Opinion
Harsh prison terms won’t solve the crisis of gender-based violence
The certainty of arrest and prosecution, not long sentences, is what deters crime
Opinion | 9 August 2021
Open letter to City of Cape Town: Fix our vleis!
“It is common knowledge that there are regular sewerage spills into Zandvlei”
Opinion | 3 August 2021
The Human Rights Commission is wrong: vaccines are not always optional
The Commission is undermining the state’s vaccine programme
Opinion | 29 July 2021
Yes, we can afford a Universal Basic Income Guarantee
It just needs political will
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 28 July 2021
The Covid grant should be R585, so everyone can afford to eat
Black Sash launches a report into the implementation and impact of the Covid-19 SRD Grant
By Theresa Edlmann, Engenas Senona, Erin Torkelson and Wanga Zembe
Opinion | 27 July 2021
Unrest July 2021: Personal notes from a KZN reporter
“On Wednesday night for the first time in days, I went to bed with a little bit of hope”
Opinion | 16 July 2021
There is no right to carry a gun under our Constitution
Yet much debate on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is based on the “right” to have a gun for self-defence
Opinion | 6 July 2021
Why is the government in such a muddle over vaccination?
Decisions are chaotic and lack transparency
By Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass
Opinion | 17 June 2021
Covid-19: one month of discipline could save 20,000 lives
The time for social distancing is right now
By Alex Welte
Opinion | 10 June 2021