Thursday, December 6 2018
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Government sheds credibility with every vital service that collapses
From Eskom to education, public confidence in government is shattered - but what is worse is the absence of leadership
SA kids have to endure bullying way more than the rest of the world
Boys from low-income areas are most at risk, a study has found
‘Everything happens in school toilets’, and kids are terrified
Toilets are out of sight of teachers, giving free rein to bullies in SA schools
If you’re a strict parent you might be raising a bully
Authoritarian parenting is associated with traditional bullying and cyberbullying, researchers reveal
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Rohde girls speak out as court spurns ‘bizarre’ prosecution ploy
Three daughters 'see themselves as being alone, and they believe they need their father'
God forbid: Their child’s heart failed, but parents refused blood
Three Jehovah's Witness families are in court to force them to allow doctors to give lifesaving transfusions
Swinging from chandeliers: How SA’s rich spend
New review unpacks the top hobbies of SA's wealth brigade
It took 23 months, 26 treatments and 400 screws to save a rhino
Two cows have been freed after painstaking rehab at a Limpopo centre, where they inspired a pioneering medical procedure
IDEAS
TO FEED YOUR MIND
Bring on the humour: Marriage is like a good wine
Over time, positive behaviours replace the negative ones that plagued the early years, a study has found
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Denel to claw back Mahumapelo bursary
ANC backs Mkhwebane over fitness to hold office
Fear staved off Day Zero in CT: study
Scrolls worth millions ruined in synagogue fire
‘Embarrassing’ load-shedding hits parliament
Miguel Louw’s ‘killer’ arrested
VISUAL SIDE
SNAPSHOT
SIX THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD YOU NEED TO KNOW
Huge breakthrough in cancer testing
Swoop nabs 90 mafiosi
Einstein’s ‘no God’ letter gets record sum
Wife-killer arrested thanks to podcast
‘One Dead Sea is enough for us’
Cubans at last can get internet on cellphones
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Investec drops the pilot. Does plain sailing or a ship wreck lie ahead?
It is hard to imagine the bank without the charismatic Stephen Koseff at its helm
Mr Glasenberg, let’s get to the Glencore of the Gupta matter
The cloud of underhand dealings around Glencore’s exit from the Optimum has to be cleared
Cognition’s bid for Private Property stake raises hackles
Caxton at centre of contentious deal as media magnate William Kirsh squares up to block it
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Fear and clothing: Oh, inky artefact, I am forever ‘Yours Faithfully’
A weekly column on the charms and vagaries of fashion
Throw forward: What we’re excited about in 2019
Fallen fuel prices and exciting television are some of the reasons to look forward to next year
Show and tell: Eight trends you can rock from the spring/summer catwalks
And wear now in the SA heat
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Wilder wants another crack at Fury
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Red-hot Schwartzel seeking a boost in his own backyard
Consistency has eluded him, but on familiar turf at the SA Open he might just find the antidote his game needs
Blast from the past: ‘Toy’ takes SA to Olympic bronze
Today in SA sports history