Opinion

The debt trap and how to get out of it

There are institutions which can help if you’re in debt

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Opinion | 17 October 2025

Queue, the beloved country

We have come to accept that we must queue for hours for every public service - but it’s not normal

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Opinion | 6 October 2025

Board of Deputies conflates Judaism and Zionism

Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza

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Opinion | 6 August 2025

Joburg clinic staff make me ashamed to be an immigrant

Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first

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Opinion | 31 July 2025

Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city

Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC

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Opinion | 27 July 2025

Faith leaders call on Minister Dion George to back plan to reduce plastic production

African environment ministers meet in Kenya next week

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Opinion | 10 July 2025

What the SA Human Rights Commission is doing to advance queer rights

SAHRC is involved in a number of initiatives including high-profile litigation

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Opinion | 1 July 2025

We need to change the law on gender recognition

Ordinary administrative tasks are fraught with risk for trans people

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Opinion | 27 June 2025