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NSFAS says student debt ‘not its fault’ despite housing cap and rising rent
ACCOMMODATION CHAOS

NSFAS says student debt ‘not its fault’ despite housing cap and rising rent

As South African students report evictions, mounting debt and academic exclusion, universities, student leaders and Parliament clash over an unyielding student housing financial cap.

By Siyabonga Goni
CARTOON

IMBOKODO

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS
IMBOKODO
WOMEN’S DAY 1956-2026

SA women advance in home ownership and education, but GBV and pay gap linger

By Lillian Roberts
SA women advance in home ownership and education, but GBV and pay gap linger
WOMEN’S DAY 1956-2026

Numbers game cannot cure South Africa of its gender-based violence

By Lillian Roberts
Numbers game cannot cure South Africa of its gender-based violence
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?’
‘You belong in the room’: SA’s women vice-chancellors speak on breaking boundaries
EQUALITY RISING

‘You belong in the room’: SA’s women vice-chancellors speak on breaking boundaries

By Siyabonga Goni
Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools
EDUCATION

Jonathan Jansen’s Worth the Fight — Fixing failure in SA schools

By Mark Potterton
Innovation meets impact as Minister Buthelezi launches Batho Pele AI chatbot
Sponsored Content

Innovation meets impact as Minister Buthelezi launches Batho Pele AI chatbot

By Department of Public Service and Administration
Formula firms targeting healthcare workers to shape feeding advice
MEDICAL ETHICS

Formula firms targeting healthcare workers to shape feeding advice

By Iman Allie
DBE’s guidelines to protect LGBTQI+ pupils still not done after 7 years
WHY ARE WE WAITING?

DBE’s guidelines to protect LGBTQI+ pupils still not done after 7 years

By Takudzwa Pongweni
‘Workshop Mom’ at the wheel of big change for women in Nigeria
HOT SEAT

‘Workshop Mom’ at the wheel of big change for women in Nigeria

By Dorcas Sheffy Bello
Food waste in SA could be slashed by fixing one missing ingredient
HIDDEN LOSSES

Food waste in SA could be slashed by fixing one missing ingredient

By Nkgaugelo Kgasago and Clinton Nesengani
SPOTLIGHT

After HIV, addiction is SA’s biggest battle and it’s being ignored

By Sue Segar for Spotlight
After HIV, addiction is SA’s biggest battle and it’s being ignored
TRIBUTE

Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has died

By Daily Maverick
Estelle Ellis, the Eastern Cape’s fiercest voice for the voiceless, has died
OPINIONISTA

Grade 1 at age 5: A policy built on unstable foundations

By Monja Boonzaier
Grade 1 at age 5: A policy built on unstable foundations
OPINIONISTA

African doctors have a moral duty to speak up for patients who can’t

By Mvuyisi Mzukwa
EMPTY CLASSROOMS

Millions wasted on rural white elephant schools with no learners

By Takudzwa Pongweni
CORPORATE RESISTANCE

How big food sues governments to keep unhealthy products on shelves

By Lillian Roberts
OPINIONISTA

The GMO myth — cheaper food, deeper hunger, greater corporate power

By Mariam Mayet
Baked-in failure: Your bread is expensive because the state does not work
OPINIONISTA

Baked-in failure: Your bread is expensive because the state does not work

Farmers get less than R4 from every loaf. The other R16 passes through machinery the state has broken, from the ports to the power grid to the till, where the state takes a slice of its own.

By Ruben Pretorius
OPINIONISTA

African politics and the widening distance between power and consequence

By Sipho Mthathi
SPOTLIGHT

How SA aims to keep people with HIV healthier for longer

By Elna Schütz for Spotlight
CARTOON

Maladministration

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
OPINIONISTA

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

By Dee Blackie
Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending
HOTEL SPLURGE

Double-booked hotels, a luxury 49-night estate stay — inside NSFAS boss Mathebula’s R110,000-plus spending

By Siyabonga Goni
How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

How hydroponic gardens plant seeds of innovation and women’s empowerment

By Iman Allie
How to ensure SA’s just transition is truly just
OPINIONISTA

How to ensure SA’s just transition is truly just

By Tatenda Muponde
Hot showers or supper — tariff hikes hit your food basket
FOOD BASKET

Hot showers or supper — tariff hikes hit your food basket

By Lillian Roberts
Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps
ACADEMIC STRUGGLE

Postgraduates sell weed, wigs and vetkoek to beat student funding gaps

By Siyabonga Goni

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