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
Opinion | 15 May 2025
Trump’s great talent: Diversion
The Afrikaner refugee spectacle is so much more entertaining than AIDS and Israel
Opinion | 14 May 2025
Yoliswa Dwane Lecture: the war on Palestinian children
“A nuclear power considers a sick baby to be a security concern.”
By Noam Peleg
Analysis | 9 May 2025
Workers’ Day: have trade unions lost their way?
Remembering the heritage of the Haymarket Martyrs
By Terry Bell
Opinion | 1 May 2025
Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen
But urgent action can save us
Opinion | 23 April 2025
Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised
Comment on the proposed Faure New Water Scheme closes on 17 April
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
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
By Nick Fabré
Opinion | 10 April 2025