Saturday, July 18 2020
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S TIMES SELECT CURATED FOR YOU
ANC and those who voted for it aren’t victims. They chose the mess SA is in
The ruin of institutions of accountability, looting SOEs, the collapse of the economy did not just ‘happen’ to us
Sadtu is right to stand up to Angie. Teachers’ lives also matter
The government’s callous policy of ‘acceptable losses’ must be defied and schools must close
This is why Motshekga will absolutely not scrap the school year
The department of basic education responds to Jonathan Jansen’s open letter to the minister
Julius, the cap doesn’t fit, so why are you wearing it?
The anti-capitalists have an online shop. One hopes the merch will be sold at cost and wasn’t made in China
‘Government is damn close to being guilty of culpable homicide’
There is increasing pressure by parents to stop contact learning until after the Covid-19 peak has passed
As Zindzi Mandela’s family reels, SA mourns a ‘special soul’
She’ll be remembered as a foot soldier who ‘picked up her mother’s banner and kept her spirit alive’
Lockdown has gone to the birds as newbies flock into town
Birding enthusiasts have noticed an increase in special sightings that should not really happen in Joburg
We stand with Ngidi on Black Lives Matter, say 31 ex-Proteas, coaches
The highly experienced group says transformation must stop being used as a scapegoat for bad performances
Cheque mate! Yes, a firm can refuse your cash
Covid-19 aside, banks and retailers are pushing clients to go digital in SA, whether we want to or not
Three months, three probes and still no answers on Collins Khosa’s death
Despite cops and prosecutors collaborating in investigation and three separate inquiries, there have been no arrests
Why is Covid-19 killing so (comparatively) few in Africa?
Experts say factors such as a younger population and being behind the wave could be our saving graces
A salacious plunge into artist Lucian Freud’s life of madness
William Feaver’s biography explores the youth of a man who was happy in stately homes and sordid dives