Opinion and Analysis
Facts and myths about Cape Town’s water crisis
As Day Zero approaches, nonsense is being spread
Analysis | 18 January 2018
Here’s how unfairly police are distributed
Suburbs like Sea Point, Claremont and Camps Bay have far more officers per resident than Nyanga. Why?
Analysis | 17 January 2018
South Africa’s HIV treatment programme: a phoenix rising from the ashes?
Over 4 million people are on treatment but the programme may be stuttering
Analysis | 13 December 2017
The terrible price of PRASA’s negligence and corruption
Officials flout the law on train safety
Opinion | 8 December 2017
Drought: Has Cape Town planned properly for Day Zero?
There are several unanswered questions
By Aidan Jones and Nathan Geffen
Analysis | 6 December 2017
Social grants falling as share of state expenditure
Yet percentage of people living in poverty has grown
By Isobel Frye
Opinion | 4 December 2017
Failure of commuter rail is a crime against urban poor
“I am appealing to employers to empathise with staff who rely on rail to get to work”
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 4 December 2017
At last, some hope for injured workers
Compensation Fund starts to work properly again
By Pete Lewis
Analysis | 28 November 2017
Why Woodstock needs affordable housing
Affordable housing is necessary. Let’s work together to make it a success
Opinion | 20 November 2017