Opinion and Analysis
Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive
It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 1 September 2020
Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa
Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue
Opinion | 19 August 2020
How well has South Africa done at reducing Covid deaths?
The answer may surprise you
By Nathan Geffen and Alex Welte
Analysis | 18 August 2020
Government has used lockdown to decide who may protest
Uneven enforcement of restrictions on gatherings leaves protesters confused
Opinion | 17 August 2020
How government is supporting captive lion breeding
Panel overseeing hunting is loaded with industry representatives
Opinion | 12 August 2020
Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further
Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response
By Julia Chaskalson, Hopolang Selebalo and Daniel McLaren
Opinion | 31 July 2020
We won’t fix development until we fix our municipalities
Citizens have been reduced to passive beneficiaries of state assistance which often never arrives
Opinion | 30 July 2020
How to respond to Cape Town’s surge in land occupations
Here are seven proposals
By Adi Kumar
Opinion | 27 July 2020
Parliament failed to vet Cele’s nomination for IPID head
Does Jennifer Ntlatseng have what it takes to run the police watchdog?
Analysis | 21 July 2020