Opinion and Analysis

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South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs

To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass

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Opinion | 18 February 2019

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Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment

Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen

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Opinion | 15 February 2019

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Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?

If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod

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Opinion | 14 February 2019

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School principal charged after sexual harassment case

Western Cape Education Department takes action

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Opinion | 12 December 2018

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New student funding crisis looms

Postgraduates are being left out of pocket and this will damage the economy

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

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What HHP has taught us about mental health in the black community

Depression has for a long time been referred to as a “white disease” even though close to one in six South Africans suffer from depression or anxiety

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

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When the president appointed a panel without women

The legal profession is far from transformed

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Opinion | 2 November 2018

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Is Zimbabwe’s killings inquiry credible?

Critics fear Mnangagwa’s aim is to pin blame on opposition leaders

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Opinion | 9 October 2018

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“Timetables have become decorations on the Metrorail boards”

An open letter to PRASA and the Department of Transport

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Opinion | 5 October 2018

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Why is there so much conflict between Abahlali and the state?

Scarcity of houses is just one part of a problem that has its roots in the province’s 1990s violence

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Analysis | 20 September 2018

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Sibusiso Mavuka has spent ten years in prison, and appeared in court 91 times. He has never been convicted of any crime.

Mandela’s 100th birthday is a time for us to reflect on our criminal justice system

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Opinion | 18 September 2018

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The protection of women’s rights begins with childhood

Men who are abused as boys are more likely to be violent as adults

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Opinion | 12 September 2018

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Affordable Housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

An inclusionary housing policy can stimulate density and new development

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Opinion | 11 September 2018

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Expropriation from the poor

Reblocking of informal settlements can be development in reverse, argues Jared Sacks

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Opinion | 6 September 2018

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Human rights: We should not only target the state, says Constitutional Court judge

Companies and individuals also have duties

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Opinion | 5 September 2018

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Cost order against NGO weakens democracy

The South African History Archive should be able to access documents exposing crimes under apartheid

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Opinion | 3 July 2018