Opinion and Analysis
Dire need for housing is South Africa’s biggest challenge
We are on track to exceed our targets for the delivery of houses in Cape Town for the current financial year
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 8 March 2018
Water curbs: a tale of rich and poor
Most water management devices installed in poor areas
Analysis | 7 March 2018
Why we woke up Brett Herron at 5am with koesiesters
People evicted from their homes cannot be dumped in Blikkiesdorp or Wolwerivier
Opinion | 7 March 2018
Rush to drill for water threatens our future water supply
Extracting water from the Table Mountain Group aquifer threatens biodiversity and makes little difference to Day Zero
Opinion | 28 February 2018
Want to curb abalone poaching? Treat the cause
Drone video that showed poachers being caught misses the point
Opinion | 28 February 2018
Stop the drought conspiracy theories
Hateful messages by ideologues can harm Jewish-Muslim relations
Opinion | 26 February 2018
How we’re fighting antimicrobial resistance in South Africa
Urgent work needed to end this public health crisis
By Heidi Albert
Opinion | 23 February 2018
Abortions: women don’t know where to go
Right to terminate pregnancy is limited by poor information
Opinion | 29 January 2018
How severe is the drought? An analysis of the latest data
Facts are few, opinions plenty, on the cause of the water crisis
By Piotr Wolski
Analysis | 22 January 2018