Opinion and Analysis

Child literacy: we can change how the story ends

The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done

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Opinion | 19 November 2025

Inner city Cape Town: no room for locals

Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city

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Analysis | 18 November 2025

We’re taking government to court for failing to provide clean water

Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution

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Opinion | 18 November 2025

Cape Town needs rent control. Here are six ways we could do it

Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households

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Opinion | 17 November 2025

All they ask is access to books: SA is failing the blind

South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013

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Opinion | 17 November 2025

Women in informal settlements are often silenced

They are systematically excluded from participating in local political life

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Opinion | 13 November 2025

Withdrawal of US aid has hurt South Africa’s HIV programme

Number of viral load tests is significantly lower than expected

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Analysis | 4 November 2025

How Zimbabwe is suppressing journalism

Following arrests and draconian legislation, editors are self-censoring to protect their organisations

By Zimbabwean correspondent

Analysis | 17 October 2025

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

What makes an ethical judge?

Our judiciary has been plagued by unethical conduct

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Analysis | 4 October 2025

Dial-a-ride is an example of good service

City of Cape Town should nurture it, not cut it

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Analysis | 9 September 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