Opinion and Analysis

How Wynberg court is evading public scrutiny

Magistrates are ignoring Constitutional Court judgment

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Opinion | 10 June 2019

Police are making arbitrary arrests at protests

Spurious charges are time-consuming and costly, and undermine the right to protest

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Opinion | 30 May 2019

One door of learning has opened, but the others are still firmly shut

Unless we fix the school system, the gains won by the #Feesmustfall campaign will mean very little

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Opinion | 21 May 2019

Informal settlements need better rubbish collection

Reform of the system is necessary to “keep Cape Town clean”

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Analysis | 15 May 2019

Political donations: the silence of the developers

Most fail to answer questions sent by the Observatory Civic Association

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Opinion | 6 May 2019

President Ramaphosa should sign Copyright Amendment bill

Freedom of Panorama provision will help put more South African related content onto Wikipedia

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Opinion | 25 April 2019

Death penalty debate is a cheap political trick

Politicians are once again trying to use capital punishment to get votes

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Opinion | 1 April 2019

Unregistered taxis roam our roads

Province should take stronger action

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Opinion | 20 March 2019

Children are dying in pain because they cannot get the medicines they need

Government has not implemented its palliative care plan

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Opinion | 11 March 2019

Caster Semenya: Issues the sporting authority has to consider

Whatever the decision, the emotional toll for athletes is high

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Analysis | 25 February 2019

Land alone is not enough

If municipalities fail to supply services, communities cannot properly use their land

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Opinion | 25 February 2019

Stats SA’s confusing mining employment statistics

Quarterly Labour Force Survey is the definitive source for most sectors, but not for mining

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Analysis | 21 February 2019

Controversy follows colourful Australian mining magnate

Mark Caruso has made a handsome profit from South Africa’s natural resources

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Analysis | 19 February 2019

South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs

To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass

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Opinion | 18 February 2019

Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment

Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen

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Opinion | 15 February 2019