Friday, December 4 2020
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Cyril puts hotspot Bay in the dry dock, but initiation season will go ahead
Nelson Mandela Bay’s curfew will revert to 10pm to 4am and alcohol sales have been restricted
Zuma ‘actively attacking’ Zondo probe, Constitutional Court told
The state capture inquiry is asking SA’s highest court to force the ex-president to obey a new summons
Safety bar is very low for new cars sold in SA, as crash tests show
See which vehicles test poorly for driver and child safety – as well as those which performed well over three years
It all comes out in the wash: ‘Solid evidence proves Guptas’ shady deals’
Paul Holden tells state capture inquiry how a R283m Free State government investment ballooned to R880m
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Prince died after ‘night of booze, drugs, sex’
Escorts accused of his murder tell their version of what happened on Prince Lethukuthula Zulu’s final night
Parties jest and mock as Cyril no-confidence vote is pushed back
ATM’s court action over secret ballot will only be heard in February, leading to the delay
Africa fights fake Covid ‘facts’ as infections soar again
Citing vaccines, the Africa CDC director says one of the biggest challenges now is false information and its impact
Lawyer who unleashed ‘wave of insults’ finds himself washed up
He has character defects that make him unsuitable for his job, high court rules as it strikes him off roll of attorneys
Cape tour firms get a shot of adrenalin to help them recover from Covid
The Cape Town Tourism Development Fund is helping carefully selected companies through the hard times
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Renewed Covid-19 measures need buy-in or we will rue the day
We are on a slippery slope to collapse, so let’s shelve protocol dismissiveness, politicking and power struggles
Great Walls of fire: when will we stop horsing around with road safety?
Safety tests show the GWM Steed is a deathtrap when it comes to collisions, but that’s par for the course on SA roads
Kawaii! I’ve gone nuts with an acute attack of cuteness overload
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – Friday, December 4 2020
Six of the best pictures of the day
Have countries led by women coped better with Covid-19?
Female-led developed countries did not impose stricter conditions but they may have better results on death rates
UK approval of Covid vaccine is a giant hooray for science
The surge in optimism is fully warranted but must be accompanied by forbearance
North American investors are the big winners in bitcoin’s triumph
The cryptocurrency’s boom represents a shift in the market away from East Asia
One little boy, one enormous crisis: Hassan wastes away as Yemen implodes
A 10-year-old boy weighing just 13kg is just one among two million Yemeni children whose lives are on the line
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Lebo M faces the music in new reality series
Enjoy a front-row seat for the drama that is the life of one of SA’s most successful exports
How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ makes all the right moves
As the Netflix series shows, what we really want right now is an old-fashioned bedtime story
A disappointing US version of a Brit series, hillbillies and stoners
That’s what’s coming to your couch this weekend
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Rugby’s over-complicated laws are fouling play
In many instances this has to do with TMOs, with Nigel Owens saying the game needs to rely less on them
Let’s be clear, SA could learn from England
The English have used their 50-over side as a developmental base for the T20 series, giving them a fresh start
They were a team of giants, possibly the greatest Bok team ever
There are certain moments in rugby history that are impossible to leave behind
Blast from the past: Baby Jake boxes clever to defend title at Sun City
Today in SA sports history: December 4