Tuesday, November 3 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
‘They must forget it’: DA’s opposition status is in danger, warn analysts
Steenhuisen and Zille’s wins could lead to the party struggling to woo black voters, they say
There’s more where Mapimpi, Kolisi and Am came from
That some franchises have to be reminded to transform spits in the face of the spade work black players put in
Even if Joe comes up trumps, the skid mark that is Donald will remain
He’s done many things, but perhaps most destructive are his lies, which regimes worldwide have learnt from
African-American turnout is key to US election result
Campaigners say though there’s work to be done, black voters are more likely to visit voting stations than use mail
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
The media’s rules don’t apply to us, EFF declares
The party's R500,000 defamation battle over comments aimed at Trevor Manuel plays out in court
The state cannot reject tender applications purely on race: SCA
Preferential procurement regulations, promulgated by the minister of finance in 2017, are invalid, court rules
Champion for liberation: ES Reddy was ‘an implacable foe of apartheid’
The tireless fighter spanned continents and half a century in the struggle against oppression
‘We can’t survive’: city without power as storm rips roof off substation
Jozi disaster sparks fears than many small shops 'will never be able to recover'
Environmentalists head back to court to save Vaal River from neglect
Progress was being made until the contract for the company hired to fix things wasn't renewed
OUR TRUEST COLOURS
IN THIS SERIES WE EXPLORED VARIOUS VIEWS ON A VERY PUBLIC RACE ROW
TALKING POINT | Nonracial politics puts the race cart before the horse
A colour-blind approach pretends we live in a society where the effects of historically targeted discrimination are gone
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
TALKING POINT | Songs of kinship - how I found my black identity
Artscape CEO Marlene le Roux describes what it was like being coloured growing up, but identifying as black
TALKING POINT | I found my white Afrikaner identity by studying history
Bullied as a child, Lindie Koorts clings to her identity more firmly than ever, calling it an act of resistance
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Joburg - world-class or fool’s gold?
Jozi claims the former, yet it suffers endless power and water cuts, and can’t even keep its hospitals supplied
How Angolan dancers took SA anthem to the world
This gift to the world is the secret of moving collectively beyond just cookie-cutter unison
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – November 3 2020
Six of the best pictures of the day
Trump keeps banging mail-ballot drum in final race for battleground states
Trump reiterates frustration over delayed vote count, as Biden reassures voters the president won’t 'steal' the election
Is Putin losing his grasp on ex-Soviet spaces amid Covid-19 chaos?
Economic hardship, made worse by lockdown, sees citizens in Kyrgyzstan, Belarus rise up against Russia’s allies
Man ‘beats wife to death’ on pavement in China while onlookers do nothing
Authorities register between 40,000 and 50,000 domestic violence complaints a year
Right on Q: Russian Twitter accounts helped conspiracy in its infancy
Archives show Russian accounts helped spread the bizarre theory from April 2017, say researchers
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Giving voice, and an authentic history, to the women who fought apartheid
The author takes you back to 1969 to observe each woman at the hands of apartheid’s brutality
Conquistadores — greed, gold and guilt in a revisiting of colonialism
Fernando Cervantes’ book details the cruel and complicated story of the Spanish conquest of the Americas
Don’t worry, be happy: feelgood art to put a smile on your dial
Art lovers tell us which feelgood works brighten their days
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
‘I’ll never forget’: scenes of World Cup triumph burn brightly for Erasmus
It was a team who had talent‚ but who’s moving parts came together at the most important time
Wallabies rookie vows to step up after Bledisloe disaster in Sydney
The 22-year-old Tate McDermott looks to salvage pride at the next clash with the All Blacks on Saturday
Blast from the past: Romeo Anayalated by Arnold in ‘15th greatest bout’
Today in SA sports history: November 3