Opinion and Analysis
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
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