Tuesday, March 2 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
More allegations of impropriety at Eskom after ‘irregular appointment’
A contractor is said to have tried to get an Eskom subsidiary to appoint a service provider through the back door
Not so peachy: panel says parliament should impeach Mkhwebane
Findings point out numerous examples of the embattled public protector’s ‘sustained incompetence’
No, I didn’t work with Salim Essa in service of Guptas, says ex-Eskom exec
Matshela Koko is said to have shared confidential information with Essa via a disputed e-mail address
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Fly-by-night advisers landed SA in state capture quagmire, says Mbalula
Checks and balances endorsed by transport minister as he introduces new Prasa CEO Zolani Kgosie Matthews
Tshegofatso Pule murder: Shoba claims innocence, fears for his life
Accused’s lawyer, seeking R2,000 bail, says death threats are circulating on social media and in prison
KZN locks down local tourism, business and foreign travel not so much
The province’s tourism body is trying to fuel the industry by reminding people what it has to offer
Gnu dawn, gnu facts: wildebeest study gives more insight into sleep
The ungulate is one of many animals being looked at in a greater study on why we sleep and how human sleep works
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Mkhwebane’s removal is long overdue. SA deserves better
Public protector may be bestowed dubious honour as SA’s first head of a Chapter 9 institution to get impeached
Stop DA bus, I want to get off at the rational centre
Sorry, John, but for starters, a coalition with Cyril isn’t going to happen if the ANC drops below 50% nationally
Mboweni’s uncompromising budget deserves more credit
The 2021 budget marks a shift from the tax-and-spend stance of the past decade to a cut-and-save era
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – March 2 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
‘Diseased, adulterous terrorists: that’s who’s in our training centres’
This is how China describes detained Uighur women who have accused the country of human rights violations
First day on the job for WTO’s Okonjo-Iweala, who’s no fish out of water
Over-fishing and vaccine rollouts are top priorities for first female and first African leader of the organisation
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
BOOK EXTRACT | Power tips for a new kind of African leader
Book by University of Johannesburg vice-chancellor Tshilidzi Marwala offers new vision for the 21st-century leader
South South heads everywhere to shift the global art market
New platform aims to redress an imbalance in the art world and provide an alternative art history
‘Nomadland’ gets the show on the road at the Golden Globes
Netflix shines at the awards as movie about van dwellers bags movie honours amid calls for diversity
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Getting the needle: Blake would say no to Tokyo rather than take the jab
Sprinter Yohan Blake says he would rather miss Olympics than get Covid-19 vaccine, though it is not compulsory
Solskjaer admits United need more goals, especially in the ‘big games’
The Manchester United manager backs goal-shy striker Anthony Martial to come good
Blast from the past: Sweet victory as Sugar Boy clocks England’s Big Benn
Today in SA sports history: March 2