BHEKISISA Two superbugs cause more than half the infections that kill newborns in Soweto 7 min 1 By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn
PROTECTING DEMOCRACY Gen Z takes charge as activists unite to challenge authoritarianism and reshape democracy in 2025 7 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
LANDMARK JUDGMENT High court bans Dudula from blocking access to hospitals, clinics and schools 6 min 7 By Lerato Mutsila
ANALYSIS Withdrawal of US aid has hurt South Africa’s HIV management programme 4 min 0 By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
FOOD BASKET CHECK Overall cost of basic food items continues to outstrip support for SA grant recipients 3 min 2 By Naledi Sikhakhane
FINANCIAL STABILITY Universities forced to navigate tricky balance between cash flow and student access to education 7 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
HEALTH IN PROVINCES Ritshidze monitoring unmasks severe service slide in Gauteng, KZN, and Eastern Cape post-Pepfar cuts 6 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
JUST TRANSITION UN report reveals urgent need for climate adaptation funding in developing nations 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Middle East crisis — ‘Activists are the antibodies of a healthy society,’ says UN’s Francesca Albanese 10 min 0 By Mark Heywood
RENEWED FIGHT Minister Motsoaledi relaunches SA TB Caucus, reaffirms commitment to ending the disease 3 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GRIM REALITY We are being hunted, say SA’s human rights defenders amid rising attacks 7 min 2 By Lerato Mutsila
SERVICE (NON)DELIVERY VISUAL STORY: SA's unfinished water projects are years late and billions over budget 2 min 0 By Daily Maverick Reporter
RESEARCH FUNDING OP-ED The data black hole undermining South Africa's health R&D 4 min 0 By Sakhile Khaweka, Ncengani Mthethwa and Ruth Kwachenera Dube
ABOVE INFLATION Cost-of-living crisis hits all local households across income levels 7 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
INTERVIEW Nature doesn’t wait — agricultural financing needs to be agile to be effective 7 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SPOTLIGHT The critical role of early intervention and collaboration in cerebral palsy care 8 min 0 By Janet Heard
BHEKISISA SA poised for revolutionary anti-HIV jab roll-out as regulatory approval nears, but who should get it first? 8 min 1 By Mia Malan
CLOSING THE CHAPTER Professor Thoko Mayekiso reflects on a decade of transformative leadership at University of Mpumalanga 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
