Friday, January 31 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Blade swats away demand for extra money for failing students
Union wants NSFAS funding policy scrapped for those who don’t complete studies within the stipulated time
Corruption cases: knives out as SIU gears up for major civil action
Former ministers, DGs and state officials are set to be hauled before the Special Investigating Unit tribunal
Fasten your seatbelts, this is Thuli’s flight of fancy with SAA
This isn’t the first time we’ve been told flying SAA is our civic duty, but it was startling to see it coming from her
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
‘He couldn’t bear it’: Chikane recalls cop’s apology - and Aggett’s agony
Reverend tells inquest the activist could not walk after interrogation, and how cops were filled with regret
Claw and order: farm in fight over seized meerkats and biting monkeys
It all began with a row over two kittens, then things got uglier when their rescuers were set upon by primates
Why all those butterflies are so cool right now
There’s a reason why all the insects delighting SA can fly so far – and their trick could be very useful to us too
Errant councils ‘need support to avoid administration’
When provinces intervene it is too late, and then municipalities just make the same mistakes, says Salga
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
The struggle to find a delight ended in a victory ...
This is my quest, to seek moments of presence that cast a kind of halo on the moments around them
Writers energised in error make pedants unhappy ...
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
SAA cancels flights to cuts costs
Scavengers terrorise motorists at ‘tollgates’
Probe into Robben Island ferry ‘sabotage’
Unborn baby dies after mom shot in robbery
Trapped rare albino elephant on mend
Overnight load-shedding is back
THE VISUAL SIDE
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
That’s Brexit done, right? Well, no – now for the ...
There’s barely time for a breather as London and Brussels must now thrash out their future relationship
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
How this would raffle feathers in SA
Nigerian ‘chop’ makes the Oxford cut
’Oscar’ for Polanski hits the big scream
Anti-Sanders bunch don’t miss a beat
Long dash for freedom ends in tragedy
Moonstruck billionaire abandons lunar love
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Investing: Time for emerging markets to take over in 2020?
Expert from PSG Wealth sees platinum continuing its run, while base metals should hold at current levels
Coal’s head honchos agree on ‘national duty’ to help Eskom
‘There is more to negotiate than cost. For example, operational efficiency and better turnaround times’
Gold rides hard on the back of deadly fear and misfortune
As uncertainty grows over whether the virus outbreak will turn into a pandemic, so should demand for havens
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Won’t you take us to the bioscope?
The films opening in our cinemas this week
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Steyn alive to the possibilities with Bulls
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
How can World Cup winners be so kak at Super Rugby?
It is high time SA franchises stop letting their fans down routinely like they have in the past nine years
Blasts from the past: Tough going for SA in Afcon 2008
Today in SA sports history: January 31