Opinion and Analysis

NRF cuts hurt South Africa’s scientists

Researchers need to hold public officials accountable

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Opinion | 2 May 2018

Mining Charter: who is fooling whom?

Minister excludes communities from discussions

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Opinion | 4 April 2018

Are resident associations being captured by the property industry?

Sea Point shows how developers use these organisations to advance their own interests

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Analysis | 14 March 2018

We need bowling greens and golf courses for affordable housing

How can a parking lot that is empty for 18 hours a day be a better land use than a home?

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Opinion | 12 March 2018

Cape Town is using aquifers responsibly

Groundwater abstraction based on a “no regrets” approach

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Opinion | 9 March 2018

State surveillance a threat to journalism

Laws are being abused by corrupt state officials to spy on reporters for doing their jobs

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Opinion | 9 March 2018

Dire need for housing is South Africa’s biggest challenge

We are on track to exceed our targets for the delivery of houses in Cape Town for the current financial year

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Opinion | 8 March 2018

Water curbs: a tale of rich and poor

Most water management devices installed in poor areas

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Analysis | 7 March 2018

Why we woke up Brett Herron at 5am with koesiesters

People evicted from their homes cannot be dumped in Blikkiesdorp or Wolwerivier

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Opinion | 7 March 2018

Rush to drill for water threatens our future water supply

Extracting water from the Table Mountain Group aquifer threatens biodiversity and makes little difference to Day Zero

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Opinion | 28 February 2018

Want to curb abalone poaching? Treat the cause

Drone video that showed poachers being caught misses the point

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Opinion | 28 February 2018

Stop the drought conspiracy theories

Hateful messages by ideologues can harm Jewish-Muslim relations

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Opinion | 26 February 2018

How we’re fighting antimicrobial resistance in South Africa

Urgent work needed to end this public health crisis

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Opinion | 23 February 2018

Abortions: women don’t know where to go

Right to terminate pregnancy is limited by poor information

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Opinion | 29 January 2018

How severe is the drought? An analysis of the latest data

Facts are few, opinions plenty, on the cause of the water crisis

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Analysis | 22 January 2018

Facts and myths about Cape Town’s water crisis

As Day Zero approaches, nonsense is being spread

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Analysis | 18 January 2018