Opinion and Analysis
How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?
Large surveys offer different views on vaccine acceptance
By James Stent
Analysis | 20 August 2021
How to boost the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Government has got a few things right, but there’s so much more it can still do
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
Opinion | 18 August 2021
Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers
Those who dispute that the Covid vaccines used in South Africa are safe and effective are just wrong
By Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan
Opinion | 10 August 2021
Harsh prison terms won’t solve the crisis of gender-based violence
The certainty of arrest and prosecution, not long sentences, is what deters crime
Opinion | 9 August 2021
Open letter to City of Cape Town: Fix our vleis!
“It is common knowledge that there are regular sewerage spills into Zandvlei”
Opinion | 3 August 2021
Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why
Lack of political leadership at all tiers of government and a failure to implement transport planning policy are to blame
By Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga
Analysis | 29 July 2021
The Human Rights Commission is wrong: vaccines are not always optional
The Commission is undermining the state’s vaccine programme
Opinion | 29 July 2021
Yes, we can afford a Universal Basic Income Guarantee
It just needs political will
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 28 July 2021