Opinion and Analysis
Informal settlements can be better planned
Re-blocking by NGOs is very different from “super-blocking” by local governments, argues Professor Steven Robins
Opinion | 12 February 2020
Why Makhanda residents are taking their municipality to court
Sewage spills are an environmental and health crisis
By Cecile van Schalkwyk and Catherine Sofianos
Opinion | 24 January 2020
Are our matric results really improving?
A close look at the statistics raises troubling questions
By Kirsten Pearson and Steve Kretzmann
Analysis | 22 January 2020
Is the National Lotteries Commission countering media exposés with advertising?
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
Analysis | 17 December 2019
Government must do more than talk about the water crisis
The solution for the Sekhukhune District Municipality’s waterless villages is obvious
Opinion | 5 December 2019
How we internalise stigma and shame
Biko’s legacy can help us recognise the invader within
Opinion | 4 December 2019
PRASA attempts to hire Eskom’s security
Investigators have already found irregularities involving some of the companies
By James Stent
Analysis | 27 November 2019
Fierce battle over future of landmark Cape Town site
Developers and government manoeuvre to realise ten-storey buildings at River Club, while Khoi organisations fight for land they say is sacred
Analysis | 27 November 2019
Battle to recover R42 billion in unclaimed pension money
Plans to march to Parliament
By Ciaran Ryan
Analysis | 19 November 2019