Opinion and Analysis
Farm workers, let down by politicians, face new threats to their security
Their situation can be improved but is there the political will?
By Stephen Devereux and Colette Solomon
Opinion | 17 July 2019
Courts should not refuse bail to immigrants without good reason
Being foreign does not justify a refusal of bail
Opinion | 26 June 2019
The right to die with dignity
We need to change our law
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Sheena Swemmer
Opinion | 19 June 2019
Victory for children’s rights in the Western Cape
Commissioner for Children to be appointed
Opinion | 11 June 2019
How Wynberg court is evading public scrutiny
Magistrates are ignoring Constitutional Court judgment
By Tessa Eidelman, Shaun Russell, Deena Bosch, Lumumba Chia and Ashura Easton
Opinion | 10 June 2019
Police are making arbitrary arrests at protests
Spurious charges are time-consuming and costly, and undermine the right to protest
Opinion | 30 May 2019
One door of learning has opened, but the others are still firmly shut
Unless we fix the school system, the gains won by the #Feesmustfall campaign will mean very little
Opinion | 21 May 2019
Informal settlements need better rubbish collection
Reform of the system is necessary to “keep Cape Town clean”
By Emma Green
Analysis | 15 May 2019
Political donations: the silence of the developers
Most fail to answer questions sent by the Observatory Civic Association
By Tauriq Jenkins and Leslie London
Opinion | 6 May 2019