Opinion and Analysis
Courts are being used to silence journalists and activists
Companies and officials are using legal measures meant for domestic violence victims to gag reporters
By Anton Harber
Opinion | 1 April 2025
JSC must urgently fill vacant posts and hold judges to account
This week the Judicial Services Commission will hold interviews for judges and decide on two important disciplinary matters
Opinion | 31 March 2025
Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers
City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building’s residents, say urban researchers
By Suraya Scheba and Andreas Scheba
Opinion | 28 March 2025
South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say
Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly
Analysis | 17 March 2025
Here’s how we can move to renewable energy in a just way
Mining companies could fulfil their social obligations by investing in these projects
By Robert Krause and Lee-Anne Bruce
Opinion | 17 March 2025
We cannot afford to scrap R10-billion budget for Early Childhood Development
February’s postponed budget speech would have announced increased ECD subsidies
Opinion | 11 March 2025
How gun control can save women’s lives
Poor enforcement of gun control measures and increasing firearm ownership correlate directly with more women dying
Opinion | 7 March 2025
Our HIV response will collapse without US funding - unless we act urgently
Reassurances that state clinics will pick up the lost services are empty
Analysis | 4 March 2025
The Expropriation Act: We are focusing on the wrong questions
The shrill debate is a distraction from the real issue
Opinion | 28 February 2025