Tuesday, May 28 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Gangsters set aside their guns for Eid, but now war resumes
‘When they put weapons down, they actually see it as a chance to decide who they want to go for next’
Malpractice mania: One doc fights back - and wins
Surgeon wins court battle with patient as provincial health departments face mounting legal action
Hey, parents, leave those teachers alone
Apart from attacks by pupils, educators are now also being set upon by parents and community members
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Grave mistake: City rapped for cemetery mess-up
Court finds against city over faulty invoice for unpaid rates and taxes
Saray Khumalo returns to SA victorious – and devastated
The first black African woman to summit Mount Everest recalls a 'deeply spiritual journey'
‘Who paid you?’ judge asks investigator who found Ford faultless
Court papers from litigation between Ford and private individuals indicate that Ford paid Exponent about R1.4bn
Ramadan fast may help tackle obesity-related conditions
Study of 30-day, dawn-to-sunset fast shows promising implications for timing and duration between meals
Waste’s the way to power the world, say young SA boffins
For example, in a rural school, manure can be used to charge battery backpacks for children to bring home
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Team Cyril can tweet all they like – we’ll decide if he deserves respect
Ramaphosa's title has to be earned through action, not the pouting rants of his inner circle
Rabbi vs the rabble: Neuberger fights back against antisemitism
The first female rabbi in Britain to run a synagogue takes aim at Jeremy Corbyn, among others, for a rising scourge
Life in the good old today belongs to the pensioners
These days the elderly are comfortable in their own skin, and a self-pitying and over-sensitive society doesn't like it
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Seven jailed after dog-fighting bust
Doctor vs mayor over ‘relations with my wife’
Half a million in Joburg HIV-positive: study
Carbon tax introduced in coal-hungry SA
Index reveals ‘happy SA’during inauguration
School denies bullying behind teen’s suicide
THE VISUAL SIDE
South Africans gather at OR Tambo International Airport to welcome Saray Khumalo back home. Saray is SA's first black African woman to summit Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Last Malaysian male Sumatran rhino dies
After 30-year-old Tam's death in captivity, the species may go extinct in a matter of decades
Life Zucks: Facebook faces a major investor revolt
Proposals for radical change include stripping Mark Zuckerberg of his dual role as chair and chief executive
Hungry polar bears are on the march, and this town’s in their way
A bear in town is ‘par for the course’, but they've begun invading in larger numbers, thanks to global warming
Om my God! Lost yoga teacher ate moths to survive 17-day ordeal
Amanda Eller recalls her traumatic experience in a Hawaiian forest, fracturing her leg and even sleeping in a boar's den
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Right-wingers PiS off the left in polls
Noah's Ark sues over flood damage
Paper kippa helps cut out hate
Tipp-Ex fails to cover up vote chaos
Not to put too fine a point on it
Antibiotics clog world’s rivers
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We’re going nowhere if we don’t all step into the middle
Prosperity will be found in the intersection of the circles, not in autonomy, not in dominance
Telkom is privately thriving, so loosen up Eskom and SAA
Results for the year to end-March show the benefits of competition and private-sector participation
Gold Fields: Projects look good, now let’s see about debt
Company is prudently managing its debt after a busy two years on its projects in Australia and Ghana
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Bookmarks: Orwell that ends well, or perhaps not
A fortnightly look at books, writers and reviews
Tome much to bear: Why not buy a Bentley book for R3.6m?
The diamond encrusted Centenary Opus is just what your cubbyhole needs
Warhol, Basquiat and the casual birth of the selfie
Andy Warhol’s pics of himself and Jean-Michel Basquiat prove his prophetic insight into social media
Cannes you believe no prizes for critical darling Tarantino?
Big names snubbed when awards for the 72nd Cannes Film Festival were announced over the weekend
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Black Leopards see the back of bitter coach
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Spirituality may be just one of SA’s secret World Cup sauces
Team show their human side on a lazy, drizzly Sunday in Bristol, reason to believe SA are in a good place
Blast from the past: Levenson cleans up ’78 French Amateur
Today in SA sports history: May 28