Friday, January 11 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
NPA: Khwezi was ‘protected and housed’, but never paid
National Prosecuting Authority says it can find no record of payments to Zuma's rape accuser, Fezeka ‘Khwezi’ Kuzwayo
It’s language, not race, says North West school - but MEC doesn't buy it
Schweizer-Reneke teacher suspended after viral picture suggests pupils are being segregated
Hey Woolies, you’re either morons, assholes or sociopaths
The baby carrier saga saw Woolworths caught red-handed, helping themselves to other people’s stuff
Where are you, ekse? IEC appeals to the young and the vote-less
Poor registration figures have scared the country's election body into a youth-focused awareness drive
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Why do women leave pregnancy tests so late?
Some women only receive antenatal care well into their pregnancy, and that’s not a good thing
Dog victim’s case falls into ‘legal limbo’
Despite precedent-setting court ruling, law remains unclear on whether owners are liable for their pets' actions
Obit for The Orbit: Farewell to Jozi’s musical multiverse
The beloved jazz venue is closing, but there may be hope for the financially embattled hot spot
No sign of urgency: unmarked roadworks claim second life
Death of biker on Joburg road 'a result of gross negligence by the local municipality and contractors'
Whites get a black mark for failing to spot fake smiles
Research shows that whites can't tell if a black person's smile is fake or genuine
Mammograms are still your breast bet, say surgeons
So beware those 'alternative diagnostic techniques', breast cancer experts warn
IDEAS
TO FEED YOUR MIND
I’ll be a better person … when I stop listening ...
Rubber band snaps are keeping my negative thoughts in check, but it’s hard when cretins are on the radio
Ropey verb sailed through bins and underpants to ...
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
ANC pinched our slogan, cries DA
Ramaphosa’s Eskom task team shrinks further
Pay for yourselves or watch TV, Cape ANC told
Is the new #charcoalchallenge racist?
Baragwanath gets new CEO - after three years
Greed gets better of uniform thieves
THE VISUAL SIDE
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Hell’s Bells: survivor of 18 wars is undone by a ...
He was once hit by a mortar and survived, but tripping over his luggage meant Martin Bell had to have his face rebuilt
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Case full of cash stolen from Mugabe, court hears
Has China just snared Elon Musk?
Jumping jellyfish! Tintin rides again, at 90
Mafia bistro stands out from the mob
Ballsy artist in dock for setting bank ablaze
Original Cyn finally recognised
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
China and Russia tickle US interest in our shithole
Africa, take heart, Trump means to rescue you, poor creatures of the outhouse, from recolonisation
ETFs cement their case as investment building blocks
Sound reasons why they are still a favoured investment avenue despite an almost impossible 2018
Barrick Gold: Popping a cork for the apocalypse
Buy gold on fears of a recession that could morph into a crash that makes 2008 look like a car park nudge
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Won’t you take us to the bioscope?
The films opening in our cinemas this week
Why ‘Mary Poppins’ is more like a horror fantasy than fun
Several aspects of the books are, in various ways, much too disturbing and un-Disney to be realised on screen
Film sets are turning into hotbeds for sex police
‘Intimacy co-ordinators’ are all the rage in the #MeToo era
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Fit-again Markram gets set to go
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Quick! Think of a faster, better way to whitewash Pakistan
SA coach Ottis Gibson reckons Tests should be played at full throttle with results reached well inside five days
Blasts from the past: Kekana and Parker blitz Mozambique
Today in SA sports history: January 11