Thursday, January 20 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Don’t be fooled, this is why AfriForum wants the matric results printed
White schools dominate the top end, paving the way for public displays of domination and playing into the DBE’s hands
Boris’s pants are on fire. Cyril could do worse than follow his example
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has used a combination of lying, denying and gobbledegook to confuse punters
No, Julius, you’re not the labour police
Labour department draws line in the sand as EFF visits restaurants to check if they employ foreign nationals
Gauteng, Eastern Cape arrests blow lid on international kidnapping ring
Detectives learn that Bangladeshi businessman was killed just days before they carried out raids in a bid to rescue him
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Jabs and jobs: local vaccine-making facility will ‘employ hundreds’
Patrick Soon-Shiong says R4bn will be invested in the project, with another R100m for education and training
Booster shot may not defend against reinfection with Omicron: study
Other research finds aircrafts’ wastewater is a useful source of data for Covid-19
All aboard the cannabis? US study indicates hemp could combat Covid-19
Researchers say hemp compounds show the ability to prevent Covid from entering cells, but SA expert is wary
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Be wary of coalitions, SA, and politicos, remember who put you there
Recent events show voters need to think long and hard in the run-up to 2024, as do established political parties
So many books, so little space, but hopefully a lot of time
This year looks to be a feast of books. Here are some top picks. For more, grab this weekend’s Sunday Times
Airline tie-up between Kenya and SA: possible risks and rewards
To what extent will the two governments allow efficient decision making to happen?
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world — January 20 2022
Six of the best pictures of the day
Digital loan apps terrorise desperate Kenyans, but help is on the way
Loaners use illegally obtained personal data to threaten borrowers, but government is moving to curb violations
‘Nobody cares’: fury as billionaire shrugs off Uyghur genocide
Backlash to Chamath Palihapitiya’s comments draws renewed attention to the NBA’s relationship with China
Wealth tax would solve the vax problem – and a lot of other ones too
It could cover social grants and healthcare for poor countries and lift about 2-billion people out of poverty
China increasingly ham(ster)-fisted as it tries to slay the Covid dragon
The country believes non-human factors are driving its woes, but experts say this is unproven and unlikely
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Fraud takes off on a ‘mind-blowing’ scale in booming NFT art market
Some visual artists sell NFTs as a way to exert more control while others say the industry is too saturated by scammers
Luxury brands fashion good results as demand surges to pre-Covid levels
Prada, Richemont and Burberry are among brands raking in dosh as cooped-up consumers spoil themselves
Covid blues makes employers see red as they battle to find workers
In the UK, more than 400,000 people dropped out of work between February 2020 and November last year
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
If only SA football had leaders like Dean Elgar
The Proteas captain has had some ‘tough, hard chats’ with his charges and they are rising to his challenges
F1 should not assume Hamilton will stay, says McLaren boss
Zak Brown believes the grand prix superstar still has a burning desire to race but his anger may get the better of him
Blast from the past: Ntini reaches 300 Test-wicket milestone
Today in SA sports history: January 20