Thursday, June 10 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
This is not a holiday: the right health minister is a life-and-death matter
Here we are, in the middle of a pandemic, and the tourism minister takes over the health portfolio. It beggars belief
Replacing Zweli with tourism minister makes perfect ANC sense
Who next for the health job? Fikile Mbalula, Blade Nzimande or dare I say Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma?
This is where state pension money goes: R85k for a Christmas card
Secretary does work for PIC-owned farm, but appears to be an employee at another firm
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Paperwork bungle allowed Enock’s death, principal a scapegoat
Parktown head gets his job and salary back as ruling is scathing on Gauteng education department’s failings
Sisonke trial chief springs to Fauci’s defence after rightwing attacks
But while we fight Covid-19, we should not drop the ball on HIV and tuberculosis, she cautions
Payback time: cops might have to repay R100m robbers stole in heist
Insurers Lloyd’s of London are demanding a refund from the minister of police
The big flush: V&A Waterfront goes hi-tech to dislodge rotting fish
Expert team deployed to ‘aerate’ famous blue flag marina
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
SA can’t allow Covid politics to put lives at risk
We were already playing catch up but J&J vaccine rollout delay has us falling dangerously further behind
CNAche: is this really how the story ends?
The bookstore chain that brightened up my book-filled childhood is in deep trouble
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – June 10 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Poor countries pay the cost after Covax puts all its eggs in one basket
India’s top vaccine maker has been unable to send shots overseas since April, but its problems began long before
Not so Fastly: why a slew of websites suddenly went offline
Content delivery platform Fastly’s hour-long outage shows internet’s reliance on a handful of tech firms
Zoom doom: it’s not your cat you have to worry about, it’s your voice
Women’s voices on video conferencing platforms sound ‘less expressive’ and so less charismatic, studies show
Holy craps: nun admits she nicked school cash to fund gambling ‘habit’
The former principal faces 40 years for squandering Catholic school’s money at casinos despite her vow of poverty
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Like to play with beauty? Try these palettes
Playgirl has ventured into colour cosmetics. Here’s all you need to know about the range, price points and payoff
Winter puts us in the mood for Moozlie
Why hide behind boring and drab colours this winter? Here is how Moozlie brings the heat with her zany outfits
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Thulani Thuswa was a real ‘PRO’ and a joy to deal with
The former Sundowns communications manager knew the value of giving journalists what they wanted
SA look to Petersen to mend Test batting woes against West Indies
Proteas have got past 300 just twice in their last 19 Test innings and will be looking to improve that stat
Blast from the past: Chester comes to the four for Boks
Today in SA sports history: June 10