Saturday, July 31 2021
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
Poor Cyril, his presidency has never stood a chance
Beset by problems not of his making, crippled by indecision, it’s hard to imagine what his legacy will be
Yes we do need Captain SA to shield us from the Red (Numb)Skull
The clarion call to ‘get behind’ President Ramaphosa is all very well, but what happens after he’s gone?
‘RET guttersnipes are responsible for looting deaths’
They claim to care about the poor. They don’t. They want to loot, oppress and get away with it
Of course Pablo cost an arm and a leg – how else would a sofa walk home?
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
Good to know masses got jabs while I languished on my sickbed
This is fantastic progress for a country that so spectacularly bungled the process in the early stages
Democracy decimated: can you imagine Hitler with a Twitter account?
Embrace of due process, empirical data and civilised norms is no match for the relentless march of the algorithm
UCT online school: admirable maybe. Equal opportunity? Definitely not
UCT deserves credit for its new online school, but let’s face it, it’s for the middle class, not the poor
Has something you bought conked out? This is what the warranty law says
Be warned, it makes a big difference if it’s less or more than six months since you made your purchase
Is it possible to have a favourite book of all time?
People ask this all the time and it’s difficult to answer, but there is one novel that will always be a go-to for me
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ gets five Emmy noms and all the laughs
The HBO production’s winsome second season doubles down on the jokes and expands its cast
Springboks were hard done last week but now Rassie stands accused of ...
A battle royale was expected on the field for the Lions series but it’s become a veritable verbal slanging match off it
The point is to make waves, Sascoc, not hinder them
All the organisation does is cut, whether it’s costs or qualification pathways for athletes