Friday, September 11 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Clicks, Unilever and EFF plait a truce after hairy week
The parties have agreed on a number of issues, but the names of those behind the advert remain undisclosed
Dammed to hell: poor PE gets rid of Lungisa, only to get Bobani back
Not only does it have a drought, but a man in charge of water who is so inept even the ANC wanted him gone
‘Why would they do this?’: mom of slain Eldorado Park teen
Winston Hendricks’s mother describes events leading up to the horrifying sight of her son in the morgue
As the first wave wanes, these are the lessons SA has learned from Covid
Experts weigh in on what went right and wrong between the country’s first case and the peak
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Liberty lashed for making cancer hell even worse
Ombud slams insurer after it made Cape Town woman on chemo feel ‘like a hypochondriac’
Africa, beware of Covid-19 fatigue as cases decline, say experts
The message is clear: to maintain a downward spiral we must carry on with the same personal safety measures
Gymslip moms ‘must stay out of school for six months to breastfeed’
A new study recommends that education and health unite to keep abreast of teen mothers’ needs
Murdered apartheid fighters’ families turn to courts for justice
It’s been 21 years since the TRC said the Cosas 4 killers should be prosecuted, but the NPA has done nothing
Wild abandoned: report paints grim picture of species in freefall
Populations have been plummeting since 1970, says a WWF survey of our devastating affects on biodiversity
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Women, if you think the EFF is on your side, think again
The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says touching a woman is not harassment unless it's violent, invasive or harmful
PODCAST | The politics of natural hair, and the DA’s new redress policy
Join the Sunday Times Politics Weekly team for this week’s political highlights
Fancy a little prefix of morpheme? Oh, go on, it’s Friday
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Brace yourself for storms the world may not be ...
Scientists, more able to pinpoint examples, say this year’s weather shows climate change’s growing impact
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Boseman’s Black Panther is irreplaceable, so where to for Disney?
The death of Chadwick Boseman has left Marvel questioning how to continue the successful franchise
A brilliant friend turns into a stranger as paths diverge
The show based on the beloved Elena Ferrante novels returns for a second season
Beam yourself onto the couch for a weekend of variety
From chasing aliens to comedy, food and examinations of sexual assault, here’s what to watch this weekend
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
How do you chill when you have daughters to protect?
In the first of a new column, we look at the importance of sports journalists tackling off-field goings on
Hurt lockers: injuries to Etzebeth and co leave a Bok power vacuum
Compared with the riches they had in the lock department at the RWC, it is now a depleted area
Blast from the past: 9/11 puts paid to Petelo’s title bid
Today in SA sports history: September 11