Friday, August 16 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Chilling warning ahead of hit attempt on tobacco baron
Cigarette tycoon told of other hit attempts just hours before gunmen opened fire on industry kingpin
Yes, NHI might become corrupt ... and don’t chuck your medaid card
Health chair says you can keep your private cover, but you'll have to pay for both. Oh, and, 2026 might be optimistic
You’ve failed SA, judge tells Mkhwebane
The public protector has been told to personally pay up in another scathing court loss
Vendor in the soup for claiming food giant stole his idea
FREE TO READ | But Thando Tema, who claims Unilever nicked his smaller Cup-a-Soup idea, is not giving in
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Wife-killer Rohde’s rugby jaunt on expired passport sinks his bail bid
Releasing him on bail would be a mockery of the criminal justice system, says judge
We’re just waiting for mommy to come home, says ‘Zephany’
Despite everything, Miché Solomon says she feels lucky to have ended up with a mom who loved her
Textbooks are out, augmented reality is in for African kids
An app that helps bring learning material to life has been launched with much aplomb
SA SPECIES IN CRISIS
WITH CITES 2019 STARTING ON SATURDAY, WE LOOK AT THE STATE OF SA SPECIES
As SA ghost frogs, dragon-like lizards vanish ...
These wonderful species are facing extinction, owing to a toxic mix of factors
… so too do the majestic giants of the veld
There is a rapid, silent extinction happening in front of our eyes, says expert
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
I’ll take Epstein-killing ninjas and a smack in a kooky beard over reality
Some explanations in life are far better without the interference of Occam’s razor - and we all love to do it
What’s that tiny whine? The ANC Women’s League falling briefly out of line
There are probably good reasons Bathabile Dlamini's threat to form another organisation fizzled out
Zephany Nurse’s stolen lives are not the stuff of fairy-tales
Her fate is a real-life version of an archetypal myth, except she is left with deeper, more difficult questions
New TB drugs banish terrible ‘kitchen sink’ approach
A new triple-drug regimen means the days of bombarding patients with medicines are over
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Molefe asks for time to repay R700,000
Rand weakness weighs heavily on fuel prices
Cremer murder suspect faces second charge
Famed designer Carrol Boyes dies at 65
Cops hunt looters of foreign-owned shops
Ramaphosa's bank statements to be sealed
THE VISUAL SIDE
A video has circulated of what is allegedly a teacher slapping pupils across the face in class at a Limpopo high school on Wednesday. Other pupils watch, while a commotion can be heard in the background. The education department says it has been alerted about the 'shocking video', and that corporal punishment 'cannot be tolerated'. District officials have been sent to the school to investigate and determine what course of action needs to be taken.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Beijing Putin on a show of force as Hong Kong gives dictators the jitters
The protests are supercharging the growing global divide between democracies and authoritarian states
My war dog: this soldier rescued a Syrian pup, then she saved his life
Battling PTSD, Seán Laidlaw went back to Raqqa, where he found a stray who helped him save himself
Disney sweats as Nazi satire goose-steps all over its family image
When it bought Fox the studio inherited a cutting-edge hot potato thanks to a Kiwi comic actor
From horsey to haute couture: how Princess Anne became a fashion icon
As she turns 70, she may be eclipsed by Kate and Meghan, but no one can beat her for effortless style
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Life’s a king-size drag, my friend
Next life will have to wait for old tusker
Holy cows are a deadly business
Temple keeps Bali butt-splashers in Czech
Furious Chinese get shirty with Amazon …
… as Sinaporeans have tech down to a tee
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Avon fun yet? Making mucho moolah by direct selling
Avon Justine MD Mafahle Mareletse punts it as the quickest, easiest way to create self employment
SA bonds and the rand: It’s crazy what a little faith can do
Easy for investors to pile back into local bonds (and so beef up the rand) if the domestic situation brightens
No milk today: Clover sours on shabby service delivery
Company packs up and leaves small towns due to losses incurred by their failure to provide basic services
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
It’s Bruce Lee, man! The one fight Brad Pitt didn’t want
Daughter of late martial arts star is bitter about Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
The perils of being a randy old coot in a world of Tinder
Smug marrieds can thank their lucky stars they don’t have to emulate author Candace Bushnell
Won’t you take us to the bioscope?
The films opening in our cinemas this week
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Wits could lose captain Hlatshwayo to Pirates
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Cricket, cricket, cricket, cricket, cricket, cricket, fish
Dale Steyn was supposed to play in yet another two-bit T20 tournament, but now he’s gone fishing. Why?
Blasts from the past: Bungu makes amazing 9th defence
Today in SA sports history: August 16