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NSFAS boss and Minister Manamela grilled over unapproved payments to four advisers

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

NSFAS boss and Minister Manamela grilled over unapproved payments to four advisers

By Siyabonga Goni

Four ways the water crisis plan could change how you receive water

Maverick News

Four ways the water crisis plan could change how you receive water

By Lerato Mutsila

Eastern Cape’s tablet programme stalls with devices lost or locked in cupboards

THE EDUCATION DESK

Eastern Cape’s tablet programme stalls with devices lost or locked in cupboards

By Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner

Gauteng’s food safety gaps expose a wider municipal crisis

SPOTLIGHT

Gauteng’s food safety gaps expose a wider municipal crisis

By Christina Pitt for Spotlight

Noxolo Mfocwa

By Noxolo Mfocwa

Women’s rights begin with the right to truth

12 August 2026

Cleft surgery is just one milestone in a much longer journey

SPOTLIGHT

Cleft surgery is just one milestone in a much longer journey

By Kholofelo Mphahlele

Rirhandzu Marivate, a champion for urban food systems using regenerative farming

FARMING FOR LIVELIHOODS

Rirhandzu Marivate, a champion for urban food systems using regenerative farming

By Iman Allie

Henk Boshoff

By Henk Boshoff

Mafias rule a water tankering system needing urgent reform

11 August 2026

Gauteng education spends R230m a year on offices as schools face subsidy cuts

LUXURY RENTALS

Gauteng education spends R230m a year on offices as schools face subsidy cuts

By Takudzwa Pongweni

NSFAS claims procurement rules ‘don’t apply’ to R500k adviser deals — Treasury disagrees

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

NSFAS claims procurement rules ‘don’t apply’ to R500k adviser deals — Treasury disagrees

By Siyabonga Goni

How local parks and community gardens can help cities adapt to climate change

THE CONVERSATION

How local parks and community gardens can help cities adapt to climate change

By Jan Hugo, Chrisna du Plessis and Karina Landman

IMBOKODO

CARTOON

IMBOKODO

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

NSFAS says student debt ‘not its fault’ despite housing cap and rising rent

ACCOMMODATION CHAOS

NSFAS says student debt ‘not its fault’ despite housing cap and rising rent

By Siyabonga Goni

‘You belong in the room’: SA’s women vice-chancellors speak on breaking boundaries

EQUALITY RISING

‘You belong in the room’: SA’s women vice-chancellors speak on breaking boundaries

By Siyabonga Goni

Formula firms targeting healthcare workers to shape feeding advice

MEDICAL ETHICS

Formula firms targeting healthcare workers to shape feeding advice

By Iman Allie

Maties students launching free marketplace website to stop campus scams

SAFE TRADING

Maties students launching free marketplace website to stop campus scams

By Siyabonga Goni

Food waste in SA could be slashed by fixing one missing ingredient

HIDDEN LOSSES

Food waste in SA could be slashed by fixing one missing ingredient

By Nkgaugelo Kgasago and Clinton Nesengani

By Monja Boonzaier

Grade 1 at age 5: A policy built on unstable foundations

6 August 2026

After HIV, addiction is SA’s biggest battle and it’s being ignored

SPOTLIGHT

After HIV, addiction is SA’s biggest battle and it’s being ignored

By Sue Segar for Spotlight

DBE’s guidelines to protect LGBTQI+ pupils still not done after 7 years

WHY ARE WE WAITING?

DBE’s guidelines to protect LGBTQI+ pupils still not done after 7 years

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Millions wasted on rural white elephant schools with no learners

EMPTY CLASSROOMS

Millions wasted on rural white elephant schools with no learners

By Takudzwa Pongweni