Tuesday, November 2 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Empty slogans mean empty voting booths
Maybe South Africans have realised at last that elections aren’t about drama, they’re about keeping water in the pipes
Why I voted and how I decided who to vote for
Disappointment in the options on the ballot paper is an apt response to the state of the political race
EDITORIAL | Please don’t forget about us now that you’ve been elected
While turnout was low, those who made the effort to vote deserve representatives who are performance orientated
Poll-axed: South Africans cast their vote on politics by staying at home
By 6pm on Monday 6.9-million people had voted, with observers saying preliminary figures seemed low
IN PICTURES | SA’s 2021 local government elections
Voting started slowly on Monday, but many eventually made their marks, from chilly Cape Town to blistering Pretoria
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
I kept my side of the bargain, says gran promised house by Ramaphosa
Seventy-year-old Katriena Sambaba pledged her vote to the ANC on election day, and now she waits
Desperate in Ditsobotla: some hope votes will count, others have given up
Residents in the municipality have had enough, with some refusing to vote because they’re over ‘empty promises’
Grief over wife’s ‘politically motivated’ killing doesn’t stop man voting
For his entire voting life Selby Dlamini has supported the ANC and he did so again on Monday
One-stop shop for crosses and jabs: South Africans vote then vax
A partnership between the IEC and the health department creates a captive audience for prospective vaxxers on election ...
The only buzz in Thokoza came from the voting station generator
Proud Thokoza residents, Lydia Makgakwe and Bulelwa Cenenda are saddened and dismayed by dismal turnout
Boer maak ’n plan: how a community is lightening life at Donkerhoek
The self-sustaining Afrikaner community of Kleinfontein is getting on with things without government help
Mother Nature spoils her ballot in Cape Town, but keeps baboons at bay
Bad weather in the deep south caused problems, but voters were in ‘good spirits’ and the baboons stayed at home
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world — November 2 2021
Six of the best pictures of the day
Covid deaths reach 5-million mark, despite vaccines slashing fatality rate
The next big test looms as the highly vaccinated populations of the northern hemisphere enter winter
Climate agreements have always failed before they succeeded
The transition from fossil fuels may be slow, but it is happening. That’s one reason for optimism ahead of COP26
UK wants to pay for your e-cigarettes. Is this a wise move?
There is some science to how it might cut down smoking, but there are great unknowns and unintended consequences
Unmusking the tree from which the Technoking apple fell
Elon Musk’s ideas seem shaped by his grandfather, but ‘worryingly his ideology is more dystopian than utopian’
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Cooking up a dazzling collection of fine jewellery
Confectioner Faaiza Omar and Charles Greig Jewellers have collaborated to produce a collection for summer
Covid-19 stops raining on shamans’ parades
Indonesia’s rain-averting ‘pawang hujans’ are back in business after the country eased pandemic restrictions
Mexicans hit the streets to breathe life into Day of the Dead
With nearly half its population vaxxed, citizens hit the streets in droves to celebrate the long-held tradition
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Wales are tough okes to beat, says Kitshoff
Prop believes the Springboks will get ‘tested mentally and physically’ in the northern hemisphere
Jaded India risk early exit from T20 World Cup
After losses to Pakistan and New Zealand, India’s chances of progressing past the group stages hang by a thread
Blast from the past: Boks destroy England to win Rugby World Cup
Today in SA sports history: November 2