Opinion

Student protests are sign of loss of confidence in state

Zuma Administration lacks the moral authority to restore peace to campuses

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Opinion | 25 September 2016

In Memory of Comrade Nkosi Molala - Honorary President of the Black Consciousness Movement

He refused to be co-opted into a government that oppresses poor people

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Opinion | 22 September 2016

The displacement phenomenon: Woodstock and Salt River

Cityโ€™s missed opportunity to ensure inclusive redevelopment

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Opinion | 21 September 2016

Going green is not just a white issue

Race and class still dominate environmental politics

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Opinion | 20 September 2016

State is reinforcing apartheid injustices in rural areas

Traditional leaders have jurisdiction over land within the same apartheid boundaries that were carved out under Bantu Authorities Act

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Opinion | 19 September 2016

Does Zweli Mkhize have the integrity to be president?

He has put his own political interests above public health

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Opinion | 19 September 2016

City land sale will deepen class and race divide

Developers have unhealthy hold over Cape Town

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Opinion | 6 September 2016

Black hair hierarchy is a metaphor for life

Itโ€™s not just about hair - itโ€™s about racism

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Opinion | 2 September 2016

Pathways to free education

Shutdowns and popular uprisings are not the most effective way to move forward

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Opinion | 1 September 2016

An inconvenient person: Remembering Dulcie September

Cape Flats woman who was assassinated in March 1988 defied the totalitarian control of her father and the state

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Opinion | 1 September 2016

How the Wild Coast is denied access to basic healthcare

Eastern Cape Health Department's neglect makes life difficult for this idyllic area

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Opinion | 31 August 2016

Zimbabwe is desperate - an eyewitness account

Mugabe has failed us

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Opinion | 19 August 2016

Education that caters for disabled learners is attainable

But government needs to show more political will to implement its policies

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Opinion | 16 August 2016

Why another book on Thabo Mbeki?

Mahmood Mamdani and others have written a 500 page praise-song

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Opinion | 2 August 2016

Flemming Rose and academic freedom: a response to Nathan Geffen

Accusations of hypocrisy are complicated, and have been inappropriately levelled at Rose

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Opinion | 1 August 2016