Saturday, June 6 2020
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S TIMES SELECT CURATED FOR YOU
‘We’re trying to protect you’: NDZ ropes in boffins for cig case fightback
Minister submits affidavits from experts who argue for her rationale to ‘protect human life’ amid Covid-19
What a disaster: court declares NDZ’s ‘irrational’ lockdown rules invalid
It’s ‘review, amend and republish’ as judge finds regulations trample all over the Bill of Rights
Govt cops flak from tripartite alliance for ‘heavy handed’ lockdown
It’s relied too heavy on police and the army while the state looks ‘insensitive to the needs of the majority’
Batman hopes Zim caves hold the secret to rapid coronavirus tests
Scientists studying bats are keen to expand their research to include Covid-19, but need more money
Don’t think the killing of black people in the US has nothing to do with SA
The murder of George Floyd and many others like him is a failure of leadership – and a taste of what’s to come
Which black lives matter? Not ours, say foreigners in SA
They say there’s a contradiction in SA denouncing racism in the US but turning a blind eye to xenophobia at home
US cops shoot anti-apartheid hero at point-blank range
SA struggle veteran bludgeoned, shot in groin during LA protest against the killing of George Floyd
Virus has exposed staggering political ineptitude – and kids pay the price
The clumsiness that causes minister, MEC and principal to be out of synch on reopening, is devastating for children
No more Covid-19 tests for ‘healthy’ Capetonians
Lack of testing kits forced the move, which will narrow the focus on those at highest risk of dying, says premier
Of kindness, hogged words and hedging WhatsApps for the hereafter
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
The RET Club: where selfishness rules and the poor have no place
They show no inclination to give up their comforts and find jobs in the economy they’re hellbent on destroying
Blues, booze and thieves with tunnel vision: welcome to level 3, SA
Monday was marked by frustration, tears and jubilation as the country lurched into lockdown level 3