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Reprieve for Talisman Foundation as eviction halted after Health Minister Motsoaledi intervenes
CRISIS AVERTED

Reprieve for Talisman Foundation as eviction halted after Health Minister Motsoaledi intervenes

After an urgent intervention by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the eviction of 172 mental healthcare users from Johannesburg’s Talisman Foundation has been halted for 90 days.

By Takudzwa Pongweni
OPINIONISTA

Phala Phala is testing where the needle hovers on SA’s moral compass

By Zukiswa Pikoli
Phala Phala is testing where the needle hovers on SA’s moral compass
NSFAS CHAOS

MPs frustrated as Manamela delays appearing before higher education parliamentary portfolio committee

By Siyabonga Goni
MPs frustrated as Manamela delays appearing before higher education parliamentary portfolio committee
Maverick Citizen

LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’

By Lillian Roberts
LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE

Government insists NHI intact despite court ruling against certificate of need scheme

By Estelle Ellis
Government insists NHI intact despite court ruling against certificate of need scheme
Gauteng’s deepening water crisis sparks Human Rights Commission investigation — have your say
TAPPED OUT

Gauteng’s deepening water crisis sparks Human Rights Commission investigation — have your say

By Lerato Mutsila
SA's ARV programme growth stalls, but the worst-case fears remain unfulfilled
SPOTLIGHT

SA's ARV programme growth stalls, but the worst-case fears remain unfulfilled

By Marcus Low
Powerless To Learn
Cartoons

Powerless To Learn

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
African children bear the brunt of a crisis they did not create
CLIMATE COSTS

African children bear the brunt of a crisis they did not create

By Mark Tomlinson and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi
SA’s Ebola risk ‘low’, say officials, after WHO declares international emergency
VIRAL DISEASE OUTBREAK

SA’s Ebola risk ‘low’, say officials, after WHO declares international emergency

By Naledi Mashishi
Gauteng schools face budget overhaul after R584m debt leaves pupils in the dark
FINANCIAL FAIL

Gauteng schools face budget overhaul after R584m debt leaves pupils in the dark

By Naledi Mashishi
The Soweto farm that turned school grounds into food security
ROOT CAUSE

The Soweto farm that turned school grounds into food security

By Daniélle Schaafsma
LIVING CLASSROOM

How one principal is sowing the seeds to feed a village in rural KZN

By Takudzwa Pongweni
How one principal is sowing the seeds to feed a village in rural KZN
SAFE SPACES

Partnership creates joy without judgement for children living with autism

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Partnership creates joy without judgement for children living with autism
THE EXCLUDED CHILD OP-ED

When boys are left behind: Creating safe pathways for healing, belonging and protection

By Aluta Sneke and C Anzio Jacobs
When boys are left behind: Creating safe pathways for healing, belonging and protection
EXPOSED

Voters’ rolls finally confirm Zanu-PF fraudulently registered supporters for Mozambique’s election

By Garikai Mafirakureva
OPINIONISTA

Extreme rainfall is here to stay — the right to education must not be swept away

By Motheo Brodie
SOCIAL NOURISHMENT

Cape nutrition programme puts its best food forward for at-risk moms and their children

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CAPE OF STORMS

Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’
SPOTLIGHT

To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’

At his Durban office, Professor Willem Hanekom tells Biénne Huisman about taking a ventilated young patient to the Sea Point Promenade, living with HIV, the need for an African research agenda and the recurring joy that has defined his career.

By Biénne Huisman
TEEN WELLBEING

Mental health support networks mobilise as KZN officials finalise exam readiness

By Takudzwa Pongweni
PRICE SQUEEZE

SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar

By Daniélle Schaafsma
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Higher education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi eyes second term despite turbulent tenure

By Siyabonga Goni
BEACONS OF CARE

International Nurses Day: The women carrying healing and hope through Vrygrond

By Hazel Friedman
Anti-immigration marches raise questions over vigilantism, violence and police response
OUR CITY NEWS

Anti-immigration marches raise questions over vigilantism, violence and police response

By Jan Bornman
Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape
BHEKISISA

Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

By Sean Christie
Every piece matters
CARTOON

Every piece matters

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured
BIOSECURITY

Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured

By Daniélle Schaafsma
Daily catches and hard-won livelihoods of subsistence fishermen at Bloemhof Dam
IN PICTURES

Daily catches and hard-won livelihoods of subsistence fishermen at Bloemhof Dam

By Felix Dlangamandla

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