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NHI, housing, employment and education — What Ramaphosa got right and where he fell short

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NHI, housing, employment and education — What Ramaphosa got right and where he fell short

By Lerato Mutsila, Naledi Sikhakhane and Tamsin Metelerkamp

Eastern Cape Health MEC breaks promise to appoint CEOs for all major state hospitals

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Eastern Cape Health MEC breaks promise to appoint CEOs for all major state hospitals

By Estelle Ellis

We’ll be forever loving Jah: Bob Marley turns 80

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We’ll be forever loving Jah: Bob Marley turns 80

By Mark Heywood

Stilfontein solidarity in Cape Town: Miners ‘are human beings and their dignity should have been protected’

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Stilfontein solidarity in Cape Town: Miners ‘are human beings and their dignity should have been protected’

By Kristin Engel and Lerato Mutsila

UCT students sleep in SRC offices and lecture halls as university faces housing crisis

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UCT students sleep in SRC offices and lecture halls as university faces housing crisis

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Pressure mounts on Health Minister Motsoaledi to remedy ‘catastrophic consequences’ of US aid freeze

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Pressure mounts on Health Minister Motsoaledi to remedy ‘catastrophic consequences’ of US aid freeze

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Cape Town's Cissie Gool House is a global model for community resilience and empowerment

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Cape Town's Cissie Gool House is a global model for community resilience and empowerment

By Visiting Housing Activists

Bold suggestions towards achieving equal education for all in South Africa

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Bold suggestions towards achieving equal education for all in South Africa

By Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson

SA must scramble to reskill the workforce, align education with AI, automation and climate change

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SA must scramble to reskill the workforce, align education with AI, automation and climate change

By Lerato Mutsila and Takudzwa Pongweni

Multilateralism and social protection floors are still alive despite Trump’s attacks

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Multilateralism and social protection floors are still alive despite Trump’s attacks

By Isobel Frye

Rape survivor Alison Botha’s attackers back behind bars after minister revokes parole

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Rape survivor Alison Botha’s attackers back behind bars after minister revokes parole

By Marianne Thamm

Bromwell ruling highlights urgent need for housing reform in Cape Town's displacement crisis

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Bromwell ruling highlights urgent need for housing reform in Cape Town's displacement crisis

By Jonty Cogger

Narconon Africa challenges claims of labour law breaches as whistleblower drama unfolds

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Narconon Africa challenges claims of labour law breaches as whistleblower drama unfolds

By Lerato Mutsila

Too little, too late — what a Pepfar waiver can’t do

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Too little, too late — what a Pepfar waiver can’t do

By Mia Malan

War & Peace

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War & Peace

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, Stilfontein solidarity picket, justice for Eswatini and other key events in civil society

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Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, Stilfontein solidarity picket, justice for Eswatini and other key events in civil society

By Lerato Mutsila

Sona 'must deliver concrete measures for poverty, health, and education'- civil society

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Sona 'must deliver concrete measures for poverty, health, and education'- civil society

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Tiger brands takes first step toward justice with advance payments for listeriosis claimants

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Tiger brands takes first step toward justice with advance payments for listeriosis claimants

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

‘I screamed with joy’ — ‘bionic eye’ surgery at Tygerberg Hospital gives the gift of sight

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‘I screamed with joy’ — ‘bionic eye’ surgery at Tygerberg Hospital gives the gift of sight

By Elsabé Brits

Zimbabwe’s Agenda 2030: Legal manoeuvring or political power play? The fight for democracy unfolds

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Zimbabwe’s Agenda 2030: Legal manoeuvring or political power play? The fight for democracy unfolds

By Musa Kika

Gauteng Social Development in hot water over failure to comply with NPO funding court order

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Gauteng Social Development in hot water over failure to comply with NPO funding court order

By Takudzwa Pongweni