South Africa

New report reveals cost-of-living crisis deepening for South Africa’s poor

By Lerato Mutsila

South Africa

‘Babies before bottom lines’ – WHO and Unicef slam unethical baby formula marketing in SA

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Maverick Citizen

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

By Christine Muhigana

Maverick Citizen

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

By Toby Fricker

South Africa

This week in civil society — Celebrating World Children’s Day and urning climate anxiety into hope

By Lerato Mutsila

Op-eds

The (mostly) unacknowledged commitment of public teachers and health workers (Part 2)

By Jeff Rudin

Maverick Citizen

Youth with intellectual disabilities are not being given equitable job opportunities and urgently need support

By Madri Engelbrecht

Our Burning Planet

Challenging outdated norms and bridging the gender gap in African climate action

By Rachael Njoroge, Martin Kamlaike, Rachel Itenderezwe, Sakhile Dube, Hadson Muwisa, Thomas Omusolo, Sibabalwe Stemele and Yakhani Mjiyakho

Maverick Citizen

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

By Cynthia Mwase

Maverick Citizen

Childhood vaccine coverage in SA declined in 2023, World Health Organization report finds

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight

Op-eds

The link to schooling and HIV infection rate is clear - and teenage girls are most vulnerable

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe and Eva Kiwango

South Africa

Images of destruction and hope — documenting the climate crisis through young people’s eyes

By Lerato Mutsila