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HIV activists urge Parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can’t access HIV medication

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News | 23 May 2025

Video: HIV activists disrupt Parliament

They are calling for government to take action in response to cuts in US funding for vital services

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Video | 14 May 2025

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Just Share’s report shows failure to lower greenhouse gas emissions by big polluters

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News | 14 May 2025

Battle looms over abalone quota

Commercial permit holders worried about plan to give quotas to small-scale fishers

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News | 13 May 2025

Flower farm keeps Constantia’s coloured heritage alive

Jaftha brothers help heal a history of land dispossession

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News | 30 April 2025

New report describes how coal pollution is harming Highveld

GroundWork says water contamination and health problems are prevalent in Mpumalanga

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News | 25 April 2025

Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance

Knoflokskraal has a restaurant, nursery, livestock farming and vegetable gardens, but little water

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News | 16 April 2025

Court orders Gauteng health department to treat cancer patients

Judge rules failure to deal with backlog of patients needing radiation treatment is unconstitutional

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News | 9 April 2025

Today is the deadline for ending pit latrines in schools. Here’s how government has done

Minister says 93% of identified pit toilets eradicated

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News | 31 March 2025

Political will needed to save lives amid USAID funding cuts, say activists

“We will not let our people die” says Zackie Achmat

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News | 20 March 2025

Open Book Youth Fest kicks off in Langa

Showcasing a range of mostly children’s books, the festival is set to run until next week

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News | 19 March 2025

Coming soon: fund to help people pay bail

Bail Fund will address the “injustice of being detained simply because of poverty”

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News | 17 March 2025

UCT and SRC strike deal to help students with outstanding debt

The university says it will not be “covering or waiving” any debt

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Brief | 24 February 2025

Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU

Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement

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News | 19 February 2025

Second day of protests rocks UCT campus

Students storm administration building, block entrances

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Brief | 18 February 2025

More than half of 2024 strikes were unprotected

The number of strikes has been stable over the past few years

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Brief | 14 February 2025