Opinion

Zimbabwe is desperate - an eyewitness account

Mugabe has failed us

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Opinion | 19 August 2016

Education that caters for disabled learners is attainable

But government needs to show more political will to implement its policies

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Opinion | 16 August 2016

Why another book on Thabo Mbeki?

Mahmood Mamdani and others have written a 500 page praise-song

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Opinion | 2 August 2016

Flemming Rose and academic freedom: a response to Nathan Geffen

Accusations of hypocrisy are complicated, and have been inappropriately levelled at Rose

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

Elections, the SABC and the unions

More than a touch of irony that Solidarity and Bemawu took SABC to court, while Cosatu-aligned union cozied up to management

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

Flemming Rose, academic freedom and Palestinian civil liberties

He should have been allowed to speak, but the Danish journalist is not the free speech champion he is made out to be

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Opinion | 31 July 2016

Education funding formula needs to be fixed

Part two in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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Opinion | 29 July 2016

Community celebrates as iron mine plan shelved

Mining is a massive eviction project, not development, says activist

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Opinion | 26 July 2016

Condoms in schools: it’s a human right

If we are to curb high rates of HIV infections and pregnancy in schools, condoms must be accessible

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Opinion | 25 July 2016

I owe my life to you, says judge

Edwin Cameron addresses scientists and activists at Durban Aids conference

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Opinion | 19 July 2016

Manenberg in dire need of more police

One of South Africaโ€™s most dangerous areas has far less police than it did a decade ago

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Opinion | 7 July 2016

Education MEC must remember she works for the people

Debbie Schafer snubbed students and ignored their submissions

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Opinion | 6 July 2016

Refugees have an equal right to schooling

Yet schools often don't respect this right

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Opinion | 29 June 2016

ANC and the subversion of democracy: history repeats itself

There's nothing new in the imposition of candidates against the will of the majority

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Opinion | 25 June 2016

Expropriation Bill: we can learn from the African Commission

Bill could be a turning point in land reform

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Opinion | 22 June 2016

Fire fighting should never be privatised

Lessons to be learned from the strike in Canada

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Opinion | 20 June 2016