Opinion and Analysis
The human cost of South Africa’s unsecured lending explosion
There are examples in the world of responsible lending to poor people, but not here
By Malcolm Rees
Analysis | 13 February 2020
Informal settlements can be better planned
Re-blocking by NGOs is very different from “super-blocking” by local governments, argues Professor Steven Robins
Opinion | 12 February 2020
Why Makhanda residents are taking their municipality to court
Sewage spills are an environmental and health crisis
By Cecile van Schalkwyk and Catherine Sofianos
Opinion | 24 January 2020
Are our matric results really improving?
A close look at the statistics raises troubling questions
By Kirsten Pearson and Steve Kretzmann
Analysis | 22 January 2020
Is the National Lotteries Commission countering media exposés with advertising?
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
Analysis | 17 December 2019
Government must do more than talk about the water crisis
The solution for the Sekhukhune District Municipality’s waterless villages is obvious
Opinion | 5 December 2019
How we internalise stigma and shame
Biko’s legacy can help us recognise the invader within
Opinion | 4 December 2019
PRASA attempts to hire Eskom’s security
Investigators have already found irregularities involving some of the companies
By James Stent
Analysis | 27 November 2019
Fierce battle over future of landmark Cape Town site
Developers and government manoeuvre to realise ten-storey buildings at River Club, while Khoi organisations fight for land they say is sacred
Analysis | 27 November 2019