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Poverty, violence and stress: Why South Africa’s young people are anxious

Andrew Gibbs and Smanga Mkhwanazi - September 1, 2021 0

Why many South African mothers give up breastfeeding their babies so...

Chantell Witten - October 8, 2020 0

A family working in Malawi’s tobacco fields.

Big Tobacco faces landmark legal case over poverty wages

Sarah Boseley - November 7, 2019 0

Helen Zille has the right to her opinion

If HIV denialists have not been pardoned, why should the DA...

Pontsho Pilane - June 14, 2017 0

South Africans are disillusioned by government's lack of service delivery.

Why South Africa is sad – and getting sadder

Ina Skosana - March 30, 2017 0

Helen Zille has the right to her opinion

If HIV denialists don’t deserve a platform, why should Helen Zille?

Pontsho Pilane - March 27, 2017 0

By discounting the role that poverty and inequality play in HIV

Helen, listen to Charlize. Inequality and poverty don’t cause HIV but...

Mia Malan - July 28, 2016 0

Helen Zille's short-sighted tweets about HIV and Aids fuel HIV stigma.

#AIDS2016: Yes, Helen Zille racism and inequality do fuel the spread...

Mia Malan - July 21, 2016 0

If a pregnant woman does not have the right nutrition

It pays to invest in poor girls and women – the...

Yannick Tshimanga - May 24, 2016 0

Children living in poverty do not receive adequate healthcare

SA’s children poor and malnourished

Ina Skosana - May 11, 2016 0

Remote: Zodwa Zulu*

It’s only 32km to the state clinic, but for the poor...

Ina Skosana - February 11, 2016 0

Disabled: Bongani Ngcobo has multidrug-resistant tuberculosis but has been refused a government grant

[From our archives] TB man’s shirt too nice for a grant

Amy Green - October 1, 2015 0

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