Opinion and Analysis
Ramaphosa should declare passenger rail a national disaster
Six actions that would help fix our rail system
By James Stent and Mmeli Dube
Opinion | 19 February 2020
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