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Terror and tears as Malawians are forced to abandon their lives in SA
XENOPHOBIC UNREST

Terror and tears as Malawians are forced to abandon their lives in SA

With fears mounting over March and March’s anti-immigrant deadline, Malawian migrants prepare to depart South Africa, caught in a whirlwind of anxiety and urgent repatriation efforts.

By Lerato Mutsila
OPINIONISTA

Reclaiming ourselves in a time of hate as 30 June undermines our collective humanity

By Pregs Govender
Reclaiming ourselves in a time of hate as 30 June undermines our collective humanity
OPINIONISTA

South Africa’s anger is real, but migrants are not the enemy

By Amir Bagherioromi
South Africa’s anger is real, but migrants are not the enemy
BHEKISISA

When the world’s best HIV prevention tool meets the planet’s deadliest infectious disease

By Ida Jooste
When the world’s best HIV prevention tool meets the planet’s deadliest infectious disease
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?’
Why is SAPS withholding vital crime statistics on women and children?
CHILD PROTECTION PART 1

Why is SAPS withholding vital crime statistics on women and children?

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Hundreds moved from Zimbabwean consulate in Cape Town to Epping repatriation centre
30 JUNE DEADLINE

Hundreds moved from Zimbabwean consulate in Cape Town to Epping repatriation centre

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Urgent appeal to health workers: Reject the 30 June deadline and help victims of xenophobia
CALL TO ACTION

Urgent appeal to health workers: Reject the 30 June deadline and help victims of xenophobia

By South African public health professionals
Who are we fooling about what students are learning in schools?
EDUCATION

Who are we fooling about what students are learning in schools?

By Mark Potterton
Open laws, closed doors: South Africa’s battle for true LGBTI acceptance
LANDMARK REPORT

Open laws, closed doors: South Africa’s battle for true LGBTI acceptance

By Takudzwa Pongweni
SA’s food crisis demands a new strategy — and the roadmap already exists
#EconomicJusticeMatters

SA’s food crisis demands a new strategy — and the roadmap already exists

By Andrew Bennie and Yondela Mahlati
Open Letter: Mass arrests of foreign nationals, the rights of children, and the dignity of migrant families
Maverick Citizen

Open Letter: Mass arrests of foreign nationals, the rights of children, and the dignity of migrant families

By South African civil society collective
EDUCATION OVERLOAD

Breaking point: Report shows nearly 60% of public school principals are ready to quit

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Breaking point: Report shows nearly 60% of public school principals are ready to quit
REGULATORY FAILURE

Hidden harvest: Hazardous pesticides found in SA infant food and staple crops

By Daniélle Schaafsma
Hidden harvest: Hazardous pesticides found in SA infant food and staple crops
OPINIONISTA

Anti-migrant violence distracts from the real causes of SA’s economic crisis

By Institute for Economic Justice
Anti-migrant violence distracts from the real causes of SA’s economic crisis
Science Statesman

From Spider-Man to Mandela, the many influences in Professor Salim Abdool Karim’s remarkable career

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
OPINIONISTA

Youth Month is a reminder that every generation must challenge its limits

By Sipho Mthathi
PAY UP

High court orders KZN education department to pay overdue ECD subsidies

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CRITICAL GAPS

Preferred candidate ‘left in limbo’: National Skills Fund to re-advertise CEO role

By Siyabonga Goni
Landmark victory for young children: Court recognises right to early childhood development
CRUCIAL RULING OP-ED

Landmark victory for young children: Court recognises right to early childhood development

The high court has recognised the right to early childhood development and declared irregular and inconsistent payment of ECD subsidies unlawful and unconstitutional.

By Tess Peacock and Tshepo Mantje
OPINIONISTA

Naledzani Mashapa: National student leader, champion of worker rights and fierce non-racialist

By William Gumede
BHEKISISA

‘The law is clear’: Sasha Stevenson fights back as vigilantes try to keep migrants out of clinics

By Sean Christie
IN PICTURES

Remember Milako Kulinji and the xenophobic terror unleashed on Durban’s Malawian community

By Tommy Trenchard
OPINIONISTA

Unite against xenophobia — South Africans must target capitalist inequality, not fellow victims

By Thembeka Majali
Hundreds of fleeing Zimbabweans camp outside consulate in Cape Town
GROUNDUP

Hundreds of fleeing Zimbabweans camp outside consulate in Cape Town

By Ashraf Hendricks
Activism is not always loud: A call to young South Africans to honour the courage of June 16
OPINIONISTA

Activism is not always loud: A call to young South Africans to honour the courage of June 16

By Oyintanda Msimanga
Blown out of proportion
CARTOON

Blown out of proportion

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
Declare a State of Disaster to end Durban’s repatriation gridlock
OPINIONISTA

Declare a State of Disaster to end Durban’s repatriation gridlock

By Kylah Forbes-Biggs
Despite the gains since 1976, the struggle for young South Africans has evolved rather than ended
HARD LESSONS OP-ED

Despite the gains since 1976, the struggle for young South Africans has evolved rather than ended

By Teri Brown and Faatima Laher

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