Monday, August 31 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
The ANC is in ruins, but opposition parties better buck up their ideas
The last things desperate voters need from Herman Mashaba and co are straw-clutching and fearmongering
‘You can’t put child rapists back into society – and we can’t treat them’
Experts slam sentence for Cape monster who was spared jail in 2017 only to rape again - and kill
Beware dodgy fly-by-nights after juicy Eskom tender: analysts
Experts call for close inspection of the terms, and also warn that time is not on the utility’s side
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
SA drunks rev up calls to tighten booze laws
A law which policy experts say could turn the tide in our booze battle has been stalled for four years
Covid-19 knocks wind out of Cape yacht club students’ sails
But when all seemed to have run aground, a heartfelt plea garnered support from as far afield as Spain
Even at its worst, Covid in kids is unlikely to kill: experts
While rare complication may land them in ICU, symptoms affect kids in far fewer numbers and less severely
Put that in your pipe(line) and smoke it: R2bn water tender starts afresh
High court has ordered Umgeni Water to restart the tender process for a 444km pipeline refurbishment project
Duo takes a hike and gets high to help those with blood disorders
Hikers set their sights on Drakensberg peak to highlight the difficulties of finding blood stem cell donors
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | The justice system failed Delvinia. It can’t happen again
The rape and murder of the little girl cannot be seen as just another crime. She mustn’t be just another statistic
Let us give you a hand in understanding sanitiser laws
Hand sanitisers for sale in SA do not have to contain 70% alcohol, but those used by workers do
They wrote it this week: What does a princess do when she’s drowning?
Extracts from diaries and letters written between August 31 and September 6
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Can Trump win? Even Democrats say ‘f***k yeah!’ Here’s why
The Donald’s star is back on the rise as virus cases fall and memories of the big 2016 Hillary flop linger
Filthy rich: Saudis leave African migrants to ‘die’ in hellish Covid camps
One boy – among thousands trapped in squalid detention centres – hanged himself after ‘losing hope’
Now Musk’s really hogging the future – check out his piggy brain gizmo
The chip could help return mobility to the paralysed and sight to the blind, even cure Alzheimer’s
Hot-desking here to stay in post-Covid office – just don’t call it that
The new normal may mean going in for a couple of days a week for a spot of ‘hotelling’ or ‘unassigned seating’
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Take a hike! The benefits are endless and more restorative than gym
Walking will not replace your exercise routine, but it should play an important role in your life
With Steven in the house you won’t have to lift a finger
The Eufy Robovac 35C cleans better than most staff equipped with the best brooms on the market
Mini’s newly hatched electric Cooper is a nippy city slicker
Mini has decreased the vehicle’s drive range, so long trips are off limits, but it proves itself on urban routes
Blast from the past: Sad week in SA rugby as Burger, Stander die
Today in SA sports history: August 31
SNAPSHOT
Image: Esa Alexander
