Opinion and Analysis
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
AI data centres could make electricity more expensive
Power-hungry hyperscale data centres could lock us into fossil fuel dependence, says Open Secrets
Opinion | 2 September 2026
South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency
Article One and the Centre for Human Rights have asked the Human Rights Commission to recommend a pause on huge new projects
Opinion | 4 August 2026
State spent R600m to contain 30 June xenophobic action - law enforcement could have prevented it
Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia is taking the state to court
Opinion | 30 July 2026