Friday, October 8 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Let the people’s voice be heard when councils get that spending feeling
The R15m sports facility is just another example of ANC profligacy gone mad
SA’s local elections: when spoilt for choice equates to slim pickings
Voters face the dilemma of choosing between the DA’s racism and the ANC’s corruption in municipal polls on November 1
Premature e-vax certificate glitch could have been avoided: tech experts
Where did the government go wrong with its online system?
Make a plan, Joburg, or you’ll become an illegal building site with no gold
City’s planning mess is putting pressure on infrastructure and rates collection as buildings go ahead without plans
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Durban and Coastal Mental Health was ‘captured’, says investigator
KZN’s oldest and largest NPO is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for the first time in its 80-year history
Do not show your face at a football game if you’re not vaxxed: Safa
On Friday, the health department and Safa will give details of pilot project for spectators for Tuesday’s Bafana game
Pfizer protection halves in six months but still keeps you out of hospital
Findings underline the need for more research into booster shots, say researchers
‘Offensive’ blogger jailed for six months without internet access
After years of ‘harassment’, a Knysna woman and her wife have been freed from ‘activist’ Michael Hampton
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | R15m stadium is yet another monument to wasteful expenditure
The squandering of taxpayers’ money is endemic to municipalities and South Africans are sick of it
In the pursuit of truth we should be abuzz about the malaria vaccine
With the lunatic fringe taking up so much air time, this scientific breakthrough has slipped by almost unnoticed
So so-and-so walked into a bar before opening time. So what?
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world – October 8 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
New hope for Africa as WHO green-lights first malaria vaccine
The shot is the first to prove safe and effective in a large trial and could save hundreds of thousands of lives
Facebook needs to take a long, hard look at itself
Former product manager Frances Haugen’s four steps to fix Facebook are the straightforward guidance lawmakers need
Reinvention of the wheel: Nigerian turns tyres into ‘black gold’
Shrewd businesswoman now has a workforce of 128 to make in-demand products out of rubber rubbish
Expelled Korean trans soldier wins her battle ... but too late for her
Woman kills herself before court could overrule army’s declaration of her as ‘disabled’ for having gender reassignment
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Egypt’s film heyday is alive and well in this collector’s hands, for now
Makram Salama has collected thousands of items tracing the industry, but is now worried about their fate
‘It’s an absolute honour to be walked all over in Hollywood’
He’s said goodbye to Bond, now it’s hello Walk of Fame star for Daniel Craig
Love Winnie-the-Pooh and have a bar to spare? You could own his bridge
The bridge in AA Milne’s books, on which his son played, is expected to fetch up to R1,2m at auction
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Only time will tell whether going north was a wise move
If we’re not careful SA’s teams won’t just lose matches in the United Rugby Championship, but top players too
Ethiopia won’t be taken lightly, promises Bafana captain
Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams says he’s never experienced such a positive, upbeat national squad
Blast from the past: Rabada blitzes Bangladesh in Bloem
Today in SA sports history: October 8