CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 29 JULY-2 AUGUST This week — discussions on coalitions, World Breastfeeding Week, and revisiting the Life Esidimeni tragedy 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
RIGHTS CUT OFF OP-ED Eskom’s debt relief for municipalities strips households of their free basic services 4 min 4 By Tracy Ledger
CORRUPTION BUSTERS PART ONE Plight of whistle-blowers — SA needs a culture shift and proper legislation 5 min 0 By Ihsaan Haffejee
POWER TO THE PEOPLE OP-ED Universal access to electricity is the critical development intervention that South Africa needs 5 min 1 By Tracy Ledger
POWER CRISIS OP-ED What to do with Eskom? Going beyond and behind the seemingly obvious solutions 9 min 2 By Jeff Rudin, Sean Sweeney and Brian Ashley
2021 ELECTIONS: Maverick Citizen Reflection Active citizens of South Africa unite: After local government elections the real work begins 4 min 0 By Mark Heywood
OP-ED We need a ‘Food First’ approach to basic municipal services and not use them as a source of local government revenue 4 min 1 By Tracy Ledger
OP-ED Open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa: Major reforms in the public service are critical to the future of South Africa 5 min 0 By Mbongiseni Buthelezi
MAVERICK CITIZEN Parents, teachers and learners anxious about the reopening of schools 5 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
MAVERICK CITIZEN WATER SERIES WEBINAR Makana local municipality: Does administrative intervention work? 5 min 1 By Unknown Author
MAVERICK CITIZEN Life after Zondo: Civil society fights back against State Capture 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
