Opinion

Arms committee fails to explain SA’s weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021

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Opinion | 5 March 2026

I was shot in the head in 1986. I’m still paying the price

Why gun violence is a public health crisis

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Opinion | 3 March 2026

What is antisemitism?

And who gets to decide what it is?

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Opinion | 17 February 2026

Alarming new Bill tries to “police” non-profit organisations

The Bill proposes fines of up to R1-million and prison terms of up to five years

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Opinion | 13 February 2026

How rural communities can help fix their water supply

Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures

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Opinion | 9 February 2026

Lights. Camera. But very little action. Why?

Film sector in free fall as government scores own goal

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Opinion | 4 February 2026

How an arms company tried to block your right to know - and failed

Integrated Convoy Protection misled the court

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Opinion | 17 December 2025

New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps

Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive

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Opinion | 11 December 2025

Rent control not only fails, it entrenches inequality

The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing

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Opinion | 1 December 2025