Opinion and Analysis
South Africa’s carbon emission targets not nearly ambitious enough
South Africa is the most carbon-intensive G20 economy with the highest coal reliance
By Robyn Hugo
Opinion | 10 May 2021
Ten years after Andries Tatane was killed, police misuse of rubber bullets is still unchecked
The cases we know about are likely far outnumbered by those we don’t
Analysis | 13 April 2021
Municipalities are creating arbitrary requirements for “permission” to protest
Gatekeeping officials are stopping people from exercising a constitutional right
Opinion | 7 April 2021
Continued prohibition of political gatherings is irrational
“Government appears to be leveraging the pandemic to suppress dissent”
Opinion | 22 February 2021
Covid-19: How bureaucracy can kill
A thoughtless instruction to my school from the provincial education department may have cost lives
A Teacher
Opinion | 15 February 2021
SLAPPing back: Court checks corporate bullying
Tuesday’s judgment in the mining company case provides key insights into how to recognise a SLAPP suit
Opinion | 11 February 2021
Teachers, let’s use this time wisely
The Covid-19 delay to the start of the school year offers an opportunity to do things differently
Opinion | 10 February 2021
Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired
Dismissal of three executives on spurious grounds is a setback against the fight against corruption
By James Stent
Analysis | 2 February 2021
Covid-19: Ivermectin obsession is dangerous
A court case brought by Afriforum risks undermining the scientific governance of medicine
Opinion | 29 January 2021