Opinion and Analysis
Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa
Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue
Opinion | 19 August 2020
How well has South Africa done at reducing Covid deaths?
The answer may surprise you
By Nathan Geffen and Alex Welte
Analysis | 18 August 2020
Government has used lockdown to decide who may protest
Uneven enforcement of restrictions on gatherings leaves protesters confused
Opinion | 17 August 2020
How government is supporting captive lion breeding
Panel overseeing hunting is loaded with industry representatives
Opinion | 12 August 2020
Education spending is falling. The Covid-19 budget has slashed it further
Yet schools are essential to the Covid-19 response
By Julia Chaskalson, Hopolang Selebalo and Daniel McLaren
Opinion | 31 July 2020
We won’t fix development until we fix our municipalities
Citizens have been reduced to passive beneficiaries of state assistance which often never arrives
Opinion | 30 July 2020
How to respond to Cape Town’s surge in land occupations
Here are seven proposals
By Adi Kumar
Opinion | 27 July 2020
Parliament failed to vet Cele’s nomination for IPID head
Does Jennifer Ntlatseng have what it takes to run the police watchdog?
Analysis | 21 July 2020
Housing crisis more complex than it seems
What the eviction of a naked man tells us about our collective response to the housing shortage
By Jens Horber
Opinion | 6 July 2020