M&G’s 200 Young has prompted a bout of “painful introspection” in the newsroom

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Fri 23 Jun   Last night the names of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans for 2023 were announced at what our excitable events team likes to describe as a gala event. Having been press-ganged into working on the 64-page print version of this prestigious project – free in this week’s paper – I can say that all these young innovators deserve their places on the list. In fact what they have all achieved before reaching the tender age of 35 is so impressive that it has prompted a painful bout of introspection about my long but unremarkable journey through the South African media landscape. There has been no sign of any award or mention on a list of achievers along the way. In a last-ditch attempt to rectify this I have proposed to management that the M&G’s next awards list be titled 50 Tired Old White Men. Undoubtedly there will be an outcry over the harsh and narrow criteria for this list, but it is a desperate ploy to improve the odds of my name being on the list. Let’s see what unfolds, I will keep you updated. Christian Stephen | Mail & Guardian Production Editor [Initiation School]( Premium [Ideology weighs down the NHI]( Only the rich have unrestricted access to medical care but the state’s ability to deliver universal health is rightly questioned This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( Articles labelled as Premium are only available to subscribers. [CLICK HERE]( to subscribe Already a subscriber? [SIGN IN HERE]( [Hospital]( Premium [National Health Insurance ‘sounds too good to be true’]( People who rely on public health facilities say the scheme is just way for the government to avoid dealing with the hard problems This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( [Hospital]( Premium [NHI’s murky economics adds to uncertainty]( A scheme that makes for a better health system will also buoy the economy, but it is hard to say whether the NHI will get us there This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [SA’s coal lobby pushes back against green transition]( Coal lobbying has long been an influential force in South Africa’s politics and economy [// Read more]( [Editorial: Healthcare for all is essential]( Despite our fears of National Health Insurance NHI being driven by fears of corruption and limited state capacity, the issue of equal access to healthcare for all cannot be dismissed by the fear of what the 16% may lose [// Read more]( [Zondo: Parliament still doesn’t have the ability to stop state capture]( Recalcitrant ANC MPs had previously enabled state capture, and nothing had changed, according to the chief justice [// Read more]( [Eskom has its eye on COP billions]( The utility is looking to the treasury to expedite the release of funds to build a gas power station [// Read more]( [South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy]( Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence [// Read more]( Pic of the day [World Refugee Day In Yemen] On the move: Africans seeking asylum in the Gulf States walk along a highway leading to Yemen’s Saadah province to cross into Saudi Arabia. Africa accounts for only 14% of the global migrant population, compared with 41% from Asia and 24% from Europe. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa