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Professor Shabir Madhi — the ‘accidental vaccinologist’ on saving lives and getting into trouble ‘quite often’

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Professor Shabir Madhi — the ‘accidental vaccinologist’ on saving lives and getting into trouble ‘quite often’

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Despair after kidnap of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber deputy president

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Despair after kidnap of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber deputy president

By Estelle Ellis

Courageous South African Pete Fouché dedicated his life to saving Ukrainian casualties of war

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Courageous South African Pete Fouché dedicated his life to saving Ukrainian casualties of war

By Peter Fabricius

Ramaphosa government urged to add protein-rich foods like peanut butter and chicken to VAT-free basket

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Ramaphosa government urged to add protein-rich foods like peanut butter and chicken to VAT-free basket

By Naledi Sikhakhane

More than 180,000 meals packed for children at Mandela Day event in Durban

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More than 180,000 meals packed for children at Mandela Day event in Durban

By Naledi Sikhakhane

South Africa’s unity government could build a united front on a just transition

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South Africa’s unity government could build a united front on a just transition

By Yonela Diko and Dhesigen Naidoo

Relief as forensic audit clears most Gauteng care non-profit organisations after months without subsidies

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Relief as forensic audit clears most Gauteng care non-profit organisations after months without subsidies

By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph

Don’t stop the process of Africanisation and decolonisation of South African school history

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Don’t stop the process of Africanisation and decolonisation of South African school history

By Paul Maluleka, Sarah Godsell and Paul Hendricks

South Africa’s impressive social protection system could be used to help mitigate climate disasters

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South Africa’s impressive social protection system could be used to help mitigate climate disasters

By Zak Essa and Jack Calland

Walking with ‘nomakhayas’ – How the Bulungula Incubator is creating change in Wild Coast communities

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Walking with ‘nomakhayas’ – How the Bulungula Incubator is creating change in Wild Coast communities

By Sue Segar

Gauteng’s late payment of nonprofits has echoes of Life Esidimeni tragedy

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Gauteng’s late payment of nonprofits has echoes of Life Esidimeni tragedy

By Lisa Vetten

Ordinary Whites in Apartheid Society – dark secrets and active forgetting

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Ordinary Whites in Apartheid Society – dark secrets and active forgetting

By Neil Roos

Social Development Department will spend R266bn on social grants in 2024/25 - Minister Tolashe

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Social Development Department will spend R266bn on social grants in 2024/25 - Minister Tolashe

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Daily Maverick chooses South Africans embodying the spirit of Madiba

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Daily Maverick chooses South Africans embodying the spirit of Madiba

By Daily Maverick

Cold reality – many of us are closer to living on the street than we think

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Cold reality – many of us are closer to living on the street than we think

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

‘We were the first to do it’: Innovative SA study takes TB testing to people’s homes

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‘We were the first to do it’: Innovative SA study takes TB testing to people’s homes

By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

Peter Moll – conscientious objector whose courageous stand helped change SA apartheid law

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Peter Moll – conscientious objector whose courageous stand helped change SA apartheid law

By Jim Cochrane

Civil society drags Gauteng Department of Health to court over failure to spend allotted R784m on cancer treatment

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Civil society drags Gauteng Department of Health to court over failure to spend allotted R784m on cancer treatment

By Lerato Mutsila

Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

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Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

By Ferial Haffajee

Families of 2023 Usindiso fire victims still waiting for bodies to be released

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Families of 2023 Usindiso fire victims still waiting for bodies to be released

By Michelle Banda

A gran old time — soccer gogos of Limpopo are alive and kicking and scoring

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A gran old time — soccer gogos of Limpopo are alive and kicking and scoring

By Bridget Hilton-Barber