Tuesday, October 15 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Gender activist and law lecturer shot dead near Joburg Zoo
FREE TO READ | Helen Suzman Foundation ‘devastated’ at the loss of Arvitha Doodnath, who also worked on NHI
Was your info leaked in SA’s big home loan IT security breach?
FREE TO READ | We ask those involved for the truth, and experts reveal how vulnerable SA’s online systems really are
The state is ready, but will Zuma’s cash crunch stall the case?
The former president is expected to launch an appeal – but for a different reason this time
Sporting spice: My life inside the Bok touring machine
FREE TO READ | Sunday Times sportswriter recounts his experiences travelling with the Springboks
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Ugly DA squabbles bubble to surface as key national meeting looms
The provincial leader has to intervene in Cape Town councillors’ factional spat
Kom ons bid: 14-year church hall feud may end – in a bidding war
The Supreme Court of Appeal had to intervene in a dispute over the ownership of a Langa church hall and manse
Murder case delay shatters hope for Sindiso Magaqa’s wife
Suspects in the killing of the ANCYL general secretary force postponement in yet another blow for Gugu Thobela
Row over top court job exposes bickering on the bench
Mentorship of a black woman was among the sticking points of the spat that ended in a magistrate being kicked out
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
The spy who blamed me: a tale from the murky ...
There was no one better at the job than Blob, one of the few agents to be rated double-0: licensed to kill time
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
Etzebeth fights back, takes SAHRC to court
R70m a year to house MPs in Cape Town
Mayor’s bizarre Durban harbour tweet slammed
Murder-accused student says victim was ‘zombie’
Ramaphosa open to outside investment in SAA
Man clocks 206km/h ‘testing his bike’
THE VISUAL SIDE
A 'fraudulent' application for a home loan with VBS Mutual Bank has put EFF leader Julius Malema in the spotlight as alleged 'slush fund' money benefited both Malema and the EFF. Political reporter Zingisa Mvumvu explains the links between Malema and the EFF to the VBS slush fund, including how Santaclara trading, a company founded by Malema's cousin, asked VBS Mutual Bank for a R3.2m home loan.
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Graffiti Gran gets Nazi surprise
Saudis lure stars, reputations be Dammed
Vietnam pulls film over China abomination
Wrongly jailed Aussie gets R70m
Trump’s church ‘killing spree’ slammed
Perks of being triad scum: a $66m casino bill
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Barrier grief: The terrible perils of blocking free trade
Foreign investors won’t come in the first place if we don’t make coming (and going) easy and fair, and fun
Looks like a US jury boobed with this damages award
An anti-psychotic drug allegedly caused a male claimant to grow breasts, but did the court overreact?
What the flip went wrong with MultiChoice BEE share offer?
Shareholders hoped to ‘flip up’ by swapping their shares for better valued ones, but the market had other ideas
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Bookmarks: What the lady-in-waiting saw
A fortnightly look at books, writers and reviews
The real Wallis Simpson: Cold facts in a warm new light
New book by Anna Pasternak finds the softer side of the maligned Duchess of Windsor
Surprise yourself with something art of the ordinary
Special places to absorb great art in the Western Cape
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Injury hoodoo over for Jantjies and Kolbe
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
How much more Merc dust does Ferrari have to eat?
Mercedes reset targets as sixth F1 title double sinks in
Blasts from the past: Masinga scores his seventh for Bafana
Today in SA sports history: October 15