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Sex workers offer justice department help

Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked

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Brief | 3 June 2025

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Global Fund is $6-billion short and may have to cut life-saving programmes

US has cut funding and it’s not clear if other donors will meet their pledges

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News | 31 May 2025

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One in four South Africans don’t have enough food. Activists call for action

Union Against Hunger shines light on the right to food

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Brief | 29 May 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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