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GLOBAL FUNDamentals

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GLOBAL FUNDamentals

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

At G20 summits, youth are always in speeches but rarely in the room

SILENT SPECTATORS

At G20 summits, youth are always in speeches but rarely in the room

By Sibabalwe Nobandla

Global Fund cut for HIV, TB programmes poised to hit SA’s health sector

EXPLAINER

Global Fund cut for HIV, TB programmes poised to hit SA’s health sector

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

ConCourt asked to redefine ‘consent’ in sexual offences cases

LAW CHALLENGED

ConCourt asked to redefine ‘consent’ in sexual offences cases

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Drugmakers to sell 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily HIV prevention pill

BHEKISISA

Drugmakers to sell 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily HIV prevention pill

By Mia Malan

Food security and market access for smallholder farmers top agenda ahead of G20 summit

G20 DIALOGUES

Food security and market access for smallholder farmers top agenda ahead of G20 summit

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Dry promises

CARTOON

Dry promises

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Key populations in Cape Town battling to access HIV state clinics after Pepfar aid cuts – study

TRUMP 2.0 FUNDING FREEZE

Key populations in Cape Town battling to access HIV state clinics after Pepfar aid cuts – study

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Uthando South Africa, the NPO bringing hope to Khayelitsha by leading with love

FOOD JUSTICE

Uthando South Africa, the NPO bringing hope to Khayelitsha by leading with love

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Gauteng parents speak out on frequent school closures as water outages disrupt learning

EDUCATION CRISIS

Gauteng parents speak out on frequent school closures as water outages disrupt learning

By Takudzwa Pongweni

‘No justice today’ — Family of murdered Pastry Princess reacts to sentencing verdict

FEMICIDE

‘No justice today’ — Family of murdered Pastry Princess reacts to sentencing verdict

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Ruling against ad about danger of fizzy drinks ‘strikes at the heart of public health advocacy’

HEALA TO APPEAL

Ruling against ad about danger of fizzy drinks ‘strikes at the heart of public health advocacy’

By Lillian Roberts

Buffer stocks can help protect poor South Africans against food price shocks, say economic researchers

G20 DIALOGUES

Buffer stocks can help protect poor South Africans against food price shocks, say economic researchers

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Food for thought

Maverick Citizen

Food for thought

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Pepfar funding cut ends Cape Town programme supporting vulnerable children living with HIV

TRUMP 2.0

Pepfar funding cut ends Cape Town programme supporting vulnerable children living with HIV

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

How village economic development can combat South Africa’s poverty crisis

RURAL DEVELOPMENT OP-ED

How village economic development can combat South Africa’s poverty crisis

By Jan Vermeulen

Young writers, poets and artists take up the mantle of Kathrada’s struggle for justice

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF CHANGE OP-ED

Young writers, poets and artists take up the mantle of Kathrada’s struggle for justice

By Neeshan Balton

The cancer of corruption has metastasised at Gauteng Department of Health

REFLECTION

The cancer of corruption has metastasised at Gauteng Department of Health

By Mark Heywood

Solidarity, Health Department go head to head in ConCourt over National Health Act

RULING CHALLENGED

Solidarity, Health Department go head to head in ConCourt over National Health Act

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

World Literacy Day 2025

CARTOON

World Literacy Day 2025

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

‘We can’t save them anymore’ — doctors raise alarm about crippling cuts at major KZN hospital

SPOTLIGHT

‘We can’t save them anymore’ — doctors raise alarm about crippling cuts at major KZN hospital

By Chris Bateman