Opinion and Analysis

Mediation will unclog court backlog

There are far too many cases in which the litigants don’t know what they want the judge to decide

Judge Stuart Wilson

Opinion | 17 May 2025

Mining companies are breaking their promises - and the state is doing nothing about it

MACUA report finds mining companies are not sticking to their Social and Labour Plans

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Opinion | 15 May 2025

Trump’s great talent: Diversion

The Afrikaner refugee spectacle is so much more entertaining than AIDS and Israel

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Opinion | 14 May 2025

Yoliswa Dwane Lecture: the war on Palestinian children

“A nuclear power considers a sick baby to be a security concern.”

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Analysis | 9 May 2025

Workers’ Day: have trade unions lost their way?

Remembering the heritage of the Haymarket Martyrs

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Opinion | 1 May 2025

Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised

Comment on the proposed Faure New Water Scheme closes on 17 April

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Analysis | 16 April 2025

Should you give handouts at traffic lights? A view from the street

People helping do so out of goodwill and with the best intentions

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Opinion | 15 April 2025

South Africa could do far more for Congolese refugees

The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people

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Opinion | 10 April 2025