Saturday, January 23 2021
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
Human ’til the end: SA mourns ANC ‘father figure’ Jackson Mthembu
His last tweets before he succumbed to the virus show his strength in the face of Covid scepticism
Soon, SA will turn those water cannons on the ANC
It happened to the NUM at Marikana and it will happen to the ruling party, which is fast losing touch with its people
Nationalisation is being bandied about, so play the game, private schools
Independents have a place, but at times like this and for solidarity’s sake they should align with public institutions
Whatever happens to the vaccines, SA is already immune to shock
Centralising the vaccination programme to keep money away from grubby hands is simply palliative care
Lazy police have failed SA by hiding behind the ‘roadblock strategy’
Law enforcement has shown SA mirrors a near failed state with its lack of proactive policing of Covid protocols
Everything we know about 501.V2, the new Covid-19 variant identified in SA
SA has more cases and deaths than anything we saw on any day during the first wave, says Prof Abdool Karim
Discovery of two giant radio galaxies offers fresh insights into universe
SA telescope installation is helping gain a clearer understanding of the evolutionary pathways of galaxies
Many US presidents went on to write books. Let’s hope Trump doesn’t
Here’s a look at some of them, as industry experts beseech US publishers not to make a deal with Agent Orange
It’d be awesome if ‘awesome’ was reserved for the truly awesome
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
Are SA’s cultural institutions trying to get rid of Kannemeyer and Botes?
The duo behind Bitterkomix is being stymied by galleries, universities, you name it. But why?
‘We’re desperate to play Lions. Players extended their careers for this’
Rassie Erasmus says to play the Lions is a rare opportunity and SA Rugby will find a solution if the tour is jeopardised
India’s win reminds us sport can serve as a tonic in these trying times
While sport has evolved over the years, it still has the ability to brighten our lives, pandemic or not