Opinion
Our obsession with mega projects is not good for South Africa
The R30 billion “new city” near Pretoria raises red flags
By Adi Kumar
Opinion | 7 October 2020
Asset managers need to check excessive executive pay
Executive remuneration in South Africa is untethered to any objective measure of fairness
By Emma Schuster and Melody Kozah
Opinion | 28 September 2020
Spatial injustice remains at core of rising inequality
Activists believe a radical “new normal” is needed for land reform
By Kyla Hazell and Nkosikhona Swartbooi
Opinion | 10 September 2020
Violence in prisons is increasing. The prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it
A Constitutional Court decision, awaited since March, will be crucial for the safety of inmates and wardens
Opinion | 3 September 2020
Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive
It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 1 September 2020
Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa
Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue
Opinion | 19 August 2020
Government has used lockdown to decide who may protest
Uneven enforcement of restrictions on gatherings leaves protesters confused
Opinion | 17 August 2020
How government is supporting captive lion breeding
Panel overseeing hunting is loaded with industry representatives
Opinion | 12 August 2020
Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further
Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response
By Julia Chaskalson, Hopolang Selebalo and Daniel McLaren
Opinion | 31 July 2020