Wednesday, February 10 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Despite the AstraZeneca setback, there’s still a lot to cheer about
Two of SA’s top scientists, profs Glenda Gray and Shabir Madhi, are still upbeat about the vaccine rollout
Cyril, it’s time to fire the stragglers in your team
The president needs to act like a football executive and bench underperformers and deputy ministers
Power struggle means Gauteng ANC can’t serve province: Makhura
Gauteng premier says in lekgotla speech that factionalism is threatening to destroy the party
Not again! Drama as Cricket SA bowls out ‘acting CEO’
Kugandrie Govender has been shafted for the second time since December, even though she won her appeal
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
No sitting on the fence: estate beats municipality in war over floods
But Mogale City plans to appeal despite the court ruling that it must take remedial action
Woman wants cops held liable for lack of urgency in her abduction, rape
Andy Kawa believes the police were negligent in their search for her during her 16-hour ordeal
Cop among five in Cape court for spate of gang turf war hits
The group faces 18 counts, including murder, corruption, money laundering and illegal possession of firearms
Prisoner browned off after warders confiscate one of her toasters
Alleged bogus lawyer wants court to order return of her second toaster and to allow delivery of her bread of choice
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
It took a pandemic, but Sona has finally been shorn of its pageantry
SA doesn’t need vanity fairs, so let this year’s stripped-down state of the nation address be a template for the future
Temba Bavuma lays foundations to end poverty’s perpetual cycle
The top cricketer’s foundation aims to give talented disadvantaged youngsters the chance to realise their potential
Why I was wrong to be optimistic about robots
Humans are being crunched into a robot system working at a robot pace
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – February 10 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Australian companies forced to imagine life without Google
Search group’s threat to withdraw from market over proposed law raises stakes for business
‘A baby cannot have two mothers’: law leaves toddler in stateless limbo
Gay couple fights for Bulgarian citizenship for their child, who will be stateless if their union is not recognised
Taxing times for Trump: prosecutors step up civil and criminal probes
It’s a challenging task, but investigators are determined to find if there’s any dirt in his property dealings
The hills are alive with the sound of screaming Israelis
To release their Covid-19 frustrations, a group of people in Israel have taken to yell-punctuated hiking
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Words fail: I’m going to miss Chantel Dartnall
But for those fortunate enough to have journeyed through her morsels, Pretoria’s Restaurant Mosaic will live on
When the love bug bites, take your bae out of town
Valentine’s Day: three tempting and luxurious getaways that have romance written all over them
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
If Covid is not Aussies’ real issue, maybe SA has lost its appeal
If perceptions about SA are a problem, then we need to alter them, as India did
Candid Boucher blames mental scars for series defeat against Pakistan
The Proteas coach believes his team created opportunities during the series, but didn’t press home the advantage
Blast from the past: Babangida brace sends Bafana out of Nations Cup
Today in SA sports history: February 10