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How big food sues governments to keep unhealthy products on shelves

CORPORATE RESISTANCE

How big food sues governments to keep unhealthy products on shelves

By Lillian Roberts

Maladministration

CARTOON

Maladministration

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Dee Blackie

By Dee Blackie

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

3 August 2026

Sipho Mthathi

By Sipho Mthathi

African politics and the widening distance between power and consequence

3 August 2026

How SA aims to keep people with HIV healthier for longer

SPOTLIGHT

How SA aims to keep people with HIV healthier for longer

By Elna Schütz for Spotlight

How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment

By Iman Allie

Hot showers or supper — tariff hikes hit your food basket

FOOD BASKET

Hot showers or supper — tariff hikes hit your food basket

By Lillian Roberts

More HIV prevention choices may boost user uptake

Bhekisisa

More HIV prevention choices may boost user uptake

By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius and Karen Hakema

We cannot secure our food future without restoring the natural systems that sustain it

GROWTH VISION OP-ED

We cannot secure our food future without restoring the natural systems that sustain it

By Rirhandzu Marivate

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

HOTEL SPLURGE

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

By Siyabonga Goni

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

ACADEMIC STRUGGLE

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

By Siyabonga Goni

How cheap junk food and a R560 grant are fuelling stunting and child obesity

NUTRITION EMERGENCY

How cheap junk food and a R560 grant are fuelling stunting and child obesity

By Iman Allie

Gauteng Grade 1 and 8 applications set for August — What parents must know

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Gauteng Grade 1 and 8 applications set for August — What parents must know

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Teachers overboard

CARTOON

Teachers overboard

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

‘We still haven’t recovered’: two months on from Western Cape’s deadly floods

LIFE AFTER THE FLOODS PART 1

‘We still haven’t recovered’: two months on from Western Cape’s deadly floods

By Lerato Mutsila

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