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Four years, same 18 schools: The recurring maths of Gauteng’s school infrastructure
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Four years, same 18 schools: The recurring maths of Gauteng’s school infrastructure

As learners in Tembisa and Kempton Park finally enter classrooms two months late, Daily Maverick looks at how many education promises have gone unanswered.

By Takudzwa Pongweni
FOOD BASKET CHECK

SRD grant, set for a ‘redesign’, falls R60 short of our list of basic food items

By Lillian Roberts
SRD grant, set for a ‘redesign’, falls R60 short of our list of basic food items
HOPE AND SOLUTIONS

How community-municipality partnerships can alleviate SA’s water crisis

By Tatiana Kazim and Tinotenda Muringani
How community-municipality partnerships can alleviate SA’s water crisis
BIOSECURITY

As foot-and-mouth disease spreads, so does the confusion

By Daniélle Schaafsma
As foot-and-mouth disease spreads, so does the confusion
OPINIONISTA

Early hearing detection could help close the learning gap before it opens

By De Wet Swanepoel
Early hearing detection could help close the learning gap before it opens
Strand residents demand action over persistent sewage leaks that threaten health and endanger beaches
TOXIC WATERS

Strand residents demand action over persistent sewage leaks that threaten health and endanger beaches

By Lerato Mutsila
CPUT's accommodation crisis deepens, with first-year students sleeping in kitchens and study rooms
LEARNING CURVEBALL

CPUT's accommodation crisis deepens, with first-year students sleeping in kitchens and study rooms

By Siyabonga Goni
Don’t scapegoat gender empowerment: the real crisis is South Africa's neglected children
OPINIONISTA

Don’t scapegoat gender empowerment: the real crisis is South Africa's neglected children

By Babalwa Maqoqwana
Future Locked
CARTOON

Future Locked

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
Why 15% of South African Grade 3s can’t read a single word — and what’s being done about it
LITERACY CRISIS

Why 15% of South African Grade 3s can’t read a single word — and what’s being done about it

By Takudzwa Pongweni
Meet the SA scientists who are refusing to let HIV vaccine research stall
COLLECTIVE RESOLVE

Meet the SA scientists who are refusing to let HIV vaccine research stall

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight
$6bn funding package boosts global HIV response, what does it mean for SA?
Vital support

$6bn funding package boosts global HIV response, what does it mean for SA?

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
OPINIONISTA

Does SA’s foot-and-mouth disease strategy have the endurance it requires?

By Andrew Morphew
Does SA’s foot-and-mouth disease strategy have the endurance it requires?
ACTIVE CITIZENRY

Specialists scrub up for free in life-changing epilepsy surgery drive at Groote Schuur

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Specialists scrub up for free in life-changing epilepsy surgery drive at Groote Schuur
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

EFF hauls Manamela to court over ‘irrational’ 24-hour reappointment of Seta bosses

By Siyabonga Goni
EFF hauls Manamela to court over ‘irrational’ 24-hour reappointment of Seta bosses
OPINIONISTA

Silence on equitable access to land is not oversight, but political contempt

By Thuto Gabaphethe and Lulama Madyaka
HEALTH PROMOTION LEVY

Will the sugary drinks tax be increased in the Budget speech this year?

By Lillian Roberts
OPINIONISTA

Thirty years into democracy SA faces a reckoning as constitutional promises meet daily collapse

By Sipho Mthathi
REFILL REVOLUTION

How community refill stores are rethinking retail in a system that punishes the poor

By Daniélle Schaafsma
A system in survival mode: When no-fee schools aren’t free
OPINIONISTA

A system in survival mode: When no-fee schools aren’t free

Pupils in no-fee schools face systemic injustices owing to funding cuts, leading to unlawful practices like withholding textbooks, which highlights the broader implications of chronic underfunding in education.

By Katherine Sutherland
PUBLIC HEALTH

Budget 2026 a chance to boost ‘sugary drinks tax’, cut costs and save lives

By Nzama Mbalati and Zukiswa Zimela
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

A tale of two taps: How water access is dividing Gauteng’s schools

By Takudzwa Pongweni
CARTOON

TAPestry of division

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
VIDEO

Watch – Hero community health worker delivers baby during flood disaster

By Lerato Mutsila
How to harness the power of social justice-oriented philanthropy for SA education
OPINIONISTA

How to harness the power of social justice-oriented philanthropy for SA education

By Boitumelo Khunou
Ramaphosa declares war on alcohol abuse, while entity studying alcohol-related harms faces closure
LOSS OF FOCUS

Ramaphosa declares war on alcohol abuse, while entity studying alcohol-related harms faces closure

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
UCT fee crisis: 1,400 self-funded students in limbo as campus calm returns
CAMPUS CHAOS

UCT fee crisis: 1,400 self-funded students in limbo as campus calm returns

By Siyabonga Goni
From presidential promise to scaling what works for the first 1,000 days
OPINIONISTA

From presidential promise to scaling what works for the first 1,000 days

By Edzani Mphaphuli
WHO calls for stronger taxes on sugar and alcohol while South Africa lags behind
Maverick Citizen

WHO calls for stronger taxes on sugar and alcohol while South Africa lags behind

By Adèle Sulcas

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