Opinion and Analysis

City’s approach to homeless people is not working

This simplistic narrative of helping to reduce homelessness by just donating to one group of shelters is harmful

South Africa’s vaccine rollout needs a boost

The number of vaccinations is far below the number of vaccine doses in the country. The available vaccines need to be used urgently.

Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

One week of Covid vaccines: What are we doing well? What can be done better?

An assessment of the rollout so far

Why should South Africans care about Israel’s apartheid?

“We recognise apartheid when we see it” say South African Jews

How to vaccinate the world against Covid-19: Lessons from the AIDS response

Western Cape’s housing policy open for public comment

The province has set out guidelines for its municipalities

Yes, Minister Cele, we did do our homework

Police minister brushes off Viewfinder’s devastating findings on police brutality

How to vaccinate millions as quickly as possible

Don’t try to micromanage the rollout

What a waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents may mean for South Africa

South Africa’s carbon emission targets not nearly ambitious enough

South Africa is the most carbon-intensive G20 economy with the highest coal reliance

Ten years after Andries Tatane was killed, police misuse of rubber bullets is still unchecked

The cases we know about are likely far outnumbered by those we don’t

Municipalities are creating arbitrary requirements for “permission” to protest

Gatekeeping officials are stopping people from exercising a constitutional right

Continued prohibition of political gatherings is irrational

“Government appears to be leveraging the pandemic to suppress dissent”

Covid-19: How bureaucracy can kill

A thoughtless instruction to my school from the provincial education department may have cost lives

SLAPPing back: Court checks corporate bullying

Tuesday’s judgment in the mining company case provides key insights into how to recognise a SLAPP suit