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Beyond the pipes — How water scarcity determines life in Global South cities

OP-ED

Beyond the pipes — How water scarcity determines life in Global South cities

By Thandi Mancoba

Our future depends on water: addressing South Africa's critical water bankruptcy

Maverick Citizen

Our future depends on water: addressing South Africa's critical water bankruptcy

By Iman Allie

From teammates to family: South Africa’s young spellers shine on the world stage

WORD WARRIORS

From teammates to family: South Africa’s young spellers shine on the world stage

By Siyabonga Goni

How skill-sharing and market insights can unlock small-scale regenerative agriculture

FOOD SUSTAINABILITY

How skill-sharing and market insights can unlock small-scale regenerative agriculture

By Iman Allie

Motheo Brodie

By Motheo Brodie

Open letter to President Ramaphosa on the second anniversary of the Climate Change Act

23 July 2026

Missing link in urban development: Cape Town’s future depends on giving children a voice

MINDING THE CHILD

Missing link in urban development: Cape Town’s future depends on giving children a voice

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

The House Always Wins

CARTOON

The House Always Wins

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

South Africa’s schools are losing teachers faster than they can replace them

CLASSROOM CRISIS

South Africa’s schools are losing teachers faster than they can replace them

By Takudzwa Pongweni

How one KZN doctor’s vision opened doors for hundreds of rural healthcare workers

SPOTLIGHT

How one KZN doctor’s vision opened doors for hundreds of rural healthcare workers

By Sue Segar

EThekwini water failures leave Ward 105 residents dependent on streams

Service Failure

EThekwini water failures leave Ward 105 residents dependent on streams

By Zinhle Cebekhulu

Protecting your child while online — Minister Malatsi pushes for digital literacy rather than age bans

CYBER SAFETY

Protecting your child while online — Minister Malatsi pushes for digital literacy rather than age bans

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Students gamble away NSFAS funds: a ticking time bomb for financial stability

BATTLING THE ODDS

Students gamble away NSFAS funds: a ticking time bomb for financial stability

By Siyabonga Goni

Why water and food must be governed as one system in SA

MANDELA DAY

Why water and food must be governed as one system in SA

By Kurt Ackermann

Shingrix brings stronger shingles protection and tantalising dementia link

BHEKISISA

Shingrix brings stronger shingles protection and tantalising dementia link

By Linda Nordling

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

VIDEO

Watch – The invisible children: South Africa’s late birth registration backlog

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Renewed rift over the Pride Flag at Bishops Diocesan College

BATTLE OF THE FLAGPOLE

Renewed rift over the Pride Flag at Bishops Diocesan College

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Starved of Human Rights

CARTOON

Starved of Human Rights

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Lenacapavir offers extraordinary promise but communication will decide its impact

BHEKISISA

Lenacapavir offers extraordinary promise but communication will decide its impact

By Brian Munansangu

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

Murambatsvina to Mabahambe: Xenophobia and the grammar of removal

12 July 2026

SAHRC food inquiry — some ministers engage, most retailers evade

Maverick Citizen

SAHRC food inquiry — some ministers engage, most retailers evade

By Lillian Roberts

Rizwana Bawa

By Rizwana Bawa

Invest in our youth — to avoid inequality wasting a generation

10 July 2026