Monday, July 27 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
The ANC is a grotesque failure. When will SA say ‘enough’?
There is something this administration knows about its citizens: they are either gullible or just plain dumb
It’s a giant fail for E Cape lockdown school feeding plan
Only 38,594 pupils arrived to collect food, while the feeding scheme is supposed to feed almost 1.6 million
Kids suffer months of ‘agony’ after school meals cut off
We speak to some of the impoverished families whose lifeline was severed when the feeding scheme stopped
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Keep your payments on track to keep track of your car
Some tracking companies will still recover a client’s car when they are in arrears, but the cost can be prohibitive
Sheep lobbyists are pulling the wool over people’s eyes, say traders
NSPCA has gone to court to stop the export of 56,000 sheep, but exporters say their conditions are humane
Want a Covid-safe taxi? Look out for the green stripe
A young inventor has implemented a clever and cost-effective way to keep taxi windows open and the viral load low
Just say the ward: Simple idea makes huge difference for doctors, families
Cape hospital devises communication system to ease the burden on health professionals and heartbreak for families
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | School closures reveal the real failures of SA society
The water and toilet situation throws up the bigger human rights infringement in the wake of apartheid
There’s relief in store for business – but will banks play their part?
Banks have been given discretion to apply liberal credit criteria, but the scheme is not intended to be profitable
They wrote it this week: Nobody loves a fairy when she’s farty
Extracts from diaries and letters written between July 27 and August 2
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
BOOK EXTRACT | Island of dreams: in search of a brand-new SA myth
The Story of Us So Far is about as uplifting as roadkill. Our new one has to transcend mediocrity and waste
‘We are not coping’: Women bear the brunt of SA tourism cataclysm
Of the nearly 1.2 million jobs on the line if tourism doesn’t reopen by December, 70% are women’s
Blast from the past: Olympic first for SA as Esther nails her brand
Today in SA sports history: July 27