Monday, December 13 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
ANC elites don’t like new brooms, so expect them to be swept out
There’ll be more people like Phathiswa Magopeni and Hermione Cronje because they disturb corrupt status quo
Summarily bringing your debit order forward is not so simple
December, the month your banks don’t trust you to have any money at the end of the month
Get vaccinated or get fired: it’s not that simple
Employment and labour department directions allow fairly broad scope for employees to refuse mandatory jabs
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
OBITUARY | Ebrahim Ebrahim: the unbreakable spirit of a freedom fighter
Activist and former deputy minister is one of the only prisoners to have received a second sentence on Robben Island
Top detective’s heart swells over Verulam rape survivor’s school results
W/O Nivi Lutchminarain’s dedication and compassion has helped get 14-year-old rape victim’s life back on track
South Africans dig R70m deep for virtual strangers in 2021
With more than 4,000 campaigns and 80,000 donors contributing support, BackaBuddy has changed many lives
PODCAST | Continent unites against the West after Cyril’s tour
In this week’s episode we look at Ramaphosa’s four-nation diplomatic excursion
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Private Covid tests finally drop, but pressure can’t let up
Thanks to Competition Commission’s intervention, private PCR test costs go down from R850 to R500
We cannot eat the constitution
SA’s foundational legal text is 25 years old, so how much have we lived up to its standards?
ANC owes it to Luthuli’s legacy — and to SA — to sort itself out
Former president issues rallying call in lecture to commemorate Nobel Peace Prize for Chief Albert Luthuli
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
‘Anti-China club’? Xi and Putin dominate G7 discussions
Russia’s threat to Ukraine and the East Asian superpower’s growing assertiveness were high on the agenda
‘After these deaths, there’s no way I’m relying on Amazon to keep me safe’
Employees say the company’s cellphone ban puts them at risk after warehouse collapses in storm
Farc’d up: peace deal unleashes war on Colombia’s Amazon forest
Since the government reached a deal with guerrilla force, the brakes are off environmentally catastrophic activities
Q&A: Omicron has the spikes, pandemic intelligence chief has the AI
New WHO group, headed by veteran Nigerian epidemiologist, aims to wield data to manage Covid and future health crises
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Need a pickup this festive season?
From upgrades to anniversaries, these five bakkies are making headlines
Smart-home devices for not-so-smart people
Get to grips with connectivity and its advantages with this tech
My precious, guess whose anniversary it is?
‘Lord of the Rings’ celebrates 20 years, with Kiwi film industry hoping it will be all’s well that ends better in 2022
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
India kick off tour at happy hunting ground Wanderers
The visiting side’s record at each of the three venues for Test series against SA
Guardiola salutes milestone men Sterling, Ederson
Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal, and Ederson kept his 100th clean sheet on Saturday
Blast from the past: Kriek klaps Denton to win second Australian Open
Today in SA sports history: December 13