Opinion and Analysis

Here’s how unfairly police are distributed

Suburbs like Sea Point, Claremont and Camps Bay have far more officers per resident than Nyanga. Why?

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Analysis | 17 January 2018

South Africa’s HIV treatment programme: a phoenix rising from the ashes?

Over 4 million people are on treatment but the programme may be stuttering

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Analysis | 13 December 2017

The terrible price of PRASA’s negligence and corruption

Officials flout the law on train safety

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Opinion | 8 December 2017

Drought: Has Cape Town planned properly for Day Zero?

There are several unanswered questions

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Analysis | 6 December 2017

Social grants falling as share of state expenditure

Yet percentage of people living in poverty has grown

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Opinion | 4 December 2017

Failure of commuter rail is a crime against urban poor

“I am appealing to employers to empathise with staff who rely on rail to get to work”

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Opinion | 4 December 2017

At last, some hope for injured workers

Compensation Fund starts to work properly again

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Analysis | 28 November 2017

Why Woodstock needs affordable housing

Affordable housing is necessary. Let’s work together to make it a success

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Opinion | 20 November 2017

Water crisis: the more we know, the better we can respond

More transparency will improve the public response

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Analysis | 16 November 2017

How two teachers helped George Bizos become a lawyer

A story for his 90th birthday

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Opinion | 14 November 2017

Affordable housing in Cape Town: are we being fooled?

Rush to build it all in Woodstock and Salt River

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Opinion | 9 November 2017

Children with disabilities battle to get to school

Court application to force authorities to provide transport

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Opinion | 7 November 2017

Why communities have gone to court over the Mining Charter

“Nothing about us without us”

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Opinion | 2 November 2017

Police watchdog needs R50 million from the people it watches

Conflict of interest in the funding of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate

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Analysis | 9 October 2017

City takes lead on land but Province is left behind

Nothing stands in Premier Helen Zille’s way except her own political will

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Opinion | 6 October 2017

An open letter to the authorities about Marikana

We need urgent and integrated action

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Opinion | 4 October 2017