Monday, March 29 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Get used to ANC infighting – the Zuma faction has nowhere else to go
If they formed their own party, they’d only get 2% of the vote, so they have to stay put to get what they want
Attack in Mozambique threatens the biggest investment in Africa
Area around gas project has become centre of an increasingly strident Islamist insurgency
Cancelling Easter services is insult to Christians, say church bodies
SA National Christian Forum vows court action if government’s lockdown curbs force it to abandon services
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Senekal paves the way for better times
The community collaborates across racial lines to address problems with service delivery, starting with potholes
Will Zuma win in the end? This is what the analysts say
Two political analysts share their thoughts on the latest developments in his legal battles
Covid has robbed SA’s poor of lives, money, resilience and hope
New study reveals the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the livelihoods and lives of township residents
In a ‘blatant’ disregard for safety, CAA allows SAA to fly into the unknown
The CAA granting as many as 10 exemptions to SAA for a flight to Brussels has been branded unheard of and irresponsible
You can keep Zoom, we prefer face-to-face counselling: health workers
Healthcare workers have an ethos of soldiering on during hard times, but in-house interventions have been positive
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
It’s bloody war in Moz - but nobody’s breaking their necks to help
Mozambique urgently needs to ask its SADC partners to assist it fight the increasingly dangerous insurgency
There is no complete security in the Consumer Protection Act
Woman cancels contract she thought would finish in a month, but company surprises her with 3-month cancellation notice
An economist’s tips on making e-mail work for you
E-mail celebrates its 50th birthday this year yet it is hard to think of a more aggravating workplace practice
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – March 29 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
New Suez crisis: a global economy creaking under the strain
Stuck container ship symbolises the problems many supply chains are facing after a year-long pandemic
Tigray’s dirty war: Ethiopia ‘will dig up mass graves for a decade’
Involvement by Eritrean troops in ‘law and order’ operation tips country into fully fledged crisis
$3.5bn fraud case set to define Saudi crown prince’s anti-graft campaign
Is legal action against former top official evidence of the kingdom stamping out corruption or silencing its critics?
Chief medical officers are now at the heart of business
A year into the pandemic, the expertise of doctors turned executives is in high demand
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Hot stuff: sauna suits are in — but are they really good for you?
We speak to two fitness experts to find out if the sauna suit craze is a hoax or a must-have
What is EMS training and should I do it?
The only replacement for exercise is exercise
Why top SA talent goes for a song
SA has no shortage of opera talent — but many are forced by lack of opportunity at home to perform abroad
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Embarrassing! Ntseki’s job on line after Bafana don’t qualify for Afcon
Beleaguered Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki and Safa have a lot of explaining to do
Creative ideas can still turn Lions tour into a real rugby experience
If people are allowed at malls in their droves, surely a compromise can be made to have some fans back in stadiums
Blast from the past: Zungu helps Bafana sneak draw against Nigeria
Today in SA sports history: March 29