Opinion

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Why wage inequality matters

New legislation empowers shareholders to limit outrageous CEO remuneration

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Opinion | 14 November 2024

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How the Legal Resources Centre has fought for human rights

Speech by Geoff Budlender on accepting the fourth George Bizos Human Rights Award

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Opinion | 4 November 2024

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Court interdicts are being used to stifle protest

Mining companies are especially guilty

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Opinion | 18 October 2024

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What I learned on my journey through breast cancer

In Breast Cancer Awareness Month we can all do something to help

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Opinion | 16 October 2024

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How business can help end homelessness

Homelessness is a shared, fixable problem

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Opinion | 10 October 2024

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New blasting limits set for mines - at last

Chief Inspector of Mines publishes South Africa’s first mine blasting standards

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Opinion | 8 October 2024

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The fate of the GNU will depend on what it does to fix collapsing municipalities

The Government of National Unity offers an opportunity to take practical steps

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Opinion | 3 October 2024

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Access to information: Public institutions are flouting the law

Only 20% of municipalities met their obligations to report to the Information Regulator

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Opinion | 1 October 2024

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Joburg’s temporary emergency accommodation policy a misstep

The housing crisis needs to be addressed with long-term, stable, sustainable housing alternatives

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Opinion | 30 September 2024

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Farmers need support after devastating Riverlands flood

A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster

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Opinion | 20 August 2024

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My three-month battle with the Unemployment Insurance Fund

Appeal to the new Minister of Labour to fix the problems with the fund

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Opinion | 15 August 2024

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SASSA’s fraud management system is fraught with danger

It is irrational to expect people who can’t afford food to have a smartphone and internet access

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Opinion | 30 July 2024

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The right to protest is being blocked by administrative barriers

Municipal officials often misinterpret the law

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Opinion | 26 July 2024

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Queer rights: The World Bank must stand firm on Uganda

The fight for equality demands international support

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Opinion | 24 July 2024

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We should act against lawyers who undermine the Constitution

There are advocates who are skilled liars, dissemblers, manipulators and propagandists; they employ the implements of legal practice to bedevil and confuse and dismay - the judiciary and the profession should take action

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Opinion | 22 July 2024

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Unless this government fixes SAPS, it won’t meet its other objectives

We need a new approach to policing from Minister Senzo Mchunu

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Opinion | 9 July 2024