Friday, November 22 2019
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Doctor being probed for 8 child deaths, but he’s getting an award anyway
FREE TO READ | His peers say they are rewarding Joburg’s Prof Peter Beale for his contribution to SA medicine
Down the toilet: first Siyenza 10 were seized, now their assets will be too
The Hawks suspect that these assets were bought with the ill-gotten gains from the tender fraud
Hours before arrest, MP Bongo was told he faces another probe
The ANC chief whip in parliament says the charges are a ‘game-changer altogether’
Witchcraft, satanism, body parts: all in a day’s work for Occult Unit cops
FREE TO READ | Officer tells of life in SAPS niche unit. Let’s just say it involves a lot of mutilation killings
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Minister defends cushy job for Zuma’s ‘fall guy’
Bruce Koloane had already been punished and ‘we can’t punish post-punishment’, Nkoana-Mashabane tells Zondo
Gauteng schools fiasco: fire Lesufi, AfriForum urges premier
Letter to Makhura part of bid to unseat education MEC over ‘mismanagement’ of Gauteng education system
Cape varsity gets caught up in student council’s factional fight
Sasco says CPUT intends to exclude its members from the SRC in favour of candidates it has suspended
Ho ho … hold on! Your dream holiday may be a giant scam
If an offer sounds too be good to be true, it usually is, warn financial authorities and property experts
So much for planting trees - saving whales is better for the planet
Because they absorb so much carbon, research suggests each whale is worth more than a small forest
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Why I love Mrs Lovely, a stowaway who smuggled secrets
FREE TO READ | Where to start with the daring Paulette Cooper?
Beware the blessed cadre who blabs on his blesser
FREE TO READ | Cadre deployment and genuine ambassadorship used to be polar opposites – until a Trump man flipped the ...
The case for reasonable alpacas in a woolly-headed world
FREE TO READ | A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
EFF leaders bribing assembly delegates: Malema
Mboweni on SAA: ‘Close it down’
AfriForum asks Makhura to fire Lesufi
De Ruyter will bring stability to Eskom: Ramaphosa
Bread and a PowerBall ticket lead to R50m win
Christmas in jail for ‘trafficking’ pastor
THE VISUAL SIDE
The iconic Fireman's Arms in Cape Town caught fire at about 3am on Thursday. The pub is one of the city's oldest and most loved venues. It was established in 1864. Owner Kevin Phelan said the blaze occurred in the beer garden. The cause is not yet known.
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Christians are to blame for the Holocaust, says Church of England
Landmark report urges Christians to be repentant for the ‘sins of the past’ against Jews
Truth or dare: the real reason Facebook won’t ‘unfriend’ lying politicians
The social media giant would be even bigger target on Capitol Hill if it vetted election ads
In the end, it was his mom who told Andrew he had to go
As the scandal-besieged Duke of York steps down from public life, we look at how his own stupidity was his downfall
Oh sheet! Maybe it’s time to ditch our disease-delivering duvets
Doctors have warned of a little-known condition that could be afflicting us more than we realise
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
Dax Ducks can quack open the bubbly
Eco-warrior leaves carbon twit print
Julia Roberts as black crusader ... just picture it
Almost killed by cotton candy
Fire-hit koalas are hot funding favourites
Well, they also think rhino horn cures cancer
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Confidentiality be damned: SA must keep its eye on the money
Client confidentiality is important for honest citizens, but surely not for rampant state capture criminals?
Workers blamed for crashing SAA as corrupt bosses colonise our future
If it goes bust is it really the fault of workers rather than Zuma, his ministers, Myeni, board members and executives?
Sibanye quits investment council over platinum demand strategy
The PGM giant doesn’t think much of the council’s belief in marketing the metal as an investment
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Duck, Cape Town! The Firebird is swooping into town
FREE TO READ | Internationally acclaimed puppeteer Janni Younge brings her art to the streets
Won’t you take us to the bioscope
The films opening in our cinemas this week
Comic genius despises the films made from his stories
‘Watchmen’ writer Alan Moore compares superhero films to ‘Birth of a Nation’
Harder, deeper, faster: we want all your saucy secrets
The 2019 Sunday Times Lifestyle sex survey is fast and a lot of fun – and don’t worry, it’s 100% confidential
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: SA U23s are Ghana need a bit of luck
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Power shift: Formula E awaits its women champions
FREE TO READ | Susie Wolff, who runs Venturi’s electric team, wants to see more women racing against men generally
Blast from the past: title eludes Skosana - only just
Today in SA sports history: November 22