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Prison farm animals starve as Correctional Service budget cuts bite, says NSPCA

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Prison farm animals starve as Correctional Service budget cuts bite, says NSPCA

By Don Pinnock

Early Childhood Development is an investment too good to ignore

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Early Childhood Development is an investment too good to ignore

By Zaheera Mohamed, Grace Matlhape, Tess Peacock and Warren Farrer

Maverick Citizen

African women must raise their voices and reshape the future of global governance

By Tinuade Ojo

Godongwana’s Budget promises improved funding for the health sector — but is it enough?

Maverick Citizen

Godongwana’s Budget promises improved funding for the health sector — but is it enough?

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Budget constraints leave hundreds of doctors jobless in deepening public health crisis

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Budget constraints leave hundreds of doctors jobless in deepening public health crisis

By Bhekisisa team

Budget fails to prioritise SA’s children — they can’t wait for the fruits of long-term fiscal strategies

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Budget fails to prioritise SA’s children — they can’t wait for the fruits of long-term fiscal strategies

By Christine Muhigana

New chronic kidney disease treatments show promise, but are expensive and inaccessible

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New chronic kidney disease treatments show promise, but are expensive and inaccessible

By Yazied Chothia

Experts welcome education allocation, but warn it must be used wisely

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Experts welcome education allocation, but warn it must be used wisely

By Siyabonga Goni

Sustainable African vaccine manufacturing will save lives

Maverick Citizen

Sustainable African vaccine manufacturing will save lives

By Margaret Dunne, Thokozani Liwewe, Alice Im, Andrea Uhlig, Carly Gasca and Wilmot James

Struggle for acceptance: On the difficulties of being queer and Muslim in Cape Town

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Struggle for acceptance: On the difficulties of being queer and Muslim in Cape Town

By Zackie Achmat

US funding cuts imperil African search for HIV vaccine

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US funding cuts imperil African search for HIV vaccine

By Catherine Tomlinson

Person of interest in murder of whistle-blower Pamela Mabini killed in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Person of interest in murder of whistle-blower Pamela Mabini killed in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Estelle Ellis

Gauteng health workers, experts raise alarm as hiring freezes pose risk to patient care

Maverick Citizen

Gauteng health workers, experts raise alarm as hiring freezes pose risk to patient care

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Postponed Budget offers opportunity for rights-based fiscal reform

Maverick Citizen

Postponed Budget offers opportunity for rights-based fiscal reform

By Mduduzi Nkosi and Matshidiso Lencoasa

A VAT hike is not the answer, say experts — here are their solutions to SA’s fiscal crisis

Business Maverick

A VAT hike is not the answer, say experts — here are their solutions to SA’s fiscal crisis

By Lillian Roberts

Un report reveals alarming rise in violence against land defenders in remote areas

Maverick Citizen

Un report reveals alarming rise in violence against land defenders in remote areas

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Provinces owe National Health Laboratory Service R8.9bn amid labs urgently needing upgrades and staff

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Provinces owe National Health Laboratory Service R8.9bn amid labs urgently needing upgrades and staff

By Estelle Ellis

Tom London Video: Helen Joseph Hospital ombud report reveals substandard care, staff shortages, leadership ‘breakdown’

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Tom London Video: Helen Joseph Hospital ombud report reveals substandard care, staff shortages, leadership ‘breakdown’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

This week — 2025 Budget Rewind, unpacking land expropriation and exploring e-voting

Maverick Citizen

This week — 2025 Budget Rewind, unpacking land expropriation and exploring e-voting

By Lerato Mutsila

Saldanha Bay fishing communities now live in fear as gangsterism runs rife

Maverick News

Saldanha Bay fishing communities now live in fear as gangsterism runs rife

By Vincent Cruywagen

The rural Macgyver who built his own vehicle, yet he can’t get anywhere

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The rural Macgyver who built his own vehicle, yet he can’t get anywhere

By Chris Makhaye