Opinion
Health policy has become a confused mess
The health department has withdrawn welcome changes to isolation, quarantine and contact tracing policies
Opinion | 29 December 2021
We should not let people suffer and die alone in hospital
Restrictive hospital visitor policies don’t make sense anymore
Opinion | 14 December 2021
Ventilation is key to controlling Covid
We need a national project to improve the air we breathe in buildings and vehicles
By Gareth Kantor, Norman Khoza, Sean Chester and Garth Hunter
Opinion | 10 December 2021
Booster vaccines must be offered to older people immediately
The six month gap is too long. It should be reduced to four.
By Leon Geffen and Gabrielle Kelly
Opinion | 9 December 2021
Drugs are not the problem. The way we think about them is
We need to solve the social issues that make drug use a solution
By Shaun Shelly
Opinion | 7 December 2021
Universal social security is now a matter of urgency
Government must implement a policy for either a basic income grant or a grant for unemployed people
By Abongile Nkamisa and Ariella Scher
Opinion | 3 December 2021
OUTA: Government is wasting money and using delaying tactics to hide information
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wonders why SANRAL opposed a request for information and then didn’t turn up for court
Opinion | 26 November 2021
Our faulty approach to life sentences is catching up with us
Our prisons are crowded with “lifers”, at great cost to us all
Opinion | 10 November 2021
India’s Supreme Court strikes a blow against the use of spyware
Ruling offers ways to hold governments and companies accountable
Opinion | 10 November 2021