OUTLIER SA children say they really like to read, despite dismal reading test results 8 min 0 By Laura Grant and Ro Manoim
OUTLIER A wake-up call for education: Lessons from Peru's successful literacy reform journey 8 min 1 By Laura Grant and Ro Manoim
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 26-29 MAY Unpacking obstetric violence in Africa, World Hunger Day discussion and examining NDPP appointment processes 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
HUNGER STRUGGLE From shoplifting to watered-down formula — desperate new moms and SA’s malnutrition crisis 5 min 1 By Lillian Roberts
AFRICA DAY 2025 OP-ED Empowering Africa: How education and AI can transform our food systems for the future 4 min 0 By Kurt Ackermann
CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER ‘Vetting crisis’ — thousands of Gauteng scholar transport drivers not screened against offenders list 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SICK STATES OP-ED SA should ditch its woefully inequitable and expensive American health system 4 min 13 By Robert Yates
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Nursing in South Africa: A passionate calling under siege by budget cuts and safety risks 7 min 1 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
EMPOWERMENT DRIVE Rural nonprofit boosts fight against gender-based violence and femicide scourge in Eastern Cape 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
XENOPHOBIA OP-ED From apartheid silence to today’s hatred – shame on the politicians 5 min 2 By Mike Ndlovu
PARLIAMENT Home Affairs sent back to drawing board on Refugees Act after legal setback 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
SPOTLIGHT Open letter to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Please explain the HIV numbers 3 min 0 By Anna Grimsrud and Sibongile Tshabalala-Madhlala
BHEKISISA Researchers probe why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and velds in SA 5 min 0 By Bhekisisa team
MINISTERIAL XENOPHOBIA OP-ED Minister McKenzie, your directives are morally repugnant and devoid of legal authority 4 min 13 By Civil Society Organisations
GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS Health leaders hail adoption of WHO Pandemic Agreement which could make the world a safer place 5 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Rates of obesity are soaring worldwide: Have we been misunderstanding the problem? 7 min 1 By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight
STOLEN LIVES OP-ED Letter from Trumpland — a visit to historic Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania reopens an old ache 9 min 3 By Glen Retief
DOCTOR'S NOTE Cancer treatment interrupted for hundreds after Eastern Cape health department fails to pay medication bills 3 min 5 By Estelle Ellis
EDUCATION BUDGET OP-ED Bela Act makes Grade R compulsory, but where is the money? 4 min 0 By Katherine Sutherland and Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf
