Opinion and Analysis
It’s World Oceans Day: Government needs to treat fishing communities better
Thousands of people are forced to fish illegally or with recreational permits
By Maia Nangle
Opinion | 8 June 2020
Covid-19: Why is important data being kept secret?
Government’s lack of transparency means analysts cannot evaluate whether a strategy is working
Opinion | 8 June 2020
Open letter to Judge Zondo: Please resume Commission hearings
20 organisations ask state capture commission to issue interim report
Civil Society Working Group on State Capture
Opinion | 3 June 2020
Feeding poor people: The national government has failed
But civil society, provincial and local governments have tried to fill the gap
Analysis | 2 June 2020
Covid-19: State should use Cape Town’s military airports for housing
Wingfield, Youngsfield and Ysterplaat could house more than 120,000 people
By Adi Kumar
Opinion | 1 June 2020
Covid-19: The epidemic reveals the cracks in our health and welfare systems
Improving services in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Opinion | 29 May 2020
Covid-19: Whatever unfolds in our prisons will affect all of us
The release of 19,000 low-risk inmates is a bold and necessary step to save lives
By Sasha Gear and Doreen Gaura
Opinion | 26 May 2020
Here’s what the models predict about Covid-19
But beware: soothsaying has a checkered history
By Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 22 May 2020
SASSA’s big test: When will the emergency Covid-19 social grant be paid?
Many South Africans have no income
Analysis | 19 May 2020