HUMAN RIGHTS OP-ED Delayed upgrading in Slovo Park endangers women and children 4 min 0 By Andiswa Mpahleni, Susan Mkhwanazi and Nolwazi Mahlangu
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — SEPTEMBER 1-5 Sex work laws challenged in court, spotlight on media integrity and rethinking African economies 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
EXTRA LESSONS Reflective Learning identifies learners’ math skill gaps to address SA's education crisis 6 min 3 By Takudzwa Pongweni
FOOD BASKET CHECK Social grant recipients battle to keep up with rising prices 4 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
EDITORIAL We don’t, and won’t, shy away from reporting on Gaza, famine and the pressing power of now 3 min 51 By Jillian Green
STRUCTURAL EXCLUSION OP-ED How gender-responsive budgeting in South Africa can combat entrenched inequality 4 min 0 By Juhi Kasan, Kirsten Pearson, Lisa Higginson, Thokozile Madonko, Aliya Chikte and Matshidiso Lencoasa
FUNDING CRISIS Students out in the cold as NSFAS faces R10.6bn budget shortfall for universities 4 min 1 By Siyabonga Goni
HEALTHCARE RAIDS Operation Dudula blockades deny migrants access to at least 53 clinics countrywide 7 min 11 By Lerato Mutsila
LEARNING CURVE Teachers must embrace AI or get left behind, G20 National Education Indaba hears 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
NEGLECTED PANDEMIC OP-ED How vaccines could help combat drug resistance and transform SA's public health outcomes 5 min 0 By Elloise du Toit, Erta Kalanxhi and Adrian Brink
BHEKISISA Does SA need a Covid-like ministerial advisory committee to deal with HIV funding cuts? 9 min 0 By Mia Malan, Tanya Pampalone, Thatego Mashabela, Anna-Maria van Niekerk and Jessica Pitchford
GROWING LIVELIHOODS ‘The purpose of my life is to help people stop hunger,’ says cancer survivor and agripreneur 6 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SPOTLIGHT Dragon slayer — Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana battles obesity, ‘SA’s new HIV epidemic’ 8 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
CREATING SAFE SPACES Pillars of support — Meet the women creating safe spaces in their communities 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
‘UNJUST AND A BETRAYAL’ NPA eyes prosecution of Mahlangu and Manamela for only two Life Esidimeni deaths 6 min 4 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SOBER TRUTH OP-ED Take the liquor industry’s claims on pricing with a fistful of salt 5 min 0 By David Harrison
UNEQUAL OUTCOMES UN report highlights need for social protection to promote gender equality 6 min 0 By Silke Staab
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 18-24 AUGUST World Humanitarian Day, symposium honouring Babita Deokaran and more events in civil society 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
‘TARGETED ATTACK’ Cape Town journalists march in solidarity with media workers targeted and killed in Gaza 6 min 9 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
