Thursday, February 20 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Burning beds and tear gas as UKZN students wage war
Protest season has hit the varsity, this time over students who haven’t been able to register due to debt
Poor taxis! They’re being schnaaied by the state, says report
Despite taxis carrying the load, the government spends the most on buses and trains, says Competition Commission
Scholar transport still a pipe dream for thousands of SA pupils
They run the gauntlet of robbers and must cross raging rivers as they trudge up to 3km to class
Racket science: how cheating SA academics snaffle research millions
Crooked researchers who game the system corrupt the aims of research funding and soil the names of varsities
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Spies vetted SAA staff ‘to make sure they were on Myeni’s side’
Zondo hears 118 SAA employees were ‘illegally’ vetted by the SSA with the blessing of ministers Nene and Mahlobo
She let her child be tortured to death, yet mom walks free. Why?
We look at the court papers to find out why the judge gave Lerato Moletsane only a suspended sentence
Avis to pay R1m for unfairly firing manager embroiled in office feud
The car-hire company made two feuding employees compete for a merged position instead of resolving their conflict
All at sea: why SA sticks with onshore wind farms
Construction begins on world's biggest offshore wind farm near England, prompting Saffers to ask questions
SNAPSHOT
Six things about SA you need to know
SAA can be rescued, says Gordhan
Fort Hare student held for Unisa student’s murder
Teacher shot 31 times outside school, survives
No coronavirus cases in SA after 90 tests
Ex-employee arrested for pensioner’s murder
Three protest outside FW de Klerk Foundation
THE VISUAL SIDE
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know about the world
EU chips away at the Elgin Marbles issue
Moody’s rubbishes Renault’s ratings
Rot in the guts of the Golden Triangle
‘Flight MH370 was mass murder-suicide’
US envoy pipes up on SA land expropriation
Queen could yank Harry’s royal trademark
THE BUSINESS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Glencore fails lessons in how to greenwash grubby old coal
Not the first time it has been behind the times. It has snail-trailed on diversity, governance and reducing debt
Sibanye throws plenty of shade with blistering results
Post-tax profit of R433m for the year to end-December 2019 compared with a R2.3bn loss the year before
Platinum and gold lift a JSE plagued with nervous tics
Global investors appear encouraged by the apparent deceleration in the number of new coronavirus cases
LIFESTYLE
CULTURE COMES ALIVE
Big Apple sauce: Street-style trends with super ...
Bigger hats, bigger prints (and tiny bags) packed the pavements at New York’s hippest fashion event
Indie-cool comes to Sandton, and the place is ...
Independent fashion and accessory designers flaunt their wares at a funky Sandton City retail concept store
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SPORTS DAY: Amakhosi coach rates Akpeyi despite fumble
Your roundup of the sporting news of the day
Advance Australia fair, but we’ll be watching you
Coach wants the team to earn back our respect after Sandpapergate Scandal, but they still mean business
Blasts from the past: Matlala defends IBA title in Louisiana
Today in SA sports history: February 20