Tuesday, July 24 2018
THE BIG STORIES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Experts: Eskom will drag us all down with it
Following Monday's announcement of losses by Eskom, we've been advised to prepare for the worst
Taxi massacre: What the hell happened?
Eleven deaths. Over 250 bullets. Now police are chasing to find out what went down on a quiet road in KZN
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
ANC bigwigs unhappy with small town's harmony
ANC branch secretary appeals to Jesse Duarte to intervene in the Kannaland municipality coalition saga
Who's the real Present? Even his wife is clueless
Is ANC worker a cash-in-transit robber or just a loving father and husband who was in the wrong place at the wrong time?
'It's ridiculous': war over washing machine churns on
The spat is now at the community ombud, but blind Joburg man says body corporate is combative as ever
Namibia bucks hunting-pic trend, but SA won't budge
It's to ban 'unethical' post-hunt images on social media, but SA says there's a complex legislative process to follow
Kids with their heads in the cloud will solve today's mysteries tomorrow
A research cloud has been created to store the huge volume of information generated by SKA
Scientists want more money, and our health depends on it
Lack of funding is inhibiting scientists' research and development of health treatments in SA
IDEAS
TO FEED YOUR MIND
Words fail: A decent education needn’t be rocket science
There is no point in the politicking, the shouting, the planning, the hedging – if children cannot read or add
Culture shock: your ideas about yoghurt are probably wrong
While a study suggests it could lower stroke risk, here are the real health benefits - or not - of this 'superfood'
Coming out on pop: Garden Route welded together by fire
Eco-festival goers find the fire sparked a renewal of the ravaged land, and unity and awareness among residents
VISUAL SIDE
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Home Affairs has 20 days’ downtime a month
Conflicting statement sinks Manana assault case
CT sewers clogged by sheep heads‚ ovens‚ nappies
Charges withdrawn after man dies in racial attack
Wealthy ‘bill-dodger’ properties to be attached
Zulu king ready for lavish 70th birthday
THE WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
'I don't want the men who cut my son's head off to die'
Diane Foley said the death penalty would not be 'just' for the Isil jihadists who murdered her son James
Bloom or bust: Afghans enjoy sweet smell of success
Farmers have taken to a viable alternative to growing opium poppies and the raging conflict it spawned
Just when you thought it was safe ... crocs take over from sharks
Phuket is being terrorised by an sneaky crocodile
They're no snowflakes: Older generations could learn a lot from millennials
Psychologists say that millennials are just better at admitting to their feelings
SNAPSHOT
SIX THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD YOU NEED TO KNOW
Three held for acid attack on three-year-old
Bristol’s slaver Ed gets dressing down
Lynching victim dies 'while cops sip tea'
UK won’t block death penalty for ‘Beatles’
'Miracle' stone misses crone at Wailing Wall
Nudist dune bonking is not for a lark
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Back off, bud: Better a bad day than a bad deal
Bullies, liars, charmers and other villains are all to be found at the negotiation table ... know when to say no
Moir certainly not the merrier for Woolies, but then who is?
CEO may stick around, if only because the Woolworths board doesn’t know who to replace him with
Watch out if ‘WhatsApp on steroids’ loses its muscle
Via its 31% stake in Tencent, Naspers has much to lose if WeChat starts losing ground. So too does the JSE
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Just for the record: Giving Creedence to Ry and Liz
A bi-weekly vinyl review
Groom with a view: Making it big in the beauty business
An extract from 'The Soul of Sorbet'
Hard cell: Turning Madiba’s legacy into living museums
A new series of Mandela-inspired artworks by Erhardt Thiel aims to populate the world
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: De Bruyn ton in vain for bamboozled Proteas
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
One Heller of a Catch-33 that Ajax, PSL and Ndoro are in
Absurdly, blame is being pointed by the characters of Ndorogate in every direction but at themselves
Blasts from the past: Silver for SA’s marathon man in 1908
Today in SA sports history: July 24