Tuesday, August 18 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
‘You do not want your visit to your grandparents to lead to grief’
NDZ dishes out advice to youngsters and explains the what, where, when and why of alert level 2
Hlophe attacks Mogoeng’s ‘lack of integrity’ in spat with deputy
Cape judge president accuses chief justice of breaching ‘judicial ethics’ after he recommended impeachment probe
Test of patience: teachers twiddle thumbs as they ‘lie and rot’ at home
Educators who have applied to work from home are left idle and frustrated by delays and red tape
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
‘Our hearts are broken’: friends mourn families after lodge fire
A weekend getaway has left three families and a Kalahari lodge owner devastated after nine people died
Wits scientists pour cold water on climate link to Covid
Connecting the spread of the virus to winter is flawed and ignores some basic facts, say researchers
Virus leaves Africa between a lock and a hard reality of other diseases
Scientists acknowledge steps to contain virus, but say deaths from other diseases could exceed those saved
Yet more off-field drama at Cricket SA as boss Nenzani quits
This comes after an embattled CSA endured a string of spectacular implosions on the pitch and behind the scenes
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Online election could catapult embattled DA offline
Mbali Ntuli has highlighted the potential for vote-rigging in a virtual election that must be beyond reproach
A small Big Man in pointy shoes is foiled by relentless politeness
This is what happens when South African entitlement made flesh meets grace at the end of a very long queue
It was a bind getting there, but Brad’s win is a victory for the underdogs
Brad Binder’s MotoGP triumph on Women’s Day is a reminder of Africa’s potential, despite its challenges
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Covid-19’s shining light faces dark days after ...
Questions abound about outbreak in New Zealand, which has had no local transmissions for months
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
It’s all doom and gloss in the afterlife
‘Fight Club’ writer’s latest book gives us a darker twist on the resurrection story
The hilarious art of spotting the tiresome ‘mansplainer’
Women have long suffered men explaining their own experiences to them. A new book has an overdue laugh at it
The beautiful books are not yet read: the millennial checklist
An entirely ‘objective’ list of books every millennial should read before they reach boomer age
Fake it ’til you make it, then whip it off without a hassle
Gone are the days when beards were the privilege of a few. Now anyone can go large with facial hair
Blast from the past: Sunette slays ghosts to spear silver
Today in SA sports history: August 18