Wednesday, June 5 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
ANALYSIS: Why the ANC’s anti-corruption fight is one big con
A closer look at the measures it claims to have taken to restore integrity reveals nothing more than smoke and mirrors
No sign of a New Dawn, but here’s one more No 2 left by No 1
The plunge in GDP is like a goodbye gift from Zuma, although he can't take all the credit for this turd
Slick soccer spin doctor sniffed around lucrative oil refinery project
Businessman Louis Tshakoane, who is already wanted for fraud, popped up for a meeting over KZN deal
SA court damns Lesotho ex-official to jail
Mochebelele sought refugee status in SA while fighting extradition for nearly a decade
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Turning drips into shoes is a Comrades green feat
The Comrades Marathon Association has teamed up with its long-standing medical service providers to go green
Axe-murderer Van Breda’s ‘big five’ for Concourt
These are the defences he is laying before SA's highest court. Thing is, they've been heard three times already
Granny killer tries luck at court, gets harsher sentence
Judge did not buy her argument that the elderly woman had bewitched her
Did shadowy SA forces kill Dag Hammarskjöld?
New doccie sheds light on the involvement of a terrifying SA organisation in the UN chief's death
Meditation app is just the thing for scattered millennials
Personalised digital meditation training boosts attention and memory, study finds
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Suspended sentence for dad who shot son
No leads in search for kidnapped businesswoman
Mom in burning Ford grateful she left kids at home
‘Train arsonist’ sent to psychiatric hospital
‘Racist’ licensing official dismissed
More SA workers reporting unethical behaviour
THE VISUAL SIDE
Shell chair Hloniphizwe Mtolo probably didn’t realise that his announcement of donating R500,000 to a charity of Mtolo’s hero petrol attendant Nkosikho Mbele’s choosing would raise fire. Well, it did and many South Africans aired their frustrations on Tuesday.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Pilots still in the dark about danger zones five years after MH17
Lack of co-operation from governments and countries in conflict leaves smaller airlines none the wiser about no-go areas
Iraq’s ruling class pops the wartime bubble 16 years later
The high-security ‘Green Zone’ will open to civilians for the first time since the US invaded
Meet the man who found Bob Marley’s long-lost ganja
Scientist in Jamaica is bringing back the supreme cultivar that had long vanished
Sunshine and supplements ‘can cut cancer risk’
Vitamin D pills are the way to go in our fast-paced, indoor lifestyle, scientists find
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Noisy morning crows come home to roost
India’s Trash Mahal is a crowning indictment
‘Ex-gay’ president may need a cure for his mouth
So, so satired of secrecy: cartoonist outs himself
Shooter kills at least four in Australia
Virtual-L’Oreality – because Amazon’s worth IT
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
In a post-Steinhoff world, Tongaat leaves a bitter taste
The JSE should suspend the sugar producer's shares in light of its unreliable financial statements
Wiese’s Shoprite share bid flops, but is it really over?
Perhaps the minorities who blocked his share repurchase scheme shouldn't celebrate just yet
Tobacco companies’ charm offensive goes up in smoke
Celebrities, yachts and F1 sponsorship are part of cigarette companies’ attempts to woo the public
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
It’s nuts how much you can do with the modest legume
Andrea's recipe for almost-Zimbabwean chicken in peanut sauce
Raise a glass to low-carb, low-sugar cocktails
The carb-conscious would usually avoid them, but you can have a cocktail with a side order of skinny
Uber’s in deep water – and it’s pretty damn cool
Now you can hail a ScUber Down Under, and help protect the Great Barrier Reef
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Proteas aren’t not done yet, says Faf
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
No road too rocky for Rassie van der Dussen
He wasn’t 'the golden boy who walked straight into teams', but that's given the Proteas batsman a mental edge
Blast from the past: Zulu has SA feeling on top of the world
Today in SA sports history: June 5