Opinion and Analysis
Cape Town can avoid Day Zero in 2019 - but we’ll have to keep consumption down
Dam levels are almost equal to same period last year
Analysis | 7 May 2018
Unions divided on Workers’ Day
Rival events held on 1 May show unequal support for Saftu and Cosatu
By Nosipiwo Manona, Nation Nyoka and Magnificent Mndebele
Analysis | 2 May 2018
Cape Town needs to invest in places like Malawi Camp
Airport settlement is test of municipality’s commitment to investing in poor communities
Opinion | 2 May 2018
NRF cuts hurt South Africa’s scientists
Researchers need to hold public officials accountable
By Emile Engel
Opinion | 2 May 2018
Mining Charter: who is fooling whom?
Minister excludes communities from discussions
Opinion | 4 April 2018
Are resident associations being captured by the property industry?
Sea Point shows how developers use these organisations to advance their own interests
By Gavin Silber and Sarita Pillay
Analysis | 14 March 2018
We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing
How can a parking lot that is empty for 18 hours a day be a better land use than a home?
Opinion | 12 March 2018
Cape Town is using aquifers responsibly
Groundwater abstraction based on a “no regrets” approach
By Ian Neilson
Opinion | 9 March 2018
State surveillance a threat to journalism
Laws are being abused by corrupt state officials to spy on reporters for doing their jobs
Opinion | 9 March 2018