Maverick Citizen

Maverick Citizen

ATTACKS SEQUEL

More than 100 displaced undocumented migrants arrested in aftermath of Addo violence

3 min

By Estelle Ellis

NUTRITION DISTRESS

Hunger crisis — rights group calls for state action as 23% of South Africans struggle to access food

3 min

By Naledi Sikhakhane

CARTOON

Devil's Playground

1 min

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

EVOLVING ACTIVISM OP-ED

From protest to policy — how to prepare student leaders for governance roles

4 min

By Tebogo Mothibinyane, Cecil Bodibe and Zolile Mlisana

JUSTICE DELAYED

Defence Force refuses to fund retired officer implicated in Cradock Four inquest

7 min

By Estelle Ellis

NATIONAL CRISIS

Presidential Youth Employment Initiative delivers 76,000 jobs in Q4 — but it’s a drop in the ocean

5 min

By Lerato Mutsila

SPOTLIGHT

Understanding shingles: Risks, vaccination gaps, and the quest for better health solutions

6 min

By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight

WORLD HUNGER DAY

SA food system ‘is not broken’ — there is a lack of will to ensure food security

5 min

By Naledi Sikhakhane

CHANGEMAKER

Single mom and Cape Town activist Yumna Alexander gives adults a second chance through night schools

4 min

By Siyabonga Goni

SPOTLIGHT

Are children living with HIV being left behind? Here’s what the stats tell us

10 min

By Elri Voigt

BHEKISISA OP-ED

Trump’s HIV funding cuts will also exacerbate diabetes, cervical cancer and depression

7 min

By Zano Kunene

BHEKISISA OP-ED

Data drought: How funding losses are compromising South Africa's HIV response efforts

7 min

By Ida Jooste

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

Constitutional rights for children: An urgent call for early childhood development in South Africa

4 min

By Nobukhosi Zulu-Taruza, Tess Peacock, Nurina Ally, Cameron McConnachie, Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf and Mmatsetshweu Ruby Motaung

WORLD HUNGER DAY

Ten unacceptable facts about hunger in South Africa on World Hunger Day

3 min

By Stephen Devereux, Busiso Moyo and Mark Heywood

WORLD HUNGER DAY OP-ED

Empty promises, empty stomachs — South Africa’s hunger emergency

3 min

By Scott Drimie and Kennedy Dzama

OUTLIER

SA children say they really like to read, despite dismal reading test results

8 min

By Laura Grant and Ro Manoim

OUTLIER

A wake-up call for education: Lessons from Peru's successful literacy reform journey

8 min

By Laura Grant and Ro Manoim

Heavy-handed

1 min

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 26-29 MAY

Unpacking obstetric violence in Africa, World Hunger Day discussion and examining NDPP appointment processes

3 min

By Lerato Mutsila

HUNGER STRUGGLE

From shoplifting to watered-down formula — desperate new moms and SA’s malnutrition crisis

5 min

By Lillian Roberts

AFRICA DAY 2025 OP-ED

Empowering Africa: How education and AI can transform our food systems for the future

4 min

By Kurt Ackermann

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ATTACKS SEQUEL

More than 100 displaced undocumented migrants arrested in aftermath of Addo violence

NUTRITION DISTRESS

Hunger crisis — rights group calls for state action as 23% of South Africans struggle to access food

CARTOON

Devil's Playground

EVOLVING ACTIVISM OP-ED

From protest to policy — how to prepare student leaders for governance roles

JUSTICE DELAYED

Defence Force refuses to fund retired officer implicated in Cradock Four inquest

NATIONAL CRISIS

Presidential Youth Employment Initiative delivers 76,000 jobs in Q4 — but it’s a drop in the ocean

SPOTLIGHT

Understanding shingles: Risks, vaccination gaps, and the quest for better health solutions

WORLD HUNGER DAY

SA food system ‘is not broken’ — there is a lack of will to ensure food security

CHANGEMAKER

Single mom and Cape Town activist Yumna Alexander gives adults a second chance through night schools

SPOTLIGHT

Are children living with HIV being left behind? Here’s what the stats tell us

BHEKISISA OP-ED

Trump’s HIV funding cuts will also exacerbate diabetes, cervical cancer and depression

BHEKISISA OP-ED

Data drought: How funding losses are compromising South Africa's HIV response efforts

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

Constitutional rights for children: An urgent call for early childhood development in South Africa

WORLD HUNGER DAY

Ten unacceptable facts about hunger in South Africa on World Hunger Day

WORLD HUNGER DAY OP-ED

Empty promises, empty stomachs — South Africa’s hunger emergency

OUTLIER

SA children say they really like to read, despite dismal reading test results

OUTLIER

A wake-up call for education: Lessons from Peru's successful literacy reform journey