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KZN dairy farmers face massive losses amid the ravages of foot and mouth disease
LIVESTOCK DISASTER

KZN dairy farmers face massive losses amid the ravages of foot and mouth disease

The foot and mouth disease outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal is wreaking havoc on the dairy sector, which is responsible for 30% of South Africa’s milk production.

By Naledi Sikhakhane
OPINIONISTA

One foot in front of the other en route to a better quality of life

By Zukiswa Pikoli
One foot in front of the other en route to a better quality of life
CARTOON

Ticking Time bomb

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
Ticking Time bomb
OPINIONISTA

Africa at the crossroads — from exclusionary populism to the prophetic call for a borderless continent

By Wellington Muzengeza
Africa at the crossroads — from exclusionary populism to the prophetic call for a borderless continent
Education infrastructure crisis

Learners in limbo as Gauteng schools face severe delays with no projects delivered

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Learners in limbo as Gauteng schools face severe delays with no projects delivered
Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling
BETTING GUARDRAILS

Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling

By Siyabonga Goni
Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics
XENOPHOBIA

Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics

By Lerato Mutsila
The Breakfast Club nonprofit forced to shut down after nine years of providing meals at Cape Town school
PLEASE SIR

The Breakfast Club nonprofit forced to shut down after nine years of providing meals at Cape Town school

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Red tape is costing people with rare diseases their best chance at success
OPINIONISTA

Red tape is costing people with rare diseases their best chance at success

By Kelly du Plessis
Joburg’s Children’s Memorial Institute faces dark times as electricity is cut over unpaid bills
UTILITIES FIASCO

Joburg’s Children’s Memorial Institute faces dark times as electricity is cut over unpaid bills

By Ufrieda Ho
23-year-old Nkosinathi Sangweni's journey from rural KZN to the European laboratory for particle physics
UNIVERSE OF POSSIBILITIES

23-year-old Nkosinathi Sangweni's journey from rural KZN to the European laboratory for particle physics

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Youth Employment Service a ray of light for young South Africans as it marks 200,000 internships
OPINIONISTA

Youth Employment Service a ray of light for young South Africans as it marks 200,000 internships

By Colin Coleman
EDUCATION OP-ED

We must prioritise early childhood development to address South Africa’s inequality emergency

By Zaheera Mohamed and David Harrison
We must prioritise early childhood development to address South Africa’s inequality emergency
AT RISK

Schools safety fears soar as educator killings trigger urgent calls for protection

By Onthatile Mahlangu
Schools safety fears soar as educator killings trigger urgent calls for protection
OPINIONISTA

Structural change is required in order to put an end to gender-based violence

By Zukiswa Pikoli
Structural change is required in order to put an end to gender-based violence
OPINIONISTA

An open letter to Capetonians: When reluctant neighbours push back on homelessness initiatives, nation-building suffers

By Leanne Porter
VACCINE COVERAGE

Western Cape health department red-flags decline in infant immunisation rates

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CARTOON

World AIDS Day 2025

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
ACCESS TO JUSTICE

ConCourt to decide If SAHRC directives carry legal weight in landmark farm water rights case

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Confronting the teenage bullying crisis - Sipho's tormented SA school life
SCHOOL SAFETY

Confronting the teenage bullying crisis - Sipho's tormented SA school life

Sipho, a bright and hopeful 14-year-old from Pretoria, faces daily torment at school through relentless bullying that threatens his confidence, safety and dreams. The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has raised serious concerns about the prevalence of bullying in schools across the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

By Takudzwa Pongweni
OPINIONISTA

The urgent call to safeguard HIV/Aids gains this World Aids Day

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe
BHEKISISA

SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027, but there’s a hitch

By Mia Malan
BOLD VISION OP-ED

From Esterhof to SA to the world — young voices offer a compelling counterpoint to National Dialogue

By Deon Snyman
OPINIONISTA

South Africa set to lead the world in treating traumatic brain injury in children

By Anthony Figaji
Africa’s children are being failed by the hospitals they depend on — a wake-up call
HEALTHCARE CRISIS OP-ED

Africa’s children are being failed by the hospitals they depend on — a wake-up call

By Ashraf Coovadia, Wilmot James and Lawrence R Stanberry
Health inequality deepens as finance minister blocks tax credit shift central to NHI
OPINIONISTA

Health inequality deepens as finance minister blocks tax credit shift central to NHI

By Olive Shisana
‘I cried for the first time because of gambling’: A 24-year-old’s struggle with addiction
UNCHECKED BETTING

‘I cried for the first time because of gambling’: A 24-year-old’s struggle with addiction

By Lerato Mutsila
South African pupils given a solid foundation as Mellon Educate volunteers transform township schools
BUILDING BLITZ

South African pupils given a solid foundation as Mellon Educate volunteers transform township schools

By Siyabonga Goni
New Lancet series warns ultra-processed foods are reshaping diets and fuelling global burden of disease
DIETARY HEALTH

New Lancet series warns ultra-processed foods are reshaping diets and fuelling global burden of disease

By Adèle Sulcas

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