Opinion

Political donations: the silence of the developers

Most fail to answer questions sent by the Observatory Civic Association

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Opinion | 6 May 2019

President Ramaphosa should sign Copyright Amendment bill

Freedom of Panorama provision will help put more South African related content onto Wikipedia

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Opinion | 25 April 2019

Death penalty debate is a cheap political trick

Politicians are once again trying to use capital punishment to get votes

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Opinion | 1 April 2019

Unregistered taxis roam our roads

Province should take stronger action

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Opinion | 20 March 2019

Children are dying in pain because they cannot get the medicines they need

Government has not implemented its palliative care plan

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Opinion | 11 March 2019

Land alone is not enough

If municipalities fail to supply services, communities cannot properly use their land

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Opinion | 25 February 2019

South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs

To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass

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Opinion | 18 February 2019

Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment

Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen

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Opinion | 15 February 2019

Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?

If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod

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Opinion | 14 February 2019

School principal charged after sexual harassment case

Western Cape Education Department takes action

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Opinion | 12 December 2018

New student funding crisis looms

Postgraduates are being left out of pocket and this will damage the economy

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

What HHP has taught us about mental health in the black community

Depression has for a long time been referred to as a “white disease” even though close to one in six South Africans suffer from depression or anxiety

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

When the president appointed a panel without women

The legal profession is far from transformed

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Opinion | 2 November 2018

Is Zimbabwe’s killings inquiry credible?

Critics fear Mnangagwa’s aim is to pin blame on opposition leaders

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Opinion | 9 October 2018

“Timetables have become decorations on the Metrorail boards”

An open letter to PRASA and the Department of Transport

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Opinion | 5 October 2018