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Bridging the gender gap — prioritising funding for women’s health research is imperative

Op-eds

Bridging the gender gap — prioritising funding for women’s health research is imperative

By Cynthia Mwase

This Women’s Month, the state must honour the plight of the women of Marikana

Op-eds

This Women’s Month, the state must honour the plight of the women of Marikana

By Justin Winchester and Grace Gomba

A dose of their own medicine — should SA force big drugmakers to let others make insulin pens too?

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A dose of their own medicine — should SA force big drugmakers to let others make insulin pens too?

By Christina Pitt

Inquiry into May shooting of Walter Sisulu University students may subpoena taxi boss

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Inquiry into May shooting of Walter Sisulu University students may subpoena taxi boss

By Estelle Ellis

The Apartheid Killer — bringing a dark chapter of SA’s history into the light

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The Apartheid Killer — bringing a dark chapter of SA’s history into the light

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Clients lose out as security guard strike hits Western Cape SA Social Security Agency offices

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Clients lose out as security guard strike hits Western Cape SA Social Security Agency offices

By Marecia Damons

Access to equitable medical countermeasures 'imperative to curbing Mpox virus sweeping through Africa'

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Access to equitable medical countermeasures 'imperative to curbing Mpox virus sweeping through Africa'

By Lerato Mutsila

Why people struggle to eat better (Part One) – survival mode and immediate satisfaction

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Why people struggle to eat better (Part One) – survival mode and immediate satisfaction

By Lillian Roberts

Mthatha students claim police shot at them with live ammunition during chaotic protest on N2 in May

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Mthatha students claim police shot at them with live ammunition during chaotic protest on N2 in May

By Estelle Ellis

From Guevara to Ganyesa – They arrived in Cuba with suitcases and returned to SA as doctors

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From Guevara to Ganyesa – They arrived in Cuba with suitcases and returned to SA as doctors

By Sean Christie

From Octopus Teacher to Amphibious Soul – filmmaker Craig Foster on why living in SA is a privilege

South Africa

From Octopus Teacher to Amphibious Soul – filmmaker Craig Foster on why living in SA is a privilege

By Gunnar Oberhosel

Eastern Cape villagers fed up with poor water delivery — ‘our constitutional rights have been violated’

Maverick News

Eastern Cape villagers fed up with poor water delivery — ‘our constitutional rights have been violated’

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Activists call for ‘decisive’ SADC action on crisis-ridden Eswatini ahead of Harare summit

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Activists call for ‘decisive’ SADC action on crisis-ridden Eswatini ahead of Harare summit

By Victoria O’Regan

Bottomless pit

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Bottomless pit

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS

WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without

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WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Mpox outbreak in the DRC – a call for an urgent collaborative continental response

Africa

Mpox outbreak in the DRC – a call for an urgent collaborative continental response

By Peter Babigumira Ahabwe, Andrea Uhlig, Lawrence R Stanberry and Wilmot James

UK Says Starmer Disagrees With Musk Post About Free Speech

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UK Says Starmer Disagrees With Musk Post About Free Speech

By Bloomberg

This week — remembering Marikana, the impact of policing and surveillance on rights, and homelessness in Cape Town

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This week — remembering Marikana, the impact of policing and surveillance on rights, and homelessness in Cape Town

By Lerato Mutsila

Eight years and counting – raw sewage pouring continuously into Butterworth river

South Africa

Eight years and counting – raw sewage pouring continuously into Butterworth river

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Growing women leaders is the goal of land housing rights movement Abahlali baseMjondolo

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Growing women leaders is the goal of land housing rights movement Abahlali baseMjondolo

By Naledi Sikhakhane

SPCA seeks Kommetjie resident who pepper-sprayed baboon amid rising tensions

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SPCA seeks Kommetjie resident who pepper-sprayed baboon amid rising tensions

By Tamsin Metelerkamp