Opinion

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Mbeki is wrong on land claims

There are many reasons why claimants opt for cash instead of land

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Opinion | 18 May 2016

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Marx and the search for alternatives

Economic crisis prompts new interest in Marxism

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Opinion | 18 May 2016

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A confusion of unions

Talk is of unity, but actions are divisive

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Opinion | 11 May 2016

Response to Terry Bell on John Harris

Terry Bell's obituary for Ann Harris also dealt, in brief, with the bombing of Johannesburg station by her husband John Harris in 1964, and his subsequent torture and execution. Maritz van den Berg asked GroundUp to publish the letter below in response to Bell's article.

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Opinion | 21 April 2016

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Rural South Africa is on a Precipice

Countryside sliding into ever more violent confrontations

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Opinion | 21 April 2016

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We’re trying to improve Observatory

A response to Koketso Moeti

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Opinion | 18 April 2016

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Parliament has become unwelcoming

Access used to be quick and easy. Not any more.

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Opinion | 18 April 2016

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Whose voices really matter in the City of Cape Town’s budget?

Most of the city’s residents are excluded from the budget process

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Opinion | 15 April 2016

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Economics: Time to design a new curriculum

Criticism is easy; working out what the syllabus should look like is much harder

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Opinion | 15 April 2016

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Art and UCT: an opportunity to encourage debate

We need more art, not less

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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Why we are taking the Minister of Police to court

Police resource allocation is an apartheid remnant

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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The problem with art on UCT

And why covering up Diane Victor’s “Pasiphaë” is justified

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Opinion | 12 April 2016

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Poor, black people are still denied access to public space

Our cities show disdain for the poor

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Opinion | 11 April 2016

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Is Zuma threatening to fragment the country?

Ominous Melmoth meeting suggests he is

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Opinion | 11 April 2016

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Crucial land records could be lost forever

We are in danger of losing our history

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Opinion | 6 April 2016

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Minister Angie Motshekga’s ugly lesson for learners

How she has shown that their confidence in representative government is misplaced

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Opinion | 5 April 2016