Maverick Citizen

Maverick Citizen

SPOTLIGHT

To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’

8 min

By Biénne Huisman

TEEN WELLBEING

Mental health support networks mobilise as KZN officials finalise exam readiness

4 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

CAPE OF STORMS

Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements

7 min

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

BHEKISISA

Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

11 min

By Sean Christie

CARTOON

Every piece matters

1 min

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

BEACONS OF CARE

International Nurses Day: The women carrying healing and hope through Vrygrond

7 min

By Hazel Friedman

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Higher education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi eyes second term despite turbulent tenure

5 min

By Siyabonga Goni

CAPE OF STORMS

Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut

6 min

By Lerato Mutsila

PRICE SQUEEZE

SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar

5 min

By Daniélle Schaafsma

BIOSECURITY

Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured

6 min

By Daniélle Schaafsma

PASS THE BILL OP-ED

Cabinet approves ECD Children’s Amendment Bill — Parliament must carry over the line

5 min

By Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf, Hopolang Selebalo, Kayin Scholtz, Stanford Ndlovu, Tatiana Kazim, Tess Peacock and Tshepo Mantjé

DUAL ECONOMY

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?

4 min

By Tinashe Kapuya and Wandile Sihlobo

SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus

6 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

By Sipho Mthathi

South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs

9 min

8 May 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION

NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise

4 min

By Siyabonga Goni

ROOTED LEARNING

Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement

6 min

By Daniélle Schaafsma

STORM HIGH ALERT

Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape

5 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

SPOTLIGHT

Youth-focused care model transforms young kidney patients’ lives

8 min

By Elna Schütz for Spotlight

COERCION

Zambia cancels world’s largest digital rights conference after pressure from Chinese government

6 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

CARTOON

Fueling insecurity

1 min

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED

Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain

5 min

By Claire Rankin, Luthando Vilakazi and Roshnee Narrandes

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SPOTLIGHT

To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’

TEEN WELLBEING

Mental health support networks mobilise as KZN officials finalise exam readiness

CAPE OF STORMS

Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements

BHEKISISA

Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

CARTOON

Every piece matters

BEACONS OF CARE

International Nurses Day: The women carrying healing and hope through Vrygrond

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Higher education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi eyes second term despite turbulent tenure

CAPE OF STORMS

Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut

PRICE SQUEEZE

SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar

BIOSECURITY

Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured

PASS THE BILL OP-ED

Cabinet approves ECD Children’s Amendment Bill — Parliament must carry over the line

DUAL ECONOMY

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?