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The mental health crisis facing children and adolescents demands bold ideas
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (401+ words) There are more than two billion children and adolescents in the world today, each with their own dreams, struggles and vision for the future. Whether those futures are realised depends, more than we often acknowledge, on their mental health. Mental…...
Mathjabeng in financial freefall " The Mail & Guardian
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1328+ words) Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke has outlined how embattled ANC-led Mathjabeng Local Municipality ANC-led Mathjabeng Local Municipality incurred a deficit of R871. 6 million for the financial year, with total liabilities exceeding assets by R5. 8 billion. Maluleke's report, dated 11 February 2026, covers the period from 1 July…...
Marion Island Evacuation " The Mail & Guardian
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (38+ words) Marion Island Evacuation The Mail & Guardian The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the remote sub-Antarctic base...
Marion Island team to be evacuated after polar diesel shortage delays SA Agulhas II voyage " The Mail & Guardian
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (540+ words) The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has ordered the urgent evacuation of the overwintering team stationed at Marion Island after delays to the SA Agulhas II relief voyage raised fears that critical fuel supplies for the remote base…...
Agriculture minister bans toxic pesticide tied to Soweto child deaths " The Mail & Guardian
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (547+ words) Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has banned the sale, acquisition, use and disposal of agricultural remedies containing terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six Soweto children in 2024. The prohibition notice, published in the Government Gazette on 8 May…...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) " The Mail & Guardian
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (140+ words) It is also true that undocumented migration can create space for criminal activity. But we have to be honest: immigrants are not the main drivers of crime in this country. Data from the department of Correctional Services shows that foreign…...
Put paper into practice to protect Papiesfontein " The Mail & Guardian
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (820+ words) Six months ago, a quiet but significant milestone was reached along the Eastern Cape coastline. The Kabeljous Nature Reserve, situated just outside Jeffreys Bay, was finally declared after a 33-year wait. It marked an important victory for the critical biodiversity…...
Kumalo | Turpin opens its doors with warmth, multiplicity and a refusal of exclusivity " The Mail & Guardian
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1030+ words) New galleries often arrive carrying the burden of performance. They open rehearsed, speaking in the polished language of prestige before anyone has properly entered the room. The walls are immaculate but cold. You spend more time trying to understand whether…...
Put paper into practice to protect Papersfontein " The Mail & Guardian
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (820+ words) Six months ago, a quiet but significant milestone was reached along the Eastern Cape coastline. The Kabeljous Nature Reserve, situated just outside Jeffreys Bay, was finally declared after a 33-year wait. It marked an important victory for the critical biodiversity…...
Cyril Ramaphosa Impeachment " The Mail & Guardian
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (48+ words) Cyril Ramaphosa Impeachment The Mail & Guardian After Parliament established an impeachment committee linked to the Phala Phala scandal, Ramaphosa has refused to resign, insisting the Constitutional Court ruling does not compel him to step down while opposition parties continue to…...