Opinion and Analysis
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
US-funded programmes in South Africa benefit the US too
The world class research conducted in SA is vital for everyone
Opinion | 26 February 2025
Trump has stopped aid to South Africa, endangering thousands of lives
But we must not allow peddlers of hate to undermine our fragile constitutional democracy
Analysis | 8 February 2025
Stopping health funding in Africa weakens America
This is an opportunity for President Ramaphosa to lead
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
Opinion | 29 January 2025
SASSA is making progress against fraud, our study shows
But there are likely many fraudulent grant applications made years ago that still receive money
Analysis | 23 January 2025
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025