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Policy exists, but shacklands spring up

Analysis Sijekula Mbanga -

The political will is there, but proper implementation remains an obstacle to improving people’s lot

Richard Calland: What brave new world awaits us?

Analysis Richard Calland -

Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this

SA needs to restrain use of force by police

Analysis C19 People’s Coalition Anti-Repression Working Group -

‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines

Xenophobia chips away at the African notion of ubuntu

Analysis Nitha Ramnath -

The multifaceted and complex issues facing the continent can only be tackled effectively together

Overhaul and align laws on use of force

Analysis Sean Tait -

Guidelines can’t regulate the police and military’s use of lethal force and will, in the end, be subordinate to bad legislation

The tobacco sales ban is a giant stimulus package for organised crime

Analysis John Davenport -

We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good

Connected economy is a strength

Analysis Diane Coyle -

The global nature of modern trade is a vulnerability, but it will also be a valuable tool to aid in our recovery

Army and police violence spurs racial tensions

Analysis Kayla Arnold -

With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation

Blessed peace under lockdown

Analysis Paddy Harper -

I’ve silenced the Bible Thumper and dumped social media drivel but physical distancing, an art the deputy prez has mastered, is tricky

Ramaphosa misses chance to create a better climate future

Analysis Sipho Kings -

Ramaphosa missed the chance to get even more out of his big moment

Hunger is as big a threat as Covid

Analysis The Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum -

For the many that rely on pension grants, Sassa’s seemingly simple date change has severe ramifications

Richard Calland: A lifetime chance for a future we want

Analysis Richard Calland -

Leaders need to grapple with the wicked problem of how to ease out of the lockdown

Covid-19: Police abuses reveal systemic flaws

Analysis David Bruce -

The decision to rely on the police and army to enforce the lockdown was correct, but security force actions show both the weaknesses of the state and of systems for establishing social order

Nature thrives in our distancing during the lockdown

Analysis Sipho Kings -

In the past few weeks, nature has expanded into the spaces we have ceded by going into isolation

Meaty matters plague me

Analysis Paddy Harper -

The days roll into one another as I work the phone to feed the news machine. I’d like to be fed too . . . but my butcher betrayed me

Southern Africa has cracked down on fake news, but may have gone too far

Analysis Timothy Fish Hodgson, Khanyo Farise & Justice Mavedzenge -

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Eswatini, South Africa and Zimbabwe have implemented new rules on disinformation. But these may have unintended consequences

Spliffs down, scrubs up

Analysis Paddy Harper -

It’s time to shut up, listen, think about the effect of your words and actions and continue washing like a madman

Paddy Harper: What’s with whities and bog roll?

Analysis Paddy Harper -

Covid-19 is playing havoc with my life and mind — no hanging out in the pub and the genetically determined run on white gold

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