2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (759+ words) Financial and systemic obstacles are preventing South African blood cancer patients from receiving stem cell transplants even after a match is found. This can be rectified through better patient-tracking data, structured public-private co-funding mechanisms and optimised regional infrastructure to ensure…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Deon Snyman is a political theologian who has worked in community development for the past 35 years and currently serves as Managing Director of the Goedgedacht Trust. Thirty years ago, at the end of 1996, I came back to Nongoma after spending…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (957+ words) A body that decides who builds what across Cape Town – worth billions of rand a year – has quietly written itself free of term limits, withheld a legal opinion ratepayers paid for, and left a forged official document unexplained. Over three…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (787+ words) Hundreds of people displaced by weekly March and March protests are anxiously awaiting buses amid glitches in the repatriation process. Simpiwe Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean woman from Esigodini, near Bulawayo, was in her flat in Hillbrow in mid-August when a group…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1089+ words) “Don’t panic. The City has no intention of gathering any kind of dog licence or permit. We have not before, nor do we now. And nobody is going to storm into your property.” That was Alderman JP Smith’s response to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (980+ words) Located near Tzaneen, the Holy Family Care Centre provides a safe haven with dedicated staff and restorative love for 75 orphaned and vulnerable children. Under the direction of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the home offers holistic…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (321+ words) The third UN Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001 was a watershed moment for millions worldwide. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action became foundational for the global fight against racism. What we need now is…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) The Madlanga Commission has shifted the discourse on South African grand corruption by framing it as organised crime rather than political State Capture. However, recognising corruption as inherent criminality is important for sweeping institutional reform. The Madlanga Commission is shifting…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1481+ words) The Biko family plans to ask the Gqeberha High Court to halt the reopened Steve Biko inquest. The legal team said it needed sufficient time to consult with Biko’s widow. A court bid is looming to prevent the reopened inquest…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (969+ words) Minutes reveal former apartheid president FW De Klerk told his final Cabinet meeting that an agreement with Nelson Mandela and the ANC on indemnity for apartheid crimes was reached 48 hours before the 1994 election – igniting accountability questions. Daily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm…...