Monday, October 26 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Ace, Julius, dignity wasn’t on your radar before - so why now?
The reason the elites are all over rights and innocent until proven guilty is because they are in the firing line
TALKING POINT | It’s time to confront SA’s race classification system
By replicating the Nats’ method the ANC has created a tiny elite and done nothing to overcome disparities
Beresford Williams finally falls on his sword in drawn-out CSA saga
New structure ‘will not involve anyone who has been part of it in the past four years’
Personally, Masuku feels he has the equipment to take on SIU and win
Lawyer for ex-Gauteng health MEC says findings against him are 'unlawful and unconstitutional'
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Tamper-proof bread? We say they’re half-baked
ARB orders Albany to remove its ‘tamper-proof seal’ from packaging by the end of the year
The fight for Alf Kumalo’s legacy upsets his family years after his death
Photographs gather dust in the derelict museum dedicated to his life and work spanning 40 years
Haven’t they suffered enough? Another hurdle for Marikana victims’ families
Court proceedings are translated from English to Setswana and Afrikaans, but most families are Xhosa
For 5 years he’s trudged 16km for dirty water: how councils ruin lives
Crumbling infrastructure, petty politics, dismal finances ... meet the North West people who suffer because of it
What drives Miss Daisy to attack? Can she be saved or is she just bad?
After a deadly attack last week, animal behaviourists tell us why some dogs become aggressive
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Ziyanda Sokhanyile. Remember the name. We can’t afford not to
Her dad was killed three days before the Marikana massacre, but what has happened since has worsened matters
When it comes to brute force, Trump’s pick for top court sides with cops
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, some of whose decisions are 'questionable', is expected to be voted in on Monday
Swallowed pride: like her characters, Jane Austen’s house faces ruin
The 'place of pilgrimage' is losing its roof, putting her works at risk. Now fans have been asked to help
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
From saviour to a giant ‘SOB’: town no longer suckered by Trump
Residents had high hopes in 2016. Now they’re in tatters and the weeds are taking over
Diana was fully in-command and would have seen herself in Meghan: confidant
The princess’s former confidant talks about what she would have enjoyed about Meghan, and the big royal split
Nasa mission doomed due to a leak. But then, it is a R16bn leak
Asteroid throws too much rubble spacecraft’s way, causing it to leak cargo. Now it's a race against time
Waspish US politicos meet their match - a nest of decapitating killers
For the first time, scientists discover ‘murder hornets’, which specialise in biting the heads off honeybees
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
GM’s first fully electric addition: Hummer EV, an off-road ‘beast’
This reinvention is meant to build ‘the most capable factory truck, ever’
Discovery Sport gets a hi-tech facelift that keeps it fresh against rivals
Improved refinement and nifty technology freshen up Land Rover’s junior model
Get off the saddle: the importance of off-bike training
Devlin Brown asks Warwick Cross how to reap the benefits of off-bike training
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Tour de farce: angry cyclists protest by taking the bus
Giro d’Italia tainted by spectacle of ‘broken’ riders, who have been called ungrateful prima donnas
Oil is revealed: Wolves’s Traore has foes puzzled as he slips their grip
The dazzling winger is giving new meaning to the phrase ‘greased lightning’ - this is his shrewd strategy
Blast from the past: One of SA’s classic ring wars goes to Carnival City
Today in SA sports history: October 26