Tuesday, April 20 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
‘The reading room was a space for solace, knowledge and inspiration’: ...
Scholars and academics lament the loss to fire of a space that gave them ‘inspiration, knowledge and solace’
They know the drill: Cape communities unite to halt the fire
Well-prepared Cape residents make important contribution to protecting their houses as the blaze crept closer
Hospital goes from little fire to ‘frantic situation’ to provincial crisis
Charlotte Maxeke shutdown set to push Gauteng’s hospitals, already struggling with Covid, to their limits
Is improper fynbos management to blame for scale of Cape Town fire?
A warning about encroachment deeper into Table Mountain and alien plant infestation was issued two years ago
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
‘Take damage claims and shove them where the sun don’t shine, Cape Town’
The city wants R87,000 from the EFF and R1,3m from Gatvol Capetonian, who says Cape Town is electioneering
‘The idea you’re washed up at 70 is very old,’ judge tells JSC
After an impressive interview, Roland Sutherland is recommended to be deputy judge president of Gauteng
Infant corpse lies wasting away in Limpopo morgue for three years
Family claims hospital is covering up after doctor misdiagnosed teen’s pregnancy. Hospital has a very different story
WATCH | No Jurassic lark: 2,5 billion T. rexes roamed Earth, says study
The researchers also estimate that the dinosaurs persisted for 127,000 generations
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | In SA, all fires do not burn equally
On the same day as the Cape Town disaster, a blaze destroyed lives but went relatively unnoticed
Sometimes with the ANC, it’s not malice. It’s ...
Thandi Modise doesn’t know ‘every little thing’, while whoever stole a Zondo probe computer clearly knows nothing at all
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – April 20 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
No need to stop the world if you wanna get off. ...
Experts say a new nation that will outgrow the real world within a decade is being realised, but will it last?
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
The fine line between violence and beauty
‘Stripped Bare’ is a retrospective of Kendell Geers’ work that spans more than three decades
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
And then there were three — Bafana coach shortlist is finalised
With new Bafana coach to be unveiled on Saturday, Queiroz‚ Renard and Broos are the last men standing
Uefa holds crisis meeting after breakaway Super League is launched
Europe’s soccer governing body in battle for control as JP Morgan confirms it is financing new competition
Blast from the past: Potgieter hurdles his way into the record books
Today in SA sports history: April 20