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Inside the government’s confused response to the US funding crisis

The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so

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Feature | 17 April 2025

Deaths, cover-ups and bribes at Zimbabwe’s lawless Redwing Mine

Thousands of artisanal gold miners toil in the dirt in a mine controlled by political elites

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Feature | 24 March 2025

How much does our HIV response depend on US funding?

Critical services in some high-burden districts have collapsed

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Feature | 13 March 2025

Municipalities are taking more water from dams than they are allowed

One municipality regularly exceeds its water allocation limit yet it received top marks for water management from the water department

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Feature | 11 March 2025

Icebreaker returns from Antarctica with alarming news

Scientists aboard the SA Agulhas II have been tracking ocean health

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Feature | 21 February 2025

Cheap tik takes hold in Tshwane townships

An uptick in psychosis has followed

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Feature | 28 January 2025

From hustling on the streets to recovery: a young man’s triumph over drugs

Harm reduction centre succeeds where rehabs often fail

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Feature | 19 December 2024

Leaked report exposes abuse of lottery money paid to minstrel group

No proof that promised “minstrels museum” ever existed

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Feature | 17 December 2024

Johannesburg has a water leaks problem. Here’s what’s being done about it

Study found more leaked municipal water in the Jukskei River than naturally occurring water

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Feature | 13 December 2024