Opinion and Analysis

Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?

If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod

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Opinion | 14 February 2019

School principal charged after sexual harassment case

Western Cape Education Department takes action

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Opinion | 12 December 2018

New student funding crisis looms

Postgraduates are being left out of pocket and this will damage the economy

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

What HHP has taught us about mental health in the black community

Depression has for a long time been referred to as a “white disease” even though close to one in six South Africans suffer from depression or anxiety

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

When the president appointed a panel without women

The legal profession is far from transformed

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Opinion | 2 November 2018

Is Zimbabwe’s killings inquiry credible?

Critics fear Mnangagwa’s aim is to pin blame on opposition leaders

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Opinion | 9 October 2018

“Timetables have become decorations on the Metrorail boards”

An open letter to PRASA and the Department of Transport

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Opinion | 5 October 2018

Why is there so much conflict between Abahlali and the state?

Scarcity of houses is just one part of a problem that has its roots in the province’s 1990s violence

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Analysis | 20 September 2018

Sibusiso Mavuka has spent ten years in prison, and appeared in court 91 times. He has never been convicted of any crime.

Mandela’s 100th birthday is a time for us to reflect on our criminal justice system

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Opinion | 18 September 2018

The protection of women’s rights begins with childhood

Men who are abused as boys are more likely to be violent as adults

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Opinion | 12 September 2018

Affordable Housing: City of Cape Town and developers at crossroads

An inclusionary housing policy can stimulate density and new development

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Opinion | 11 September 2018

Expropriation from the poor

Reblocking of informal settlements can be development in reverse, argues Jared Sacks

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Opinion | 6 September 2018

Cost order against NGO weakens democracy

The South African History Archive should be able to access documents exposing crimes under apartheid

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Opinion | 3 July 2018

Schools ignore the law when enforcing payment of school fees

More accountability is needed

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Opinion | 19 June 2018

Using municipal land for bowling greens during a housing crisis is unjust

Fish Hoek has enough space to build affordable housing

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Opinion | 14 June 2018