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The Danish Refugee Council has documented a 2026 law that allows Ukrainian authorities to remove children from danger zones without parental consent.

The widescale abuse of Ukraine’s children by the State

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced separation, weak oversight and institutional damage inside Ukraine’s own system is extensive and public

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilitiesPhoto: File

People with disabilities are not broken

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilities

Ubuntu challenges the dominant views that dehumanise, isolate, stigmatise and exclude those living with disabilitiesPhoto: File

Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride realigned to build universal access

The service for people with disabilities was never designed as a permanent transport solution

Young people understand social media dynamics, peer-to-peer communication and community mobilisation in ways that can be used improve health services. Photo: Bulungula Incubator

In the time of aid cuts, decentralise women’s health funding

Women and young people don’t need foreign experts to tell them what their communities need; they need resources and support to implement locally developed and relevant solutions

Life insurers paid out close to R600 billion in claims last year.

Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023

The data showed that more than half of risk policies bought last year were for funeral cover

Stop killing us: Five times as many South African women are killed by intimate partners than the global average; women with disabilities are 10 times more vulnerable. Photo Sharon Seretlo/Getty Images

Getting a sense: The issues blind women and girls face

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