ANALYSIS: When is a recession not a recession?
A prominent South African economist says the country is not actually in recession, but his argument has few takers.
ANALYSIS: Crime rates worse than South African police calculated
South Africa’s annual crime statistics provide important, useful information. But a calculation error in this year’s stats has skewed crime ...
ANALYSIS: Mapping, understanding & preventing xenophobic violence in SA
In an open letter to the South African president, one of the country's big labour unions and an organisation representing African migrant co...
COMMENT: Wrong rape ‘facts’ flourish in a knowledge void
Most of the information shared about the extent of rape in South Africa is unsupported. Kate Wilkinson looks at why wrong rape “facts” flour
Frequently asked questions: SA's matric results
Can you pass matric with a 30% average? How many pupils drop out? Kate Wilkinson answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
Racial scare-mongering in South Africa makes light of women's murders
Claims that white women are likely to be murdered by "unknown black males" amount to racial scare-mongering, writes Lisa Vetten.
The Daily Maverick and the Dockrats: Is Al-Qaeda really 'alive and well' in SA?
Last month South Africa's Daily Maverick website published an article which claimed that "Al-Qaeda is alive and well in South Africa". Was