Saturday, June 20 2020
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S TIMES SELECT CURATED FOR YOU
Lessons for children of the pandemic from children of the protests
Their enemies are of a different time and form. But the 1976 generation can teach a lot about leading and succeeding
Stale old platitudes won’t stop men killing women. We need radical ideas
SA has done wonders fighting coronavirus, but it has only thrown money and excuses at its femicide crisis
The Covid command council must really hate their cousins and in-laws
Why else are we being barred from seeing one person we can trust but allowed to see dozens we can’t?
VBS Mutual Bank ‘looters’: theft on a staggering new level
Money laundering, theft, fraud, corruption – the list is long. We break down the allegations against the former execs
OPINION | SA’s Covid plan has become a deadly free-for-all
Government’s early-lockdown precision has vanished, as it appears to have abandoned its responsibility to lead
Doctors prepare to prescribe Covid-19 ‘miracle’ drug to save SA lives
Government is seeking information on available supplies for SA and the rest of the continent
Painted wolves safe at last in luxurious new home
A free-roaming pack of African wild dogs has been safely relocated in Limpopo, boosting their survival chances
Murdered Sibongiseni Gabada had so much to offer
As they bid her farewell, family and friends share happy memories of a well-loved and resourceful woman
Elsa Joubert’s last journey: her sad chat with son
Nico Steytler talks about growing up with the ‘Poppie Nongena’ author – an ‘intellectual sparring partner’
Do dolphins really love us as much as we think? Don’t be fooled
Is there any reason to think dolphins and humans have a special bond? Sure, but it might not be a friendly one
It’s extreme when even Canadians aren’t plussed by an icy hybrid
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
They wrote it this week: Two drooping stars, one plastic surgeon. Oh dear
Extracts from diaries and letters written between June 15 and June 21