Thursday, September 16 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Get them jabbed and back on campus, for all our sakes
Higher education leaders must act quickly and decisively on vaccine mandate
‘Covid is the devil’s blessing to the ANC’
Analysts think the party is using vaccination campaign resources to electioneer
WATCH | Cape Town orchestra is best medicine for front-line workers
Groote Schuur Hospital workers enjoy a moment of musical respite after many draining months fighting the pandemic
INTERVIEW | Mom speaks about nightmare of baby being kidnapped
Alicia Lamprecht’s seven-month-old baby was safely in his car seat. Then every parent’s worst nightmare happened
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
WATCH | ‘Killer cop’ weeps as she faces her mother
Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu faces a string of charges, including that she attempted to have her mother murdered
What spawned the sardine run? How the ‘greatest shoal on Earth’ works
Scientists use genomics to understand one of the world’s biggest migration events
Staggering Covid costs: private or state care, someone has to cough up
According to Discovery, the average amount involved for extremely ill patients exceeds R400,000
Lust for blood: six massacred in KZN security guard’s killing spree
Among those killed at the hands of a private security officer are two five-year-old boys and a 13-year-old girl
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Stop using cheap tricks to score political points, politicians
Some politicians are giving credence to the anti-vax brigade instead of incentivising people to get jabbed
Amateurs out of tune with experts can make deadly noise
Now, more than ever, we need to hear from experts, not the tone-deaf who should sit down and shut up
BOOK EXTRACT | The bogeyman, the tokoloshe and the terrorist
‘White Trash: My year as a high-class call girl’ is a memoir by Terry Angelos to be published in September
Marriages of inconvenience: the fraught politics of coalitions in SA
A new book exhaustively looks at the nation’s track record and what will influence future successes
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – September 16 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Thousands of Covid-like cases raise risk of future pandemics
New survey finds coronaviruses from animals may cause 400,000 infections a year
Europe’s next economic test is delivering change, says Lagarde
ECB boss says economy is recovering, with the zone now needing to focus on disparities between north and south
Behave, China, because a ‘civilised’, Marxist internet is on its way
State Council unveils broad rules on fake news, unsafe content, protection of personal information and data security
Hong Kong activists jailed for Tiananmen vigil
The crackdown comes after thousands defied a ban to go ahead with the event to commemorate the tragedy
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Dress like an icon: Iris Apfel x H&M set to hit stores next year
The fashion icon partners with the retail giant to bring her colourful style to life
Start small, think big: there’s no pinning this dreamer down
Latvia’s Pavel ‘Pasha’ Petkuns has conjured up a fun retro project to showcase his unique abilities
Collectors set to fight it out to box Rocky and Rambo memorabilia
Sylvester Stallone is downsizing, so some of his collectables are headed for auction
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Benni’s AmaZulu finding last season’s exploits a tough act to follow
Coach Benni McCarthy is frustrated with AmaZulu’s lack of goals, but he needs to keep a cool head
Boks stick to their guns for return Test against Wallabies
Springboks make one enforced change at lock with Marvin Orie starting, while prop Trevor Nykane returns
Blast from the past: Ruthless All Blacks hand Boks record defeat
Today in SA sports history: September 16