Opinion and Analysis
Covid-19: Whatever unfolds in our prisons will affect all of us
The release of 19,000 low-risk inmates is a bold and necessary step to save lives
By Sasha Gear and Doreen Gaura
Opinion | 26 May 2020
Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19
But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 22 May 2020
SASSA’s big test: When will the emergency Covid-19 social grant be paid?
Many South Africans have no income
Analysis | 19 May 2020
Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities
Children are suffering increasingly from preventable infectious diseases, including TB and measles, due to missed vaccinations
Linda-Gail Bekker, Valerie Mizrahi, Ntobeko Ntusi, Tom Moultrie, Tracey Naledi, Mark Hatherill, Debbie Bradshaw, Rob Dorrington, Robin Wood
Opinion | 17 May 2020
Auditor-General should oversee billions in the Covid-19 Solidarity Fund
Public deserves transparency for the fund to which thousands have contributed
Opinion | 15 May 2020
How we are dealing with Covid-19 in care homes
We are doing our best in difficult circumstances but we need more assistance from the Department of Social Development
By Leon Geffen
Opinion | 14 May 2020
Police watchdog promises to improve, but controversial targets remain
Funding shortfalls call into question IPID’s ability to fulfil its mandate
Analysis | 14 May 2020
Covid-19: We don’t have a full picture of what’s going on in the Eastern Cape
Province has failed to keep the population informed
Opinion | 13 May 2020
Covid-19: The lockdown is being torn apart on the rocks of fiscal miserliness
If you want people to stay home and businesses to stay shut, you have to pay them to do so
By Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 12 May 2020