Friday, January 18 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Bosasa piled up cash in vault for ‘chicken order’ bribes: Agrizzi
Former exec describes how bribes were used to 'control' people and hush money paid to keep staff quiet
Be warned: blue-light hijackers prowl SA-Botswana border
EU issues warning that there have been 10 cases in two months
Education chiefs bring in retired officials to probe Sun Valley Primary
Investigation of no-homework school follows preliminary probe into principal's income and his son's conduct
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
‘As disadvantaged students we were sold a dream’
They say a Vaal University of Technology safety and maintenance degree is useless, but the institution disagrees
Social media analysis: Woolies brand takes a knock
The baby carrier saga has been disastrous for the retailer’s brand
Fake photos help vain users outsmart Facebook in photo challenge
Conspiracy theorists believe the #10yearchallenge is a campaign to mine data from social media users
It’s kif, bruh: Oxford Dictionary says howzit to Mzansi
The authority on the English language has added more SA words to its long list of local lingo
Hard to swallow: It’s either this diet or our planet is toast
It's possible to feed 10 billion people with this one-size-fits-all diet - but most of you aren't going to like it
IDEAS
TO FEED YOUR MIND
Merciful heaven, this conversation is not happening
So there I was, on Skype with a young hotshot director and a big-time Hollywood producer ...
Gillette has blasphemed against men – thank God
When people get this angry about an ad it means they're afraid and, let's face it, these men have a lot to be afraid of
Live risotto causes the mulligrubs and makes you go ‘mawke’
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Taxpayers forked out R1m for Zuma since he quit
Controversial DA billboard vandalised
Most Zim shops, schools still closed
Body of man ‘assaulted by police’ found
ANC Gauteng welcomes Esidimeni SIU probe
R2.6m stashed in rubbish bags, ice-cream tubs
THE VISUAL SIDE
More images can found at Jean Tresfon’s Facebook page.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Anything US can do we can do better ... including fighting rights abuses
Smaller countries are increasingly standing up for rights, democracy and the rule of law, as US and UK back off
Ohm ... why aren’t you meditating? Even Prince Harry does it
It no longer sounds as bogus. There is now scientific evidence to back it up
‘Seduction guru’ claiming Trump secrets deported to Russia
She said she had details of how the Kremlin aided Trump’s victory, but got into hot water over a 'sex training course'
Staying together for the kids? You’re making it worse for them
Divorce is less harmful to children when they are still young, study finds
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Search for new bottom line after #MeToo
Sud off to jail, laundrette cat killer told
Christians not lovin’ McJesus
Climber conquers mountain of prejudice
Cops swoop on kidnapping that wasn’t
It probably won’t be in Lonely Planet
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Horror show by Mr Price and Woolies drags JSE into mire
General retailers had their worst day in more than three years, badly hurt by the rotten festive season
Beady eyes zero in on Public Investment Corporation
Commission of inquiry to look into allegations of shady dealings, while Competition Tribunal weighs up funding
Flushed with success, not flushed into the void
Amazing that Alexander Forbes, reeling from the exodus of seven execs, is still standing, never mind thriving
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Won’t you take us to the bioscope?
The films opening in our cinemas this week
Cracked actors: Even Samuel L Jackson looks silly in ‘Glass’
Intermittently entertaining but also a rum mix of goofy and pretentious, it is a lumpy tangle of loose threads
‘I’ve had death threats about The Simpsons – I don’t want to be a martyr’
Comedian Hari Kondabolu dared to say he had a problem with the character’s caricatured Indian accent
Young guns having some fun: Tinseltown’s kiddie auteurs
Three of Hollywood’s young breakout stars are taking over jobs behind the cameras
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Might it be Siya’s big moment in Monaco?
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
You wouldn’t want to mess with this oke outside a club
Frightening batters doesn’t excite Duanne Olivier. It’s just what he does ... along with getting them out fast
Blasts from the past: Hansie’s gamble doesn’t pay off
Today in SA sports history: January 18