Browsing: Opinion

Ashwini Singh examines the challenges of parking in sectional title schemes, explaining owners’ rights, common property rules, and how careless parking affects residents.

Moafrika Wa Maila reflects on a difficult day in Randburg Magistrates Court and the emotional labour that legal practitioners quietly carry through the pressures of courtroom culture.

South Africa’s water crisis is no longer theoretical. Prof Anja du Plessis exposes collapsing governance, rising health risks and the cost of indifference.

Siyabonga Hadebe contends that South Africa’s possible undercount is not a statistical failure, but proof of a democracy that never learned how to see its own people.

Moafrika Wa Maila argues that lawyers deserve fair pay, urging respect for their sacrifice and rejecting misuse of pro bono.

Mabafokeng Hoeane and Puleng Segalo revisit Es’kia Mphahlele’s Legacy, showing how his prophetic vision and African Humanism remain vital for confronting contemporary injustice, cultural erosion, and identity fragmentation.

rof Anja du Plessis argues that Rand Water’s December–January maintenance will test Gauteng’s resilience and demand shared accountability.

Siyabonga Hadebe delves into township life to explain why communities continue to idolise tsotsis, highlighting wealth, power, and spiritual beliefs.

Kennedy Mudzuli reflects on Conviction.co.za’s first anniversary. Born from facing retrenchment and inspired by Mary Rahube’s story, the platform has grown from an idea into a people-centred legal newsroom reaching nearly 100 000 readers monthly.

Sandile Memela argues that township thuggery, once celebrated as resistance against apartheid’s economic theft, has now turned inward, draining families and communities of resources while politicians mirror gangster tactics through corruption and tender fraud.