Analysis

Social grants: the research behind the controversy

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

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

National pension reform: could it be done?

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

National pension reform: Protecting the funds from state capture

There are novel checks and balances

National pension reform: Why we must do it

Our pensions and social protection system is broken and unfair

National pension reform: This is about everyone’s future

Unpacking the Green Paper on social security reform

Police use of deadly force must be curbed, says new expert report

Report says ratio of civilians killed by police to police killed on duty in South Africa, about 13 to one, is a cause for concern

How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?

Large surveys offer different views on vaccine acceptance

Cops who rape are rarely disciplined, data reveals

Many stay on the job

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Lack of political leadership at all tiers of government and a failure to implement transport planning policy are to blame

Covid-19 vaccines: Current challenge is not supply but using the available vaccines

The government’s plan requires vaccinating one million people per week, but it has only fully vaccinated 1.4 million people in nine weeks.

We shouldn’t shift vaccines away from the elderly

Less than 40% of people over 60 have been vaccinated

South Africa’s vaccine rollout can succeed

But it will require leadership and tough negotiations with drug companies

Our health in brief - part one: Workers’ compensation and the Road Accident Fund

Our health in brief - part two: What are municipalities doing?

Our health in brief - part three: What we spend on health