the people of northern Mozambique

BHEKISISA

What years of war, cyclones and displacement have wrought on the people of northern Mozambique

By Sean Christie

War on hunger as civil society takes on ‘organised economic violence’

‘INSTITUTIONALISED INEQUALITY’

War on hunger as civil society takes on ‘organised economic violence’

By Daniélle Schaafsma

Gwarube orders urgent textbook corruption probe while anchoring ECD-focused R38.2bn budget

BASIC EDUCATION

Gwarube orders urgent textbook corruption probe while anchoring ECD-focused R38.2bn budget

By Takudzwa Pongweni

How Children’s Amendment Bill improves access for young children, and why it matters

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

How Children’s Amendment Bill improves access for young children, and why it matters

By David Harrison and Senzo Hlophe

GNU backs Manamela’s R149bn budget, while opposition tears into NSFAS and Setas

HIGHER EDUCATION

GNU backs Manamela’s R149bn budget, while opposition tears into NSFAS and Setas

By Siyabonga Goni

‘Small things, great love’: The Durban safe house where babies wait for a home

SPOTLIGHT

‘Small things, great love’: The Durban safe house where babies wait for a home

By Biénne Huisman

The Ultimate Sacrifice

CARTOON

The Ultimate Sacrifice

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Living with the spectre of hunger — voices of malnutrition from SA’s impoverished households

FOOD INSECURITY

Living with the spectre of hunger — voices of malnutrition from SA’s impoverished households

By Lillian Roberts and Daniélle Schaafsma

Mapped — the state of hunger in South Africa

MAPPING HUNGER

Mapped — the state of hunger in South Africa

By Lillian Roberts and Daniélle Schaafsma

Student researchers develop system to help parents track children’s school progress

CHANGEMAKERS

Student researchers develop system to help parents track children’s school progress

By Siyabonga Goni

SA farmers can independently vaccinate their livestock against FMD, court rules

BIOSAFETY

SA farmers can independently vaccinate their livestock against FMD, court rules

By Daniélle Schaafsma

High food prices are driving hunger in SA: What can be done?

WORLD HUNGER DAY

High food prices are driving hunger in SA: What can be done?

By Stephen Devereux, Andrew Bennie, Marc Wegerif, Yondela Mahlathi, Oscar Sithole and Mark Volmink

Mark Heywood

By Mark Heywood

To steal or not to steal? The question that many hungry South Africans face

24 May 2026

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

NHI, public tenderness and what we owe each other while we wait

24 May 2026

MPs intervene at UWC as students continue protest over poor living conditions

ACCOMMODATION CRISES

MPs intervene at UWC as students continue protest over poor living conditions

By Siyabonga Goni

Queen bees reshaping SA beekeeping industry

CRYSTALLISING SUCCESS

Queen bees reshaping SA beekeeping industry

By Daniélle Schaafsma