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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

Minister’s school pit latrine claims clash with reality on the ground

UNFINISHED WORK

Minister’s school pit latrine claims clash with reality on the ground

By Takudzwa Pongweni

How primary healthcare provision is split between SA’s 3 spheres of government

SPOTLIGHT

How primary healthcare provision is split between SA’s 3 spheres of government

By Christina Pitt

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

CHASED OUT

Thousands of Zimbabwean children forced to quit schools in SA amid xenophobic unrest

By Takudzwa Pongweni and Tamsin Metelerkamp

Agrochemical and beef giants avoid SAHRC food system inquiry as hearings resume

PRIVATE SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY

Agrochemical and beef giants avoid SAHRC food system inquiry as hearings resume

By Lillian Roberts

Loud and Clear?

CARTOON

Loud and Clear?

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

A rigged system: How SRD grant barriers are denying vulnerable South Africans support

FOOD BASKET CHECK

A rigged system: How SRD grant barriers are denying vulnerable South Africans support

By Lillian Roberts