Friday, January 24 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Barbara Hogan’s list of close comrades ‘led to Aggett’s detention’
Security branch got hold of the list, and that is what led to his capture, witness tells inquest
Collin Matjila’s 7 months as Eskom CEO were ‘turbulent’
Former board chairman tells Zondo inquiry that Matjila’s appointment was not even meant to happen
How safe are patients and doctors? That’s the billion-rand question
Following the murder of an intern, the latest of many attacks, we look at how security is being beefed up in hospitals
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Three killed as safety plane crashes in Cape
Search ends for wreckage of Cessna that aborted take-off after cockpit filled with smoke last November
Maths, science and dodging bullets – the life of a SA teacher?
A veteran KZN teacher is shot as he tries to stop a gang that raided his school and robbed its teachers
NHI could fail, warn health heads in Western Cape
They say it could easily make public health worse, not better
Zim billionaire to pay junior doctors to end strike
Strive Masiyiwa will fork out a monthly allowance in a bid to end the four-month action
From a UK house to the Karoo: a cheetah’s amazing journey
In a first, after being raised in a Kent home, Saba will spend the rest of his life roaming the Great Karoo
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
You may snigger, but Vernon Kruger’s pole-sitting is a feat for all ages
He won’t change the world, and there are greater masters of lofty endurance, but our man in Dullstroom is a real artist
Merci dieu! We can be grateful it’s not Eskom sailing to save our internet
If there’s anything slower than our wifi at the moment, it’s the pace at which things get fixed in SA
Lords know, there’s newt so silly as a rat-arsed owl in a hot bath
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
SA ups surveillance after Wuhan outbreak
Reward for taxi driver who helped in birth
Tombstone erected in classroom
Step forward or else: 308km/h driver warned
Worker finds foetus in beachfront bin
Wife arrested for ‘conspiring’ to kill husband
THE VISUAL SIDE
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Trump’s bid to block Bolton’s impeachment ...
ANALYSIS | Experts cite Watergate in dismissing president’s potential ‘executive privilege’ manoeuvre
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
First wolf in a century spotted in SW France
LGBT hero gets medals back … 27 years later
The final word on rapper’s demise
Now Cuba Gooding’s in a MeToo ‘pinch’
Germany returns art nicked by Nazis …
… but neo-Nazis are as artless as ever
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Big things beckon for brave believers in small caps
For investors with an appropriate time horizon, today’s grim economy presents a great buying opportunity
Bad mood rising: Pessimism is growing among SA CEOs
Only 14% of CEOs in SA are ‘very confident’ about their revenue prospects in the coming 12 months
Motsepe’s R1bn bet on the lower end of the bank market
African Rainbow Capital Investments will buy 41% stake in SA’s biggest pension funds administrator
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
More guns, guts and glory for SA star Thapelo ...
Lead actor in ‘Trackers’ is busy filming UK drama series ‘Bulletproof’ in Cape Town, soon to be on DStv
Won’t you take us to the bioscope?
The films opening in our cinemas this week
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Temba Bavuma slots into fragile SA top order
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Faf is stuck on the crease as skipper, but only for now
By virtue of form, or the lack of it, Du Plessis does not have the luxury of being able to say goodbye on his own terms
Blasts from the past: Three by Ace in Soweto derby thriller
Today in SA sports history: January 24