Analysis

Understanding Eskom’s high failure rate

Researchers have identified the underlying causes

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Analysis | 8 December 2022

GroundUp sued by Iqbal Survé … but for only R5-million

Independent Newspapers has a litigation fixation

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Analysis | 20 October 2022

These graphs show PRASA’s disastrous state

No trains, no hope? We show just how bad things are at PRASA.

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Analysis | 21 September 2022

Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid

We should not let governments that failed to even count their dead off the hook

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Analysis | 5 September 2022

Setback for Makhado Municipality in access to information case …

… but they will probably just start afresh

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Analysis | 11 June 2022

One week left to comment on South Africa’s new labour migration policy

Government paints the policy as forward-looking, but can it be enforced and how will it affect the lives of immigrants?

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Analysis | 23 May 2022

Hands off our Grants: the Black Sash’s long battle for justice

A shameful period in South Africa’s recent history

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Analysis | 19 May 2022

Dodgy lotteries: what the SIU can and can’t do

And why it’s important that the NPA joins the fray

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Analysis | 6 April 2022

Has the national government abandoned vaccination?

Vaccine uptake has dropped dramatically and there appears to be no push from the President or the national health department to change this

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Analysis | 16 February 2022

An optimal vaccine strategy for middle-income countries

A mixture of Chinese-manufactured vaccines and mRNA booster may be the way to go

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Analysis | 13 December 2021

Vaccine rollout: the government has made three mistakes

As a result, we have at least 13 million unused vaccines

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Analysis | 6 December 2021

Law and power: the long road to equality for gay men

The 1998 “Sodomy Case” confirmed LGBTIQ rights at last

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Analysis | 29 November 2021

PRASA CEO Zolani - aka Kgosie - Matthews: an embarrassing appointment

He has been suspended because of information that should have been known to the board before he was appointed

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Analysis | 23 November 2021

Social grants: the research behind the controversy

We look at how different grants were evaluated in the recent SALDRU study

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Analysis | 11 November 2021

Law and power: How a prisoner’s journey saved the lives of thousands

A look back at the battle for the rights of HIV-positive prisoners

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Analysis | 11 November 2021

National pension reform: could it be done?

The Department of Social Development’s proposals have been described as ludicrous, but are they really?

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Analysis | 14 October 2021