Opinion and Analysis
Cape Town’s water use remains too high despite Day Zero lessons
The city consumes over a billion litres per day, equating to over 210 litres per person, well above the world average of 120 to 160 litres
By Kevin Winter
Analysis | 3 February 2026
How informal businesses are reduced to rubble
The rules make it almost impossible to run an informal business legally
Analysis | 23 January 2026
How an arms company tried to block your right to know - and failed
Integrated Convoy Protection misled the court
By Ntokozo Dladla for Open Secrets
Opinion | 17 December 2025
New law will reveal South Africa’s huge pay gaps
Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive
Opinion | 11 December 2025
Rent control not only fails, it entrenches inequality
The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
Opinion | 1 December 2025
Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse
We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system
Opinion | 20 November 2025
Child literacy: we can change how the story ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
By Thenjiwe Mswane and Maserame Mabotsa
Opinion | 19 November 2025
Inner city Cape Town: no room for locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Analysis | 18 November 2025
We’re taking government to court for failing to provide clean water
Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution
By Blossom Matizirofa and Thuto Gabaphethe
Opinion | 18 November 2025