Opinion and Analysis
How trade unions reacted to the Sona
Much point-scoring with the one good proposal lost in the noise
By Terry Bell
Opinion | 22 February 2016
Community voices muted at Alternative Mining Indaba
By giving corporations a bigger stake, the people affected by mining are being marginalised
Opinion | 18 February 2016
Minimum wages: too high will hurt poor people
At Cosatu's demand of R4,500 per month, we risk increasing unemployment
Opinion | 15 February 2016
Zuma's national minimum wage "own goal"
President is placating business and wavering on policy
By Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 15 February 2016
Unions justified to demand double digit pay increases
But is the labour movement sufficiently united, independent and democratic to defend workers?
By Terry Bell
Opinion | 8 February 2016
Government needs to consult properly before closing schools
Provincial education departments are failing to follow procedures
Analysis | 5 February 2016
When can the police detain you for not showing documents?
Many immigrants are detained arbitrarily
By Prashianne Hansraj and Fundi Moyo
Analysis | 4 February 2016
Vodacom and MTN: hands off WhatsApp and Skype
Companies want to restrict our access to new data services because they're harder to spy on
Opinion | 3 February 2016
Mbeki’s reputation is not in tatters because he was aloof
It's because his policies caused hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths
Opinion | 1 February 2016