Analysis

Ten years after Andries Tatane was killed, police misuse of rubber bullets is still unchecked

The cases we know about are likely far outnumbered by those we don’t

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Analysis | 13 April 2021

Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired

Dismissal of three executives on spurious grounds is a setback against the fight against corruption

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Analysis | 2 February 2021

Is Shamila Batohi winning the battle to fix the NPA?

Results so far have been disappointing but there is hope

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Analysis | 3 November 2020

Draft bill will not solve police brutality

Killing of “mentally unstable” Tshepiso Adoons highlights failings

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Analysis | 7 October 2020

How well has South Africa done at reducing Covid deaths?

The answer may surprise you

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Analysis | 18 August 2020

Parliament failed to vet Cele’s nomination for IPID head

Does Jennifer Ntlatseng have what it takes to run the police watchdog?

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Analysis | 21 July 2020

Who is responsible for government’s failure to deliver?

Food and social grant commitments have fallen woefully short

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Analysis | 3 July 2020

How we count our dead during Covid-19

From 6 May to 23 June, at least 4,000 South Africans died because of the pandemic

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Analysis | 2 July 2020

Postbank security breach highlights SASSA’s failures

SA Social Security Agency seems unable to administer social grant payments

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Analysis | 17 June 2020

Feeding poor people: The national government has failed

But civil society, provincial and local governments have tried to fill the gap

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Analysis | 2 June 2020

Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19

But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history

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Analysis | 22 May 2020

Police watchdog promises to improve, but controversial targets remain

Funding shortfalls call into question IPID’s ability to fulfil its mandate

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Analysis | 14 May 2020

Covid-19: Slain Alex man’s case highlights failures of police and army watchdogs

Many allegations that accountability has got worse during lockdown

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Analysis | 6 May 2020

Amendments to City of Cape Town by-law: are they constitutional?

Proposed amendments would allow officials to conduct search and seizure without a warrant

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Analysis | 30 April 2020

Covid-19 grant: We can learn from Namibia

Emergency grant was paid out to hundreds of thousands within three weeks

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Analysis | 29 April 2020