Maverick Citizen

Maverick Citizen

LIVING CLASSROOM

How one principal is sowing the seeds to feed a village in rural KZN

4 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

SAFE SPACES

Partnership creates joy without judgement for children living with autism

6 min

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

LEARNING CURVEBALL

Construction Seta battles under weight of unverifiable grants and unauthorised pay cheques

6 min

By Siyabonga Goni

SOCIAL NOURISHMENT

Cape nutrition programme puts its best food forward for at-risk moms and their children

5 min

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

EXPOSED

Voters’ rolls finally confirm Zanu-PF fraudulently registered supporters for Mozambique’s election

7 min

By Garikai Mafirakureva

By Motheo Brodie

Extreme rainfall is here to stay — the right to education must not be swept away

4 min

14 May 2026

SPOTLIGHT

To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’

8 min

By Biénne Huisman

TEEN WELLBEING

Mental health support networks mobilise as KZN officials finalise exam readiness

4 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

CAPE OF STORMS

Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements

7 min

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

BHEKISISA

Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

11 min

By Sean Christie

CARTOON

Every piece matters

1 min

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

BEACONS OF CARE

International Nurses Day: The women carrying healing and hope through Vrygrond

7 min

By Hazel Friedman

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Higher education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi eyes second term despite turbulent tenure

5 min

By Siyabonga Goni

CAPE OF STORMS

Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut

6 min

By Lerato Mutsila

PRICE SQUEEZE

SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar

5 min

By Daniélle Schaafsma

BIOSECURITY

Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured

6 min

By Daniélle Schaafsma

PASS THE BILL OP-ED

Cabinet approves ECD Children’s Amendment Bill — Parliament must carry over the line

5 min

By Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf, Hopolang Selebalo, Kayin Scholtz, Stanford Ndlovu, Tatiana Kazim, Tess Peacock and Tshepo Mantjé

DUAL ECONOMY

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?

4 min

By Tinashe Kapuya and Wandile Sihlobo

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

6 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

By Sipho Mthathi

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

9 min

8 May 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION

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

4 min

By Siyabonga Goni

DM is much better if you are signed in...

LIVING CLASSROOM

How one principal is sowing the seeds to feed a village in rural KZN

SAFE SPACES

Partnership creates joy without judgement for children living with autism

LEARNING CURVEBALL

Construction Seta battles under weight of unverifiable grants and unauthorised pay cheques

SOCIAL NOURISHMENT

Cape nutrition programme puts its best food forward for at-risk moms and their children

EXPOSED

Voters’ rolls finally confirm Zanu-PF fraudulently registered supporters for Mozambique’s election

By Motheo Brodie

Extreme rainfall is here to stay — the right to education must not be swept away

SPOTLIGHT

To the US and back: SA’s Prof Willem Hanekom reflects on joys of science and ‘running with opportunities’

TEEN WELLBEING

Mental health support networks mobilise as KZN officials finalise exam readiness

CAPE OF STORMS

Gift of the Givers steps in as Cape Town deluges flood 26 informal settlements

BHEKISISA

Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

CARTOON

Every piece matters

BEACONS OF CARE

International Nurses Day: The women carrying healing and hope through Vrygrond

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Higher education director-general Nkosinathi Sishi eyes second term despite turbulent tenure

CAPE OF STORMS

Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut

PRICE SQUEEZE

SA farmers turn to new strategies as war sees fertiliser prices soar

BIOSECURITY

Signed, sealed, not yet delivered: SA’s FMD vaccination scheme published, international alliances secured

PASS THE BILL OP-ED

Cabinet approves ECD Children’s Amendment Bill — Parliament must carry over the line

DUAL ECONOMY

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?