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SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus
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SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus

South Africa has lost more than 32,000 teachers in just the past five years. A pioneering fellowship is stepping in to address this with the robust mentorship, community and psychological support our educators desperately need.

By Takudzwa Pongweni
HIGHER EDUCATION

NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise

By Siyabonga Goni
NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise
OPINIONISTA

South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs

By Sipho Mthathi
South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs
ROOTED LEARNING

Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement

By Daniélle Schaafsma
Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement
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?’
Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape
STORM HIGH ALERT

Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Zambia cancels world’s largest digital rights conference after pressure from Chinese government
COERCION

Zambia cancels world’s largest digital rights conference after pressure from Chinese government

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship
OUR CITY NEWS

Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED

Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain

By Claire Rankin, Luthando Vilakazi and Roshnee Narrandes
Manamela places NSFAS under administration, board members plan to file court interdict
NSFAS CHAOS

Manamela places NSFAS under administration, board members plan to file court interdict

By Siyabonga Goni
Youth-focused care model transforms young kidney patients’ lives
SPOTLIGHT

Youth-focused care model transforms young kidney patients’ lives

By Elna Schütz for Spotlight
Fueling insecurity
CARTOON

Fueling insecurity

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
OPINIONISTA

From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response

By Kaymarlin Govender
From aid dependency to health sovereignty — Africa’s urgent call to own its HIV response
E.A.R.S. on the Ground

The AI WhatsApp bot spotting hearing loss in SA schools

By Takudzwa Pongweni
The AI WhatsApp bot spotting hearing loss in SA schools
FOOD BASKET

Fuel and fertiliser costs drive up the price of a basic food basket

By Lillian Roberts
Fuel and fertiliser costs drive up the price of a basic food basket
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Energy and Water Seta blew R58m in public funds on building that was never used

By Siyabonga Goni
URBAN LOGISTICS

Learning by doing: Practical responses to micro-mobility in Cape Town

By Marcela Guerrero Casas and Dustin Kramer
A QUIET REVOLUTION

From soil to survival — the homegrown solutions saving South Africans from hunger

By Daniélle Schaafsma
BHEKISISA

Anti-HIV jab due in six weeks but funding cuts hollow out delivery system

By Mia Malan
Phase-out of Global Fund support exposes gaps in SA’s strategy for high-risk HIV populations
BHEKISISA

Phase-out of Global Fund support exposes gaps in SA’s strategy for high-risk HIV populations

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will start to cut its grant support to South Africa in just two years, with its final grant ending in eight years. Some experts are worried the government isn’t doing enough to plan for it.

By Ida Jooste
WEALTH DIVIDE

Inequality crisis ‘no longer just a social issue but a systemic threat to democracy’

By Takudzwa Pongweni
LITIGATION FURY

State’s failure to meet foot-and-mouth disease vaccination deadlines sparks farmer outrage

By Daniélle Schaafsma
ROVING REPORTERS

Paving over a sanctuary: Nairobi’s Pallet Café to be replaced by petrol station

By Jody Kockott
REFLECTION

In celebration of Freedom: An A to Z of why I love South Africa

By Mark Heywood
Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes
WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT

Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes

By Lerato Mutsila
Dry tap reality: The growing water infrastructure crisis in SA
WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT

Dry tap reality: The growing water infrastructure crisis in SA

By Lerato Mutsila, Naledi Mashishi, Riaan Marais, Suné Payne and Tony Carnie
Weight of freedom
CARTOON

Weight of freedom

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system
OPINIONISTA

When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system

By Paula Knipe
Rise in targeted attacks on Gauteng’s school leadership sparks safety fears
School safety

Rise in targeted attacks on Gauteng’s school leadership sparks safety fears

By Takudzwa Pongweni

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