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‘We don’t want to hear about polar bears’ — Meet the woman bringing climate justice home to Alex

PROFILE

‘We don’t want to hear about polar bears’ — Meet the woman bringing climate justice home to Alex

By Julia Evans

Covid bullying — civil society slams Big Pharma’s non-disclosure vaccine deals

VACCINE SHENANIGANS

Covid bullying — civil society slams Big Pharma’s non-disclosure vaccine deals

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Minister Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?

BHEKISISA

Minister Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?

By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn

The way we understand obesity is changing — What does it mean for SA?

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

The way we understand obesity is changing — What does it mean for SA?

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

Childhood stunting also stunts SA’s economy — here are five ways to fix that

BHEKISISA

Childhood stunting also stunts SA’s economy — here are five ways to fix that

By David Harrison

Sasolburg’s 16-day water shutdown upends schools and community

DRY TAPS

Sasolburg’s 16-day water shutdown upends schools and community

By Takudzwa Pongweni and Julia Evans

Operation Dudula in the dock — rights organisations confront anti-migrant group in court battle

XENOPHOBIA

Operation Dudula in the dock — rights organisations confront anti-migrant group in court battle

By Lerato Mutsila

Missed, misunderstood and deadly — a Cape Town family’s heartbreak with hepatitis B

SPOTLIGHT

Missed, misunderstood and deadly — a Cape Town family’s heartbreak with hepatitis B

By Sue Segar

It takes a village...

Maverick Citizen

It takes a village...

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

How science and AI can help us build safer, fairer food systems

TECH-FED SOLUTIONS OP-ED

How science and AI can help us build safer, fairer food systems

By Manana Dlangalala and Lise Korsten

State’s interdepartmental strategy to tackle hunger hampers South Africans’ right to food — report

NUTRITION CRISIS

State’s interdepartmental strategy to tackle hunger hampers South Africans’ right to food — report

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Stories untold – centring the voices of survivors of childhood violence and abuse

CHILDREN IN CRISIS

Stories untold – centring the voices of survivors of childhood violence and abuse

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Current gonorrhoea meds might stop working, but access to new ones in SA seems a long way off

SPOTLIGHT

Current gonorrhoea meds might stop working, but access to new ones in SA seems a long way off

By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight

Survival stories – readers share their experiences of child abuse

CHILDREN IN CRISIS

Survival stories – readers share their experiences of child abuse

By Daily Maverick

Electronic death registration is a win-win for SA — let’s make it happen

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Electronic death registration is a win-win for SA — let’s make it happen

By Pam Groenewald and Debbie Bradshaw

Gaps in the safety net — breaking down state and societal protections for children

CHILDREN IN CRISIS EXPLAINER

Gaps in the safety net — breaking down state and societal protections for children

By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Kristin Engel

More than 100 displaced undocumented migrants arrested in aftermath of Addo violence

ATTACKS SEQUEL

More than 100 displaced undocumented migrants arrested in aftermath of Addo violence

By Estelle Ellis

Hunger crisis — rights group calls for state action as 23% of South Africans struggle to access food

NUTRITION DISTRESS

Hunger crisis — rights group calls for state action as 23% of South Africans struggle to access food

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Devil's Playground

CARTOON

Devil's Playground

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

From protest to policy — how to prepare student leaders for governance roles

EVOLVING ACTIVISM OP-ED

From protest to policy — how to prepare student leaders for governance roles

By Tebogo Mothibinyane, Cecil Bodibe and Zolile Mlisana

Defence Force refuses to fund retired officer implicated in Cradock Four inquest

JUSTICE DELAYED

Defence Force refuses to fund retired officer implicated in Cradock Four inquest

By Estelle Ellis