Wednesday, March 3 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Who leads the DA when Steenhuisen follows another leader?
There is a profound logic and an illogicality in suggesting the DA would prop up a Ramaphosa administration
‘I do not owe Sassa a cent’: Bathabile Dlamini on R3.5m VIP security bill
The former minister says the agency’s lack of candour in the matter smacks of political expediency
Molefe: my beef was that I refused to be bullied by white people
Ex-Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says he is under the spotlight because he stood up to bullying by white-owned coal suppliers
Little Foot’s pics from her travels take us back 3.65 million years
The devil is in the detail of minuscule anatomical structures that only the most cutting-edge technology can reveal
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
‘Inseparable even in death’: best friends drown in ‘unfenced’ quarry
Authorities are looking into the tragic deaths of the boys, aged 5 and 7, in a quarry at a Tshwane informal settlement
When zero is the zenith: Cape Town launches carbon-neutral home
The city aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, but there’s a way to go
The bee’s knees! Cat back on her feet after groundbreaking op
University of Pretoria vets conduct a partial knee replacement on a cat — a first in SA
IN PICS | Fed-up KZN community goes potty with pothole ‘fishing’ contest
Municipality calls it ‘desperate headline-grabbing’, but organisers are happy they brought attention to the problem
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Court applications aside, the vaccine rollout must be ramped up
Health DG labels AfriForum and Solidarity’s success in court over vaccine procurement as speculative, rhetorical
Be gone, John: the JSC has a duty to get rid of Hlophe
It is mystifying why the JSC says it has no say in the matter when the constitution is clear that it does
It is not up to consumers to police modern slavery
Businesses and governments should take the lead in rooting out abuses
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – March 3 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Global carbon emissions rebound to pre-lockdown levels
Pollution was higher in December than for the same month the previous year
Zoom predicts business boom will extend beyond pandemic
Videoconferencing start-up’s shares rise 10% as revenue growth forecast beats expectations
In 10 years, some luxury cars will be all-electric, but there’s a downside
Emissions targets and bans have carmakers racing to switch to zero-emission models, but jobs will be lost
Jack Ma personifies the contradiction of China’s ideology
The Communist Party system needs entrepreneurs but curtails anyone who becomes too powerful
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
No slope’s too steep for Stellenzicht as it sweeps forward
New owners are redefining the estate’s wines as L’Ré Burger coaxes fine tastes from existing plantings
Pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, carnivorous? No, just bespoke
This new concept restaurant in Jozi invites you to indulge in fine fare, no matter what your preferences
This is the way Jozi does Proud Mary. May she keep on burning
Mid-century modern design meets contemporary conviviality at Rosebank’s latest hotspot
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
What harm is there in giving SA Olympic athletes the jab now?
Giving 355 vaccine doses to Team SA members now can’t really be construed as jumping the queue
Most wanted: which players are Chiefs in the hunt for next season?
Several players have been linked to the Amakhosi, who will be able to return to the transfer market in July
Blast from the past: Rain drowns Proteas’ World Cup hopes in Durban
Today in SA sports history: March 3