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Havens of havoc — the alarming rise of violence in South African schools

CLASSROOM TERROR

Havens of havoc — the alarming rise of violence in South African schools

By Takudzwa Pongweni

How roof paint is helping vulnerable groups beat dangerous heat in South Africa and Ghana

GLOBAL HEATING

How roof paint is helping vulnerable groups beat dangerous heat in South Africa and Ghana

By Kristin Engel

Scholar transport payment crisis strands Mpumalanga learners

BUS BLUES

Scholar transport payment crisis strands Mpumalanga learners

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Dying to be heard — gloomy picture of the slow pace of South African courts

JUSTICE DELAYED OP-ED

Dying to be heard — gloomy picture of the slow pace of South African courts

By Sithuthukile Mkhize and Mazi Choshane

Rape Crisis: A lifeline for survivors in the ongoing battle against sexual violence

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Rape Crisis: A lifeline for survivors in the ongoing battle against sexual violence

By Sue Segar

Home Affairs axes six more officials in fraud and corruption clean-up drive

CLEANING HOUSE

Home Affairs axes six more officials in fraud and corruption clean-up drive

By Lerato Mutsila

Study shows six-monthly anti-HIV jab could end Aids in South Africa by 2032

BHEKISISA

Study shows six-monthly anti-HIV jab could end Aids in South Africa by 2032

By Mia Malan

Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: Tackling South Africa’s stunting crisis through maternal support grants

HIDDEN HUNGER

Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: Tackling South Africa’s stunting crisis through maternal support grants

By Rahima Essop and Liezel Engelbrecht

Lives Cut Short

CARTOON

Lives Cut Short

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

How to normalise ethnic cleansing — with the help of false binaries, AfriForum and anti-Semites

DIRTY TRICKS

How to normalise ethnic cleansing — with the help of false binaries, AfriForum and anti-Semites

By Kevin Bloom

New study reveals casual contact drives nearly half of TB transmission in social settings

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

New study reveals casual contact drives nearly half of TB transmission in social settings

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

The Soweto dad who earns a living by waiting in bank queues

ODD JOBS

The Soweto dad who earns a living by waiting in bank queues

By Bheki C. Simelane

Damning allegations made against NPA and prosecutor after televangelist Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal

JUDGMENT VS JUBILATION

Damning allegations made against NPA and prosecutor after televangelist Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal

By Estelle Ellis

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi highlights expropriation act's impact on young farmers at Mzansi indaba

LAND REFORM

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi highlights expropriation act's impact on young farmers at Mzansi indaba

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Balancing borders and humanitarianism — BMA’s struggle to secure SA’s frontiers amid migration challenges

DIVIDING LINES

Balancing borders and humanitarianism — BMA’s struggle to secure SA’s frontiers amid migration challenges

By Lerato Mutsila

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

BHEKISISA OP-ED

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

By Zoe Duby

Communities in crisis: The healthcare fallout from hospital closures in North West province

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Communities in crisis: The healthcare fallout from hospital closures in North West province

By Nthusang Lefafa for Spotlight

AfriForum's Advocate Gerrie Nel says child likely raped at a party, not at Matatiele school

LEGAL SHOWDOWN

AfriForum's Advocate Gerrie Nel says child likely raped at a party, not at Matatiele school

By Estelle Ellis

SA Medical Association to challenge ‘dangerously flawed’ NHI Act in high court

PUBLIC HEALTHCARE

SA Medical Association to challenge ‘dangerously flawed’ NHI Act in high court

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Three common myths about US funding cuts to South Africa

SPOTLIGHT

Three common myths about US funding cuts to South Africa

By Jesse Copelyn

The Motherload Project — spreading the burden of care work

CHILD SUPPORT OP-ED

The Motherload Project — spreading the burden of care work

By Jess Capstick-Dale and Ameeta Jaga