CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 19-23 MAY This week's big civil society events: from female genital mutilation to Steve Biko lecture 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Church leaders urge radical change in Nelson Mandela Bay's governance ahead of local elections 6 min 5 By Estelle Ellis
EMPLOYMENT CRISIS SA’s expanding labour force caught between hope and a crumbling job market 7 min 10 By Lerato Mutsila
FOOD BASKET CHECK Rising food price challenge for SRD grant recipients amid global economic uncertainty, local droughts 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
CONCOURT SUBMISSIONS OP-ED Educational exceptions in Copyright Amendment Bill are mandated by international law and the Constitution 7 min 0 By Faranaaz Veriava and Anne Marie Strohwald
INNUMERACY Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject 5 min 14 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BHEKISISA South Africa’s HIV treatment triumph faces new challenge — the rise of age-related illnesses 7 min 0 By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn
PIVOTAL MOMENT Reversing austerity: How Budget 3.0 can restore educational integrity and infrastructure in South Africa. 4 min 1 By Mahfouz Raffee and Matshidiso Lencoasa
CHILD HUNGER From headlines to help — getting meals to hungry children in Bushbuckridge, and beyond 5 min 3 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BIOSECURITY ALERT Urgent measures implemented as foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Mpumalanga and Gauteng farms 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SPOTLIGHT US suspends billions in funding for SA clinical research after new foreign grants policy 6 min 0 By Jesse Copelyn
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED The dual nature of clinical trials: Unpacking the risks and rewards for South African participants 5 min 0 By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight
NONPROFIT CHALLENGES OP-ED Beleaguered NPOs — trying to hit the mark but missing the point 6 min 0 By Kayin Scholtz and Jessica Horler
HEALTH4SALE Controversial ambulance companies ordered to pay back over R500m to Free State government 4 min 10 By Marcus Low (Spotlight) and Tamsin Metelerkamp (Daily Maverick)
PROFILE Strength vs fragility — author Michelle Kekana on exploring women’s mental health through fiction 6 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
BHEKISISA From stigma to scams: Unpacking the crisis of unsafe abortions in South Africa 10 min 1 By Bhekisisa team
BRINK OF COLLAPSE Nonprofits face crisis as Gauteng Department of Social Development delays funding for third consecutive year 5 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
WOES OVER WAGES Changes to overtime pay causes Gauteng state doctors to gear up for health department fight 9 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight
REDUCING WASTE OP-ED Ending hunger: A call for legislative action on food waste in South Africa 5 min 0 By Alan Browde and Andy du Plessis
FEEDING SCHEME DESTROYED ‘There’s nothing left’ — Meal After School's Makhanda premises burn down 4 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
