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Overall cost of basic food items continues to outstrip support for SA grant recipients

FOOD BASKET CHECK

Overall cost of basic food items continues to outstrip support for SA grant recipients

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Universities forced to navigate tricky balance between cash flow and student access to education

FINANCIAL STABILITY

Universities forced to navigate tricky balance between cash flow and student access to education

By Siyabonga Goni

Ritshidze monitoring unmasks severe service slide in Gauteng, KZN, and Eastern Cape post-Pepfar cuts

HEALTH IN PROVINCES

Ritshidze monitoring unmasks severe service slide in Gauteng, KZN, and Eastern Cape post-Pepfar cuts

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

UN report reveals urgent need for climate adaptation funding in developing nations

JUST TRANSITION

UN report reveals urgent need for climate adaptation funding in developing nations

By Lerato Mutsila

Middle East crisis — ‘Activists are the antibodies of a healthy society,’ says UN’s Francesca Albanese

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Middle East crisis — ‘Activists are the antibodies of a healthy society,’ says UN’s Francesca Albanese

By Mark Heywood

Unhealthy Competition

Maverick News

Unhealthy Competition

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Minister Motsoaledi relaunches SA TB Caucus, reaffirms commitment to ending the disease

RENEWED FIGHT

Minister Motsoaledi relaunches SA TB Caucus, reaffirms commitment to ending the disease

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

From toilets to TB — Candice Andisiwe Sehoma’s life of activism

BHEKISISA

From toilets to TB — Candice Andisiwe Sehoma’s life of activism

By Sean Christie

We are being hunted, say SA’s human rights defenders amid rising attacks

GRIM REALITY

We are being hunted, say SA’s human rights defenders amid rising attacks

By Lerato Mutsila

VISUAL STORY: SA's unfinished water projects are years late and billions over budget

SERVICE (NON)DELIVERY

VISUAL STORY: SA's unfinished water projects are years late and billions over budget

By Daily Maverick Reporter

The data black hole undermining South Africa's health R&D

RESEARCH FUNDING OP-ED

The data black hole undermining South Africa's health R&D

By Sakhile Khaweka, Ncengani Mthethwa and Ruth Kwachenera Dube

Cost-of-living crisis hits all local households across income levels

ABOVE INFLATION

Cost-of-living crisis hits all local households across income levels

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Nature doesn’t wait — agricultural financing needs to be agile to be effective

INTERVIEW

Nature doesn’t wait — agricultural financing needs to be agile to be effective

By Naledi Sikhakhane

The critical role of early intervention and collaboration in cerebral palsy care

SPOTLIGHT

The critical role of early intervention and collaboration in cerebral palsy care

By Janet Heard

SA poised for revolutionary anti-HIV jab roll-out as regulatory approval nears, but who should get it first?

BHEKISISA

SA poised for revolutionary anti-HIV jab roll-out as regulatory approval nears, but who should get it first?

By Mia Malan

Professor Thoko Mayekiso reflects on a decade of transformative leadership at University of Mpumalanga

CLOSING THE CHAPTER

Professor Thoko Mayekiso reflects on a decade of transformative leadership at University of Mpumalanga

By Siyabonga Goni

Only one in three registered ECD centres receive subsidy they’re entitled to

DAILY MAVERICK WEBINAR

Only one in three registered ECD centres receive subsidy they’re entitled to

By Lillian Roberts

Ritshidze report spotlights ‘system-wide slide’ in basics for health facility standards after Pepfar cuts

FUNDING GAP FALLOUT

Ritshidze report spotlights ‘system-wide slide’ in basics for health facility standards after Pepfar cuts

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Profiting With “Cheap Lives”

CARTOON

Profiting With “Cheap Lives”

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Farewell Zoë Wicomb, the vivid voyager who wrote SA into the world

OBITUARY

Farewell Zoë Wicomb, the vivid voyager who wrote SA into the world

By Mark Gevisser

From crisis to action: Insights from world food day on South Africa's food security challenges

HUNGER CRISIS

From crisis to action: Insights from world food day on South Africa's food security challenges

By Naledi Sikhakhane