LANDMARK RULING High court declares SRD grant regulations unconstitutional, demands urgent reforms for millions in need 3 min 3 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SAFETY FIRST EThekwini Electricity HQ in Durban is unsafe and a fire hazard, say staff 3 min 5 By Naledi Sikhakhane
REAPING THE REWARDS Adapting to change: How local farmers use tradition to combat climate impacts sustainably 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
TROUBLED KINGDOM Swazi human rights lawyers live in fear after Thulani Maseko assassination — ICJ report 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NICD issues diphtheria alert after cases rise in Western Cape 4 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
‘TRAPPED’ BY NARCONON Staff at Scientology-backed drug rehab claim wages not paid, blow whistle on dodgy labour practices 4 min 12 By Lerato Mutsila
PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY OP-ED Empowering communities: how public participation can revitalize South Africa's local governance landscape 5 min 2 By Nadia Gava
REGISTRATION ANXIETY Parents distressed as thousands of learners remain unplaced in 2025 5 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni
SPOTLIGHT 2025 healthcare dilemmas: Will South Africa embrace NHI reforms amid worker shortage challenges? 5 min 1 By Marcus Low
SYSTEMIC FAILURE How education and support can break the cycle and combat teenage pregnancy in South Africa 5 min 0 By Zeenat Sujee
HUMAN RIGHTS Authoritarianism surged in southern Africa during historic election year — new report 5 min 4 By Lerato Mutsila
WAR OF WORDS ‘Misinformation and lies’ — police deny detonating explosives in Stilfontein mine shaft 4 min 9 By Lerato Mutsila
DUTY TO PROTECT OP-ED Stilfontein mine tragedy highlights the need for a much clearer SAPS Code of Conduct 5 min 9 By David Bruce
LEARNING LESSONS SA’s matric Class of 2024 - the everyday heroes behind the setbacks-to-success story 12 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni, Estelle Ellis, Suné Payne, Vincent Cruywagen and Naledi Sikhakhane
INTERVIEW Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold 11 min 85 By Richard Poplak
EDUCATION REFORM AfriForum and Solidarity to challenge full implementation of Bela Act in court 8 min 6 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BUFFELSFONTEIN SIEGE Stilfontein mine rescue ends with 78 dead, 246 rescued and ringleaders in custody 4 min 23 By Lerato Mutsila
ACCOUNTABILITY ANALYSIS Dear DA and City of Cape Town: Please stop the bullying tactics 7 min 128 By Rebecca Davis
TRANSPORT WARS As the school run begins, Eastern Cape scholar transport marred by taxi owners intimidating private operators 4 min 8 By Estelle Ellis
BUFFELSFONTEIN SIEGE ANALYSIS Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa 5 min 99 By Ferial Haffajee
