Opinion and Analysis

Mediation will unclog court backlog

There are far too many cases in which the litigants don’t know what they want the judge to decide

Mining companies are breaking their promises - and the state is doing nothing about it

MACUA report finds mining companies are not sticking to their Social and Labour Plans

Trump’s great talent: Diversion

The Afrikaner refugee spectacle is so much more entertaining than AIDS and Israel

Yoliswa Dwane Lecture: the war on Palestinian children

“A nuclear power considers a sick baby to be a security concern.”

Workers’ Day: have trade unions lost their way?

Remembering the heritage of the Haymarket Martyrs

Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen

But urgent action can save us

Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised

Comment on the proposed Faure New Water Scheme closes on 17 April

Should you give handouts at traffic lights? A view from the street

People helping do so out of goodwill and with the best intentions

South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees

The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people

Tariffs: Trump is punishing poor countries which export more to the US than they import

People in developing countries will lose jobs and poverty will rise

SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out

Courts are being used to silence journalists and activists

Companies and officials are using legal measures meant for domestic violence victims to gag reporters

JSC must urgently fill vacant posts and hold judges to account

This week the Judicial Services Commission will hold interviews for judges and decide on two important disciplinary matters

Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers

City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building’s residents, say urban researchers

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly

Here’s how we can move to renewable energy in a just way

Mining companies could fulfil their social obligations by investing in these projects