South Africa Mail & Guardian

Tue, 12 May 2026 08:47:00 +0000
Study: Linking climate change to health doubles support for public action
New research shows that health-based climate messaging significantly increases public support for government action, especially in South Africa where concern over children and food security is high

Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000
SA’s fuel tax cuts fall short on protecting vulnerable households
History is now repeating itself — and the same blind spots remain. In 2026, the global fuel price shock caused by the conflict in the Gulf has led to substantial rises in regulated fuel prices effective 1 April 2026

Mon, 11 May 2026 19:17:47 +0000
‘I will not resign’, Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign despite a Constitutional Court ruling that reopened the door to a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:59:16 +0000
Reimagining higher education as an engine of economic growth
The proposal highlights that South Africa’s universities and technical and vocational education and training colleges can become productive economic nodes distributed across all provinces

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:57:39 +0000
Somebody call Hasina
Amid the mostly depressing HIV headlines of recent times, concerned as they mainly are with the deadly impacts of donor defunding, South Africa’s imminent roll-out of a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection called lenacapavir (LEN) has been a spot ...

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:47:45 +0000
Parliament probes Stellenbosch University as cracks in system show
While management at Stellenbosch University projected stability and excellence, students, auditors and internal oversight bodies warned of chronic debt, unsafe housing, National Student Financial Aid Scheme failures and slow transformation

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:17:20 +0000
Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng
The Madlanga commission has heard how the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after an initial intervention by Gauteng traffic officers

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:33 +0000
Universities South Africa sounds alarm on rising campus governance risks
Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education leaders and a Universities South Africa report

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:46:06 +0000
A cruise ship, hantavirus and global PTSD
The memory of the Covid-19 shock shapes how governments and publics react to any new outbreak with even a hint of international spread

Mon, 11 May 2026 09:03:27 +0000
The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence
NSFAS did not fail because of one decision, one leader or one moment. It failed because a series of leadership responsibilities were neglected, says Prof Linda du Plessis, senior deputy vice-chancellor of NWU.

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