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Medicines, especially advanced therapies, come with high price tags. Photo: Madelene Cronje

Address barriers to accessing innovative medicines

Too often, systems have been designed around protecting profits rather than protecting lives

Civil society movements survive. One is the Amadiba Crisis Committee, which has for years led a community-driven campaign against titanium mining in the Xolobeni area of the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape. Photo: File

Beyond NGOs: Why civil society will survive and thrive

Grassroots movements survive because they are driven by commitment, flexible, adaptable and hard to dismantle

In times of crisis, and with humanitarian funding in decline, the outlook for women and girls will be devastating. Photo: File

As humanitarian funding declines, investing in preparedness is essential

Being prepared is not only economically sound, it is essential for people’s well-being and safety

Antimicrobial resistance silent pandemic that already claims more than 1.3 million lives every year. File photo

Aid cuts, including by UK, undermine progress on fight against superbugs

Antimicrobial resistance threatens global health and economic stability. Urgent investment in surveillance, innovation and stewardship is critical to containment

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

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?

Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption

Media like the Mail & Guardian are critical for democracy

Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff