Opinion and Analysis
PRASA CEO Zolani - aka Kgosie - Matthews: an embarrassing appointment
He has been suspended because of information that should have been known to the board before he was appointed
By James Stent
Analysis | 23 November 2021
Social grants: the research behind the controversy
We look at how different grants were evaluated in the recent SALDRU study
By James Stent
Analysis | 11 November 2021
Law and power: How a prisoner’s journey saved the lives of thousands
A look back at the battle for the rights of HIV-positive prisoners
Analysis | 11 November 2021
Our faulty approach to life sentences is catching up with us
Our prisons are crowded with “lifers”, at great cost to us all
Opinion | 10 November 2021
India’s Supreme Court strikes a blow against the use of spyware
Ruling offers ways to hold governments and companies accountable
Opinion | 10 November 2021
Elections 2021: where are the promises to our children?
Bureaucracy is suffocating our crèches. Local governments can do something about it.
By Kayin Scholtz and Tess Peacock
Opinion | 28 October 2021
National pension reform: could it be done?
The Department of Social Development’s proposals have been described as ludicrous, but are they really?
By James Stent
Analysis | 14 October 2021
National pension reform: Protecting the funds from state capture
There are novel checks and balances
By James Stent
Analysis | 11 October 2021
National pension reform: Why we must do it
Our pensions and social protection system is broken and unfair
By James Stent
Analysis | 7 October 2021