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How a single administrative error sparked 10 months of critical medication shortages in Eswatini

PERMIT PARALYSIS

How a single administrative error sparked 10 months of critical medication shortages in Eswatini

By Subusiso Dlamini

KZN Education Department’s failure to pay ECD subsidies on time is exacerbating nutrition challenges

CRYING SHAME

KZN Education Department’s failure to pay ECD subsidies on time is exacerbating nutrition challenges

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Zukiswa Pikoli

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Children should learn to engage with news and current affairs

7 April 2026

Lights, Camera, Inaction

CARTOON

Lights, Camera, Inaction

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

Remembering Stephen Lewis means interrogating the world that made him necessary

7 April 2026

Students face graduation delays and uncertain futures amid CPUT and dental council conflict

ACADEMIC STANDSTILL

Students face graduation delays and uncertain futures amid CPUT and dental council conflict

By Siyabonga Goni

Millions spent on gates at Northern Cape Urban TVET, while students live in shacks

LEARNING CURVEBALL

Millions spent on gates at Northern Cape Urban TVET, while students live in shacks

By Siyabonga Goni and Takudzwa Pongweni

A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need

By Daniélle Schaafsma

Inside the Box: Are there appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with medicines legislation in SA?

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Inside the Box: Are there appropriate sanctions for non-compliance with medicines legislation in SA?

By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight

SAHRC food system hearings conclude, as the SRD grant fails to buy basic food

FOOD BASKET

SAHRC food system hearings conclude, as the SRD grant fails to buy basic food

By Lillian Roberts

BHEKISISA

Can talks save South Africa’s NHI from a courtroom war? We talk to the health minister

By Mia Malan and Anna-Maria van Niekerk

Child stunting crisis mirrors early HIV blindness as experts urge urgent course correction

SPOTLIGHT

Child stunting crisis mirrors early HIV blindness as experts urge urgent course correction

By Janet Heard for Spotlight

Dire Strait of Hormuz

CARTOON

Dire Strait of Hormuz

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Cape Town nonprofit Orange Art Project draws foster children into world of creativity

ART FROM THE HEART

Cape Town nonprofit Orange Art Project draws foster children into world of creativity

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Committed to halving food waste by 2030, South Africa doesn’t know if it’s winning

HUNGER FOR CHANGE

Committed to halving food waste by 2030, South Africa doesn’t know if it’s winning

By Daniélle Schaafsma

LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’

Maverick Citizen

LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’

By Lillian Roberts

In the thorns: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides in De Doorns fear speaking out

Maverick Citizen

In the thorns: Farmworkers exposed to pesticides in De Doorns fear speaking out

By Lillian Roberts

What’s Eating Us? Podcast travels

PHOTO ESSAY

What’s Eating Us? Podcast travels

By Felix Dlangamandla and Lillian Roberts

Sepedi Animal Farm translation aims to break barriers in SA’s classrooms

LANGUAGE EQUALITY

Sepedi Animal Farm translation aims to break barriers in SA’s classrooms

By Beth Cooper-Howell

Learning in the dark as 138 Ekurhuleni schools face electricity, water cuts over R82m debt

BUDGET PRESSURE

Learning in the dark as 138 Ekurhuleni schools face electricity, water cuts over R82m debt

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

Thank you, Cuba, for the 60 years they’ve been trying to make us forget

26 March 2026