Opinion and Analysis

Understanding the silicosis judgment

Hundreds of thousands of families could benefit from the class action lawsuit that can now take place

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Analysis | 16 May 2016

A confusion of unions

Talk is of unity, but actions are divisive

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Opinion | 11 May 2016

Limpopo education department: More money, same problems

The department has a large budget, but still fails to deliver

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Analysis | 21 April 2016

Response to Terry Bell on John Harris

Terry Bell's obituary for Ann Harris also dealt, in brief, with the bombing of Johannesburg station by her husband John Harris in 1964, and his subsequent torture and execution. Maritz van den Berg asked GroundUp to publish the letter below in response to Bell's article.

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Opinion | 21 April 2016

Rural South Africa is on a Precipice

Countryside sliding into ever more violent confrontations

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Opinion | 21 April 2016

We’re trying to improve Observatory

A response to Koketso Moeti

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Opinion | 18 April 2016

Parliament has become unwelcoming

Access used to be quick and easy. Not any more.

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Opinion | 18 April 2016

Whose voices really matter in the City of Cape Town’s budget?

Most of the city’s residents are excluded from the budget process

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Opinion | 15 April 2016

Economics: Time to design a new curriculum

Criticism is easy; working out what the syllabus should look like is much harder

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Opinion | 15 April 2016