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Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems
COMING IN HOT

Very strong El Niño is a ‘stress test’ for SA’s food systems

A very strong El Niño is likely to persist until February 2027, potentially bringing drier, hotter summers to South Africa and raising heatwave, crop and food security risks.
By Iman Allie
KEMPTON PARK KILLINGS

Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo buried in Mpumalanga as police announce some arrests

By Naledi Mashishi and Takudzwa Pongweni
Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo buried in Mpumalanga as police announce some arrests
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?’
LEARNERS STRANDED

Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Crackdown on unregistered Gauteng schools intensifies as fallout mounts for families
Sponsored Content

Innovation meets impact as Minister Buthelezi launches Batho Pele AI chatbot

By Department of Public Service and Administration
Innovation meets impact as Minister Buthelezi launches Batho Pele AI chatbot
When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral
OPINIONISTA

When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral

By Jerome September
Watch – Inside Sassa’s grant review: Queues, outages, suspensions
VIDEO

Watch – Inside Sassa’s grant review: Queues, outages, suspensions

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Universities confront growing gaps between school and first-year demands
LEARNING CURVEBALL

Universities confront growing gaps between school and first-year demands

By Siyabonga Goni
Migrant crackdown raises concerns over state’s role in growing anti-immigrant pressure
XenoBarometer

Migrant crackdown raises concerns over state’s role in growing anti-immigrant pressure

By Lucas Nowicki
Farmers call for independent FMD test result verification
VIRUS TESTING DEMAND

Farmers call for independent FMD test result verification

By Iman Allie
Halfway Mark: Heywood’s R1m child hunger drive on a 650km bike ride
WHEEL MISSION

Halfway Mark: Heywood’s R1m child hunger drive on a 650km bike ride

By Lillian Roberts
Target perpetrators, not womxn’s freedom — a call for police action
FEMICIDE CRISIS OP-ED

Target perpetrators, not womxn’s freedom — a call for police action

By Loyiso Saliso
LEARNING CURVEBALL

EFF to march on higher education department as pressure mounts on Minister Manamela

By Siyabonga Goni
EFF to march on higher education department as pressure mounts on Minister Manamela
Market research

Layouts, lighting, music — The science behind your basket

By Iman Allie
Layouts, lighting, music — The science behind your basket
THE CONVERSATION

Global Justice Report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers

By Laura Alfers, Imraan Valodia, Martha Alter Chen and Mike Rogan
Global Justice Report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers
CARTOON

A rock and a really hard place

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
GROUNDUP

Pleas for urgent help as 300 displaced Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate

By Kimberly Mutandiro
MC-Cycle-Fundraiser

Child hunger drives bid to raise R1-million on 650km cycle ride

By Lillian Roberts
Safe Haven

Limpopo care centre helps vulnerable children rebuild their lives through love and stability

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SA Principals Association president issues 5-step appeal to ease burnout pressure
THE EDUCATION DESK

SA Principals Association president issues 5-step appeal to ease burnout pressure

About 850 principals gathered in Limpopo to take stock of their challenges, with the president of the South African Principals Association calling on the government to reform systems to free up principals to do their job of leading schools.
By Mandisa Makgakga
CRISIS OF CARE

Sassa’s R2,400 Care Dependency Grant leaves parents of children with disabilities stretched thin

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BREAKING POINT

38 Dora Nginza doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ after mother’s death

By Angela Daniels
FEEDING EXCELLENCE

Buckets of ‘brain food’ and gardens of learning: How excellence is grown at ECD centres

By Iman Allie
CARTOON

Twisted System

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
Gauteng’s school safety crisis triggers raids, CCTV, and private security at high-risk institutions
classroom fear

Gauteng’s school safety crisis triggers raids, CCTV, and private security at high-risk institutions

By Takudzwa Pongweni
NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch
STUDENT FUNDS

NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch

By Siyabonga Goni
Digital Profiteers (Part 3): How combating fraud in SA’s digitalised grants system hurts the poor
OPEN SECRETS

Digital Profiteers (Part 3): How combating fraud in SA’s digitalised grants system hurts the poor

By Abby May for Open Secrets
Postgraduate funding crisis prompts launch of new bursary toolkit
FUNDING CLIFF

Postgraduate funding crisis prompts launch of new bursary toolkit

By Siyabonga Goni
Palliative care awareness critically low despite its recognition as a human right
HEALTHCARE ACCESS

Palliative care awareness critically low despite its recognition as a human right

By Lindsay Farrant, Colleen Cox and Liz Gwyther

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