Opinion and Analysis
Communities caught between floods and dry taps
Climate change is making municipal water failures worse
Opinion | 8 October 2026
Anti-terror laws risk making life hard for civil society
Anti-money laundering Bill may fail the international test it was written to pass
Opinion | 7 October 2026
Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb
By Leila Kidson
Opinion | 1 October 2026
Three years of silence on state land. Communities pay the cost
Government asked communities applying for land to follow the rules. Then it went silent.
By Luyanda Mtamzeli and Nonceba Ndlebe
Opinion | 18 September 2026
Beware of populist leaders, warns judge
Justice Azhar Cachalia makes a clarion call for the rule of law underpinned by universal human rights and an independent judiciary
Opinion | 17 September 2026
Why COSATU’s congress collapsed
For the first time in its 40 year history, SA’s biggest union gathering did not reach quorum
By Greg Dor
Analysis | 17 September 2026
Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing
Four victories for Fossil Ad Ban campaign
By Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond
Opinion | 10 September 2026
Informal settlements are here to stay. Let’s upgrade them
Upgrading informal settlements is a cheaper and more effective way to improve lives
By Ronelle Burger and Eldridge Moses
Opinion | 7 September 2026
11 years, R6-billion later: Parliament must hold hearings on state capture at PRASA
A decade of letters, reports, submissions, protests, civil disobedience and court actions by #UniteBehind — it’s time for SCOPA to do its job
Opinion | 7 September 2026