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‘Choose your own adventure’ – Cape Town Silent Book Club brings novel twist to age-old pastime

NOVEL EXPERIENCE

‘Choose your own adventure’ – Cape Town Silent Book Club brings novel twist to age-old pastime

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Lost in the Cracks

Maverick News

Lost in the Cracks

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Filling empty tummies in young communities on Mandela Day

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Filling empty tummies in young communities on Mandela Day

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Pepfar to be spared $400m funding cut, but impact on SA’s HIV programme uncertain

TRUMP 2.0

Pepfar to be spared $400m funding cut, but impact on SA’s HIV programme uncertain

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Below the bridge: Soweto’s homeless share their stories of struggle and hope

HOMELESSNESS

Below the bridge: Soweto’s homeless share their stories of struggle and hope

By Bheki C. Simelane

If your cigarette box isn’t disgusting, it’s not doing its job

BHEKISISA

If your cigarette box isn’t disgusting, it’s not doing its job

By Zano Kunene

SA gets R520m to buy twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — but there’s a snag

BHEKISISA

SA gets R520m to buy twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — but there’s a snag

By Mia Malan

TB’s tight grip: Why this curable disease is so hard to treat

SPOTLIGHT

TB’s tight grip: Why this curable disease is so hard to treat

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight

Trash Hunger, Not Food

CARTOON

Trash Hunger, Not Food

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

When lies Trump truth — debunking the migrant myth in South Africa’s healthcare crisis

DEADLY SCAPEGOATING OP-ED

When lies Trump truth — debunking the migrant myth in South Africa’s healthcare crisis

By Rebecca Walker, Diego Iturralde and Jo Vearey

Nelson Mandela Day, critical climate discussions and more events this week in civil society

CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 14-20 JULY

Nelson Mandela Day, critical climate discussions and more events this week in civil society

By Lerato Mutsila

On landfills, butternut and buffets — Zero Waste Summit

FARE IS FAIR

On landfills, butternut and buffets — Zero Waste Summit

By Lillian Roberts

Redi Tlhabi meets Winnie Byanyima: Fighting AIDS, inequality and reclaiming power

THE READINESS REPORT

Redi Tlhabi meets Winnie Byanyima: Fighting AIDS, inequality and reclaiming power

By Redi Tlhabi

Cooking with culture — a conversation about dishing up SA’s diversity with author Kim Bagley

FOOD FOR LIFE

Cooking with culture — a conversation about dishing up SA’s diversity with author Kim Bagley

By Lillian Roberts

Planting hope — Stellenbosch student champions social change in Kayamandi

TAKING A STAND

Planting hope — Stellenbosch student champions social change in Kayamandi

By Siyabonga Goni

Decolonising data: ensuring AI reflects Africa's rich diversity in food systems and ethics

FOOD SECURITY

Decolonising data: ensuring AI reflects Africa's rich diversity in food systems and ethics

By Lillian Roberts

Closing the funding gap — how SA can respond to US aid cuts

SPOTLIGHT

Closing the funding gap — how SA can respond to US aid cuts

By Russell Rensburg for Spotlight

UNAids HIV/Aids report calls for ‘global solidarity’ in face of mass funding cuts

GLOBAL AIDS UPDATE

UNAids HIV/Aids report calls for ‘global solidarity’ in face of mass funding cuts

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

How frontline workers in KZN are helping fight the mental health crisis

SPOTLIGHT

How frontline workers in KZN are helping fight the mental health crisis

By Sue Segar for Spotlight

Advocates push for unified labels to curb food waste and combat SA’s hunger crisis

SAFE TO EAT

Advocates push for unified labels to curb food waste and combat SA’s hunger crisis

By Naledi Sikhakhane

A sickening situation as xenophobic groups prevent migrants from accessing healthcare

OTHERING

A sickening situation as xenophobic groups prevent migrants from accessing healthcare

By Lerato Mutsila