Education infrastructure crisis Learners in limbo as Gauteng schools face severe delays with no projects delivered 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
BETTING GUARDRAILS Gambling bodies move to deny student loan and social grant beneficiaries access to gambling 6 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
XENOPHOBIA Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics 6 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
AT RISK Schools safety fears soar as educator killings trigger urgent calls for protection 3 min 0 By Onthatile Mahlangu
PLEASE SIR The Breakfast Club nonprofit forced to shut down after nine years of providing meals at Cape Town school 6 min 5 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
VACCINE COVERAGE Western Cape health department red-flags decline in infant immunisation rates 5 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
UTILITIES FIASCO Joburg’s Children’s Memorial Institute faces dark times as electricity is cut over unpaid bills 5 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
BHEKISISA SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027, but there’s a hitch 6 min 0 By Mia Malan
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ConCourt to decide If SAHRC directives carry legal weight in landmark farm water rights case 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SCHOOL SAFETY Confronting the teenage bullying crisis - Sipho's tormented SA school life 7 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
EDUCATION REFORM Maimane reignites the fight over SA’s matric standards in push for 50% pass rate 8 min 2 By Takudzwa Pongweni
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Manamela slammed for ‘unlawful, Illogical, unilateral, overnight’ reappointment of Seta CEOs 6 min 3 By Siyabonga Goni
GRIM PROVINCIAL PICTURE Healthcare in crisis — long waits, staff shortages reported at clinics after Pepfar cuts 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SILENT KILLER Too hot to handle: Are we doing enough to protect children from extreme heat? 4 min 0 By James Irlam and Lori Lake
BUILDING BLITZ South African pupils given a solid foundation as Mellon Educate volunteers transform township schools 5 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
GLOBAL HUNGER OP-ED South Africa’s G20 promoted food security, but not food justice 4 min 0 By Stephen Devereux
EXTREME WEATHER Floods bring death and devastation to community of New Hanover in KZN 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
DIETARY HEALTH New Lancet series warns ultra-processed foods are reshaping diets and fuelling global burden of disease 6 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
SLOW PROGRESS Gender-based violence and femicide declared national disaster, but with caveats 6 min 0 By Lillian Roberts