Thursday, October 1 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Scorpions set to sting top ANC politician after nabbing other ‘culprits’
Six alleged masterminds behind an asbestos tender have been arrested, with a seventh suspect on the radar
EDITORIAL | Tenderpreneur crackdown is heartening, but it’s just the start
Edwin Sodi is one of many who have for years been greasing the palms of those in power
I didn’t need Cyril’s say-so for Zim flight: Mapisa-Nqakula
She says it would have been ‘prudent’ to tell him, but insists there was nothing dodgy about the costly jaunt
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Signings give Sundowns many post-Pitso puzzlers
Without a new coach the variables are many, but we look at the positions beckoning the new players
You shall not pass this port: SA’s borders open, but not to everyone
UK, US and France named ‘high-risk’ countries, meaning leisure travellers will not be allowed in from Thursday
Ace Magashule is off the hook for ‘misleading the provincial legislature’
Public protector clears former Free State premier after two complaints that he had misled the legislature
Shock-chip: SAA tender U-turn takes the biscuit, but it won’t say sorry
Protector says Cape biscuit firm was left with crumbs after Air Chefs bungled their snack deal
Ugly bugs had a ball when early hominins croaked at the Cradle
Bugs enter the big stage of human evolution as scientists uncover miniature ecosystems in fossil remains
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
The Trump-Biden spectacle wasn’t a debate. It was game over, folks
Between a knackered, uninspiring Biden and fascist Trump, the debate really is done
Footloose and fact-free: Trump’s bullying backfires in Biden showdown
In a horrible display of mudslinging, the president may have ruined a chance to reach voters he needs
Online exams are fertile ground for cheats. Here’s how to fix them
Varsities can’t enforce cheat-free online assessments, but these seven steps will build integrity into the system
A curse on transphobic JK Rowling. Now what are we Potterheads to do?
Given the fresh controversy surrounding the author, it feels hypocritical to separate the art from the artist
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Covid may kill another million, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it
As global deaths pass the million mark, we canvass the experts on what the future trajectory will be
Worse for wear: clothes pile up in warehouses as second-hand market crashes
Donations have mounted as people stuck at home clear out their wardrobes – a boon in normal times
I’ll do his time, says Auschwitz director of boy jailed for blasphemy
It’s not enough to just like something on Facebook or retweet it, says Piotr Cywinski
No going hungry if we tuck into fonio washed down with marama
With 90% of the world’s food coming from just 15 plants, scientists are exploring how to expand our repertoire
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Princess Diana’s personal trainer still keeps women riveted and in shape
Former Durbanite Jenni Rivett is virtually helping women worldwide to achieve their fitness goals
Bespook design: Thebe Magugu invokes apartheid spies at Paris Fashion Week
The trailblazer takes his cue from SA’s storied past. Here’s the lowdown on Counter Intelligence
Berdoues mixes and matches little bursts of summer
Try new scents for the new season
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
With dunces in charge, pitiful Bafana remain a laughing stock
Our perennially woeful squad owe their failures to a lack of decisive leadership. Safa’s latest move doesn’t help a jot
The IPL slogfest is a Big Mac to the first-class game’s fillet steak
Were T20 played without an imitation crowd, it would draw attention to how silly an exercise it is
Football is at risk of becoming a statistical dogshow
The people’s game use to be beautiful. Now it’s just a complex parallel world some of us want to get off
Blast from the past: Second tragedy in the ring for Qash Sithole
Today in SA sports history: October 1