Opinion and Analysis
South Africa is bleeding to death – and it’s because of guns
It’s time to treat gun violence as a public health crisis
By Claire Taylor and Dean Peacock
Opinion | 9 March 2026
Arms committee fails to explain SA’s weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021
Opinion | 5 March 2026
I was shot in the head in 1986. I’m still paying the price
Why gun violence is a public health crisis
Opinion | 3 March 2026
Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa
Subsidies reached almost R200-billion last year, mostly from increases in Eskom bailouts and carbon tax exemptions, while the renewables subsidy in 2024 was less than 5% of fossil fuel support
Analysis | 27 February 2026
What is antisemitism?
And who gets to decide what it is?
By Anthony Fish Hodgson and Caitlin Le Roith
Opinion | 17 February 2026
Alarming new Bill tries to “police” non-profit organisations
The Bill proposes fines of up to R1-million and prison terms of up to five years
Opinion | 13 February 2026
What Cape Town can do to save water
More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants.
Analysis | 10 February 2026
How rural communities can help fix their water supply
Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures
By Zoë Postman
Opinion | 9 February 2026
Lights. Camera. But very little action. Why?
Film sector in free fall as government scores own goal
By Nimrod Geva
Opinion | 4 February 2026