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‘Vetting crisis’ — thousands of Gauteng scholar transport drivers not screened against offenders list

CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER

‘Vetting crisis’ — thousands of Gauteng scholar transport drivers not screened against offenders list

By Takudzwa Pongweni

SA should ditch its woefully inequitable and expensive American health system

SICK STATES OP-ED

SA should ditch its woefully inequitable and expensive American health system

By Robert Yates

Nursing in South Africa: A passionate calling under siege by budget cuts and safety risks

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Nursing in South Africa: A passionate calling under siege by budget cuts and safety risks

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Rural nonprofit boosts fight against gender-based violence and femicide scourge in Eastern Cape

EMPOWERMENT DRIVE

Rural nonprofit boosts fight against gender-based violence and femicide scourge in Eastern Cape

By Naledi Sikhakhane

From apartheid silence to today’s hatred – shame on the politicians

XENOPHOBIA OP-ED

From apartheid silence to today’s hatred – shame on the politicians

By Mike Ndlovu

Home Affairs sent back to drawing board on Refugees Act after legal setback

PARLIAMENT

Home Affairs sent back to drawing board on Refugees Act after legal setback

By Lerato Mutsila

Open letter to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Please explain the HIV numbers

SPOTLIGHT

Open letter to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Please explain the HIV numbers

By Anna Grimsrud and Sibongile Tshabalala-Madhlala

Researchers probe why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and velds in SA

BHEKISISA

Researchers probe why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and velds in SA

By Bhekisisa team

Minister McKenzie, your directives are morally repugnant and devoid of legal authority

MINISTERIAL XENOPHOBIA OP-ED

Minister McKenzie, your directives are morally repugnant and devoid of legal authority

By Civil Society Organisations

Health leaders hail adoption of WHO Pandemic Agreement which could make the world a safer place

GLOBAL PREPAREDNESS

Health leaders hail adoption of WHO Pandemic Agreement which could make the world a safer place

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Rates of obesity are soaring worldwide: Have we been misunderstanding the problem?

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED

Rates of obesity are soaring worldwide: Have we been misunderstanding the problem?

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

Letter from Trumpland — a visit to historic Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania reopens an old ache

STOLEN LIVES OP-ED

Letter from Trumpland — a visit to historic Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania reopens an old ache

By Glen Retief

Gunned Down - Again!

CARTOON

Gunned Down - Again!

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

Cancer treatment interrupted for hundreds after Eastern Cape health department fails to pay medication bills

DOCTOR'S NOTE

Cancer treatment interrupted for hundreds after Eastern Cape health department fails to pay medication bills

By Estelle Ellis

Bela Act makes Grade R compulsory, but where is the money?

EDUCATION BUDGET OP-ED

Bela Act makes Grade R compulsory, but where is the money?

By Katherine Sutherland and Daniel Peter Al-Naddaf

This week's big civil society events: from female genital mutilation to Steve Biko lecture

CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 19-23 MAY

This week's big civil society events: from female genital mutilation to Steve Biko lecture

By Lerato Mutsila

Church leaders urge radical change in Nelson Mandela Bay's governance ahead of local elections

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Church leaders urge radical change in Nelson Mandela Bay's governance ahead of local elections

By Estelle Ellis

SA’s expanding labour force caught between hope and a crumbling job market

EMPLOYMENT CRISIS

SA’s expanding labour force caught between hope and a crumbling job market

By Lerato Mutsila

Rising food price challenge for SRD grant recipients amid global economic uncertainty, local droughts

FOOD BASKET CHECK

Rising food price challenge for SRD grant recipients amid global economic uncertainty, local droughts

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Educational exceptions in Copyright Amendment Bill are mandated by international law and the Constitution

CONCOURT SUBMISSIONS OP-ED

Educational exceptions in Copyright Amendment Bill are mandated by international law and the Constitution

By Faranaaz Veriava and Anne Marie Strohwald

Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject

INNUMERACY

Go figure — alarming number of SA schools no longer offer maths as a subject

By Takudzwa Pongweni