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Frontlines of freedom - Ukrainian activists want peace, but not at the cost of territory or future security

Maverick Citizen

Frontlines of freedom - Ukrainian activists want peace, but not at the cost of territory or future security

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Imam Muhsin Hendricks’s murder is a stark reminder that discrimination has devastating consequences

Maverick Citizen

Imam Muhsin Hendricks’s murder is a stark reminder that discrimination has devastating consequences

By Eva Kiwango

Data modelling reveals heavy toll of USAID cuts on Africa

Op-eds

Data modelling reveals heavy toll of USAID cuts on Africa

By Jakkie Cilliers for ISS TODAY

US aid cuts: 'A short-sighted move that threatens global health and scientific collaboration'

Maverick Citizen

US aid cuts: 'A short-sighted move that threatens global health and scientific collaboration'

By Biénne Huisman

Chaos at the Cape Town Master’s Office, with life and death consequences

Maverick News

Chaos at the Cape Town Master’s Office, with life and death consequences

By Rebecca Davis

‘The axe has fallen’ — Trump's USAID issues notices to terminate funding for key health programmes across SA

Maverick News

‘The axe has fallen’ — Trump's USAID issues notices to terminate funding for key health programmes across SA

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Ekurhuleni’s unemptied toilets — a health and human rights crisis

Maverick News

Ekurhuleni’s unemptied toilets — a health and human rights crisis

By Michelle Banda

Court victory for corporal punishment victims — why this ruling on sanctions against teachers is significant

Maverick Citizen

Court victory for corporal punishment victims — why this ruling on sanctions against teachers is significant

By Joy Hlatshwayo, Livhuwani Malelelo and Demichelle Petherbridge

‘The power of food’ — Ladles of Love tackles nutrition in early childhood development centres

Maverick Citizen

‘The power of food’ — Ladles of Love tackles nutrition in early childhood development centres

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Postponed Budget could exacerbate woes for South African students and universities

Maverick Citizen

Postponed Budget could exacerbate woes for South African students and universities

By Takudzwa Pongweni

The struggle of South African schools against extreme weather

South Africa

The struggle of South African schools against extreme weather

By Takudzwa Pongweni

The conflict in Ukraine, unpacking the true state of student aid, deep dive into right-wing politics and other events in civil society

Maverick Citizen

The conflict in Ukraine, unpacking the true state of student aid, deep dive into right-wing politics and other events in civil society

By Lerato Mutsila

Fear, loss, isolation, deprivation — childhood on the edge in Ukraine

Op-eds

Fear, loss, isolation, deprivation — childhood on the edge in Ukraine

By Toby Fricker

One artist sows the seed for Bathurst’s food security

Maverick Citizen

One artist sows the seed for Bathurst’s food security

By Lillian Roberts

Baboons and human fear - a deep history behind the cruel attacks in South Africa

Maverick Earth

Baboons and human fear - a deep history behind the cruel attacks in South Africa

By Sandra Swart

Protests continue at UCT and Wits as students unite against housing and financial exclusion challenges

Maverick News

Protests continue at UCT and Wits as students unite against housing and financial exclusion challenges

By Ernst Calitz and Takudzwa Pongweni

InsideTheBox: Essential medicines — balancing cost, effectiveness and access in healthcare systems

Maverick Citizen

InsideTheBox: Essential medicines — balancing cost, effectiveness and access in healthcare systems

By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight

ANC and its ministers reject reports of NHI ‘concessions’

Maverick Citizen

ANC and its ministers reject reports of NHI ‘concessions’

By Chris Bateman

From breadwinners to caregivers: Why fatherhood in SA must go beyond finances

Maverick Citizen

From breadwinners to caregivers: Why fatherhood in SA must go beyond finances

By Michelle Banda

Trump’s Afrikaner refugees could be in for a long wait — if previous US policies apply

South Africa

Trump’s Afrikaner refugees could be in for a long wait — if previous US policies apply

By Lerato Mutsila

‘No need to panic’ amid KZN surge in hand-foot-and-mouth disease

Maverick Citizen

‘No need to panic’ amid KZN surge in hand-foot-and-mouth disease

By Tamsin Metelerkamp