Tuesday, December 15 2020
HOLIDAY EDITION
TOP READS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
Sober up, SA ... or deadly festive season looms
‘If we don’t do things differently, this will be the last Christmas for many South Africans,’ says Ramaphosa
Cyril slows it down, but South Africans can still travel home for Christmas
Many people have been concerned about being able to return to their loved ones. They’re in luck, for now
IN FULL | Curbs, tighter curfew, calls for obedience: Cyril’s address
Read word for word what the president had to say to SA on Monday night
‘Badly designed’ computer system leaves tour guides out in the cold
In a field full of illegal guides, the qualified ones struggle for months or even years to get their accreditation
Never mind rewrites, maybe it’s time to rethink Umalusi boss’s pay cheque
Umalusi CEO Mafu Rakometsi’s annual package is almost R2.6m, R200,000 more than the person who hired him
As usual, all SA wants for Christmas is leadership with teeth
While the elves demand money, the ‘anti-vaxxers’ dis shots and Ace gets an early gift, the rest of us just want order
CSA is on a learning curve, but that curve is not steep enough
Boardroom sideshows are always tiring, especially when a path needs to be forged in difficult times for Cricket SA
In the Fick of it: how does SA’s new boxing champ rate among the greats?
It’s taken Tian Fick 41 months to add his name to the trophy, joining the likes of Gerrie Coetzee and Mike Schutte
LIFE
ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER
Want to know who f***ed up SA in the past 10 years? Then this one’s for you
And if you’re at a loose end as to what to buy that person who has everything, it’s the perfect stocking filler
We’re all a little stupid, but there’s hope: 10 books for the holidays
From history in Technicolor to a dystopian wake-up call, 10 literary picks for the holidays (and beyond)
The art of making sense of a tough 2020: salvaging hope from the wreckage
Pictures Worth a Thousand Words has works by artists who have collaborated with the David Krut gallery this year
Blast from the past: Benni bags a brace as Bafana bounce back to beat Egypt
Today in SA sports history: December 15-16