Tuesday, June 9 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Double pain for Collins Khosa’s widow as his secret life is revealed
She discovered while watching TV that he had been living with another woman
Black lives are at stake here. We can’t afford any mistakes
OPINION | Ill-advised comments by people who should know better only deflect from the truth that's being fought for
Dear white people, all you ever do is talk – now shut up
OPINION | You speak out about racism from within the warm fuzzy blanket of whiteness, disconnected from our plight
BACK TO SCHOOL
ALL THE DRAMA AS PUPILS START RETURNING
Save the Covid sermons for Sunday school, teachers told
A 67-page document lists the dos and don’ts when talking about the virus in the classroom
Racism claims swirl as private school and landlord face off
Vine College fell behind with its rent, so its landlord welded the gates. Now he is threatening to evict the school
Parents, here’s yet another thing for you to worry about
Naptosa says it is unfair to expect parents to sign Covid-19 ‘indemnity’ forms, but experts don’t see a problem
Thousands of EC schools still can’t protect kids from virus
Report reveals 3,197 schools haven’t received their PPE, while hundreds are still without water
COUNTRIES COPE WITH COVID
LESSONS FOR SA FROM OTHER NATIONS
Good on ya! PM ‘did a little dance’ as N Zealand ...
Border curbs remain, but it’s pretty much back to normal life for Kiwis as all restrictions are to be lifted
‘Putin walks into a bar …’ Dark humour lifts ...
TV sketches and expletive-laden songs muse on the Covid-19 crisis and poke fun at the authorities
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Don’t get too drunk on freedom, SA, or Covid will win
The coronavirus, if it were human, would be laughing itself silly
If SA’s economy is to survive Covid, this is the example we Musk follow
The ANC – and the rest of us – need to get over our knee-jerk belief that entrepreneurship is a bad thing
Spirit of Anne with an ‘e’ lives in paperless kindling of the imagination
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Scarred and scared: post-Covid consumers not ...
Worldwide, spending is down, which could force governments to hasten easing of lockdowns, cut interest rates
Democrats want to crack down on cops. Now’s just ...
The new laws being proposed in Congress would make it much harder for US police to commit racist crimes
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Eagle celeb pair welcome addition to the nest
The reality show starring Roodepoort’s famous black eagles has not taken a break during lockdown
Overly sensitive? It could be in your genes
New study finds that being thin-skinned probably isn't thanks to the way you were brought up
Forget the bone, Lauren Beukes’s novel will chill you to the marrow
The author could not have imagined how true to life the book she began writing five years ago would be
Here’s to a new SA where old ideas on art are going, going, gone
Both auction houses and varsities are leading the way to change in the vacuum left by the government
Blast from the past: Jody’s win revs Scheckter snr’s bar tab
Today in SA sports history: June 9
SNAPSHOT
6 things you need to know
‘Racism’ at elite school sparks probe
DA in court bid to save beauty industry jobs
Cold front to bring floods, snow, wind
Slave trader statue ‘can stay toppled’
Will an African take the WTO helm?
Canada frets over lockdown booze binge
THE VISUAL SIDE
South Africans have been unable to buy cigarettes since March 26. The restaurant business has been severely affected by the lockdown and some of those in the industry who are now jobless have resorted to trading illicit cigarettes as a means of survival.