Saturday, July 11 2020
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S TIMES SELECT CURATED FOR YOU
The self-serving, corrupt ANC shows again how it befouls Mandela’s legacy
In its shameless response to the VBS scandal, the party laughs as it rubs our faces in the cesspool of its graft
Dear Angie, it’s time to declare the school year over!
Just swallow your pride and do it, minister Motshekga. If you don’t, there’ll be a far worse blot on your record
INVESTIGATION | Sanitisers’ dirty secret revealed: these brands are useless
Almost half of hand sanitisers tested in a private lab have too little alcohol to protect you from Covid-19
The ANC has never felt embarrassed before, so why now?
It reportedly fears SABC job losses will ‘embarrass’ it, which is unfathomable considering its track record
‘There. Are. No. Beds.’ Doc tells terrifying truth of SA’s Covid-19 crisis
Hospitals are already having to make difficult admission decisions, and staff are taking serious strain
Why the silence, Africa? The world needs data to survive Covid-19
Crumbling health systems, government unwillingness among issues preventing experts from gauging severity of pandemic
Now this is how to ride out a pandemic. Meet Soweto’s money spinners
With a deft switch of purpose, a bike tour operator has turned a downturn into a great little earner
Toxic e-waste is clogging SA’s dumps. It’s time to reboot our thinking
Globally, e-waste weighing that of 350 cruise ships the size of the Queen Mary 2 was dumped or burnt in 2019
Turns out SA art lovers don’t need a cocktail before they fork out
The outcome of virtual auctions in lockdown indicates collectors are open to buying expensive art online
Louis Mazibuko takes off: tributes to a ‘one-man full house’
Senior journalists remember a father figure and legend in the newsroom
Make a vaccine? I’m trying to teach my kids the alphabet
Drug giant offers lessons to staff’s children so parents can focus on work ... and other firms are doing similar things
Malawi’s triumph for democracy gives a cheerless world reason to take heart
Lazarus Chakwera’s victory reignites hope that the fortunes of the ‘warm heart of Africa’ can be reversed