Wednesday, March 17 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
With no political protection, Mkhwebane’s days are numbered
So much for Ace Magashule’s prediction that ANC MPs would not vote for a motion sponsored by the opposition
Cut to the chase, Blade, or varsity shutdown will continue
The minister is meeting universities, with Sasco expecting feedback on Wednesday
Latrine horror: ‘This devil should not be allowed near children’
An Eastern Cape principal has been arrested after allegedly sending a pupil down a pit latrine to retrieve a cellphone
Too late he cried: ‘EFF had chance to review CR17 bank records and blew it’
Criticism of how CR17 bank records were sealed ‘unfair’, high court hears
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Boredom leads to bright spark: SA coffee firelighters ignite interest in Oz
‘It was just something to keep me busy and to stop my wife from killing me,’ says Cape entrepreneur Kai Casson
EXPLAINER | Seven reasons why Eskom is in so much trouble
Debt, theft and defects – these are just some of the issues that will keep load-shedding with us for a while
The only stink we want in our ’hood is that of wealth
Residents of a plush Durban suburb are up in arms about a flawed sewerage station and municipal ‘disobedience’
Are Durban ratepayers forking out for a taxi incentive white elephant?
The council approved R202m for the project, but there is no system in place for commuters to rate driver behaviour
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | There goes yet another pupil’s dignity down the toilet
A government that allows schools to have pit latrines is as much to blame as the principal
The simple truth is that the ANC has been in power too long
It’s been proven that lengthy incumbencies lead to parties imploding. The pity is that SA citizens are the losers
PODCAST | Graeme Smith is the captain of our cricketing future
Can SA’s cricket team return to the top? Peter Bruce talks to leading cricket commentator Neil Manthorp
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – March 17 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Israelis hope lockdown is over — permanently
High vaccination rates have helped to loosen pandemic curbs, but there are fears some are here to stay
Kenyan women escape sex-for-fish trap thanks to a ray of sunshine
Solar-powered lamps have made all the difference with economic and health benefits
The road to Damascus is littered with hunger and economic potholes
Anger simmers over Syria’s economic collapse, but Assad, on course to win elections, blames Western sanctions
Football video game addicts try and kick the habit
Fifa Ultimate Team players know they are being drawn in by algorithms designed to provide bursts of satisfaction
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Trouble was fermenting in the wine industry long before lockdown
The loss of more than 2,000 growers and full extent of uncontracted stock cannot be blamed fully on the pandemic
Stick it up, man, because this eatery is firing ... all the way from Japan
Peter Tempelhoff's latest venture takes the form of a dark kitchen, delivering traditional Japanese street food
Get in on the post-lockdown great escape to SA’s ‘adventure capital’
South Africans finally have some choice when it comes to getting away, and where better than Mossel Bay?
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Wenger calls for World Cup every two years, radical calendar changes
Scrap all the meaningless competitions and consolidate the major ones, says the former Arsenal manager
ATP’s revised ranking system makes no sense: Zverev
Despite not having played for more than a year, Roger Federer is still ranked sixth, above the 23-year-old Zverev
Blast from the past: Losing the Waugh – Australia clinch Test series in PE
Today in SA sports history: March 17