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Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony

GROUNDUP

Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony

By Sindisiwe Tshona and Ndimphiwe Mpongoma

Online schools are growing faster than South Africa’s rules

LEARNING CURVE

Online schools are growing faster than South Africa’s rules

By Takudzwa Pongweni

R20 sugar saving highlights SA’s food affordability crisis as grants fall short

FOOD BASKET

R20 sugar saving highlights SA’s food affordability crisis as grants fall short

By Iman Allie

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

HELL IN HAVANA

Struggling SA medical students endure Cuba misery — US embargo blamed

By Siyabonga Goni

How Kwanele Asante’s 20-year fight for patients’ voices reached the UN

BHEKISISA

How Kwanele Asante’s 20-year fight for patients’ voices reached the UN

By Sean Christie

Cape Town hosts world’s higher education elite while SA universities rise

RANKINGS UP

Cape Town hosts world’s higher education elite while SA universities rise

By Siyabonga Goni

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

MEN AT WORK

South African men are learning to tell stories and raise a generation of readers

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

SA’s hypertension crisis is leaving millions at risk of heart disease and stroke

WORLD HEART DAY

SA’s hypertension crisis is leaving millions at risk of heart disease and stroke

By Pamela Naidoo

Silent killer, simple fix? How to save SA from hypertension

WORLD HEART DAY

Silent killer, simple fix? How to save SA from hypertension

By Lillian Roberts

Straight from the heart — Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle’s cardiac care crusade

WORLD HEART DAY

Straight from the heart — Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle’s cardiac care crusade

By Lillian Roberts

SA’s heart health crisis demands a public health response

WORLD HEART DAY

SA’s heart health crisis demands a public health response

By Darshini Govindasamy, Ruth Negepah, Akim Lukwa and Aisosa Omoruyi

Bringing home the spekboom — Wonder plant should be a staple veggie, say researchers

STORE HOUSE

Bringing home the spekboom — Wonder plant should be a staple veggie, say researchers

By Iman Allie

R6,600 a month to catch up: Inside SA’s costly private tutoring market

EDUCATION

R6,600 a month to catch up: Inside SA’s costly private tutoring market

By Takudzwa Pongweni

MPs slam NSFAS over R616m middleman payouts for accommodation system

STUDENT FUNDING

MPs slam NSFAS over R616m middleman payouts for accommodation system

By Siyabonga Goni

Pacifist Emily Hobhouse’s 1926 state funeral to be brought back to life in Bloemfontein

FEMINIST HISTORY

Pacifist Emily Hobhouse’s 1926 state funeral to be brought back to life in Bloemfontein

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Health policy trailblazer Precious Matsoso credits patience, faith and The Beatles

SPOTLIGHT

Health policy trailblazer Precious Matsoso credits patience, faith and The Beatles

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Is Aspen right to abandon lenacapavir for an unproven HIV prevention pill?

SPOTLIGHT

Is Aspen right to abandon lenacapavir for an unproven HIV prevention pill?

By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight

Not all MEN, but the MANnerisms continue

CARTOON

Not all MEN, but the MANnerisms continue

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

QwaQwa residents battle 10-year water, electricity outage ‘nightmare’

LIVING NIGHTMARE

QwaQwa residents battle 10-year water, electricity outage ‘nightmare’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems

COMING IN HOT

Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems

By Iman Allie

Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families

LEARNERS STRANDED

Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families

By Takudzwa Pongweni