Saturday, January 29 2022
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
Malema should be careful what he wishes for
How can the EFF leader support Robert Mugabe’s tyranny and then bemoan the number of Zimbabweans in SA?
As the ANC burns SA down, a sound rises up. It’s Cyril serenely snoring
No wonder some thought Waterkloof’s fire was another insurrection. We’ve learnt that where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Restaurant ‘inspections’ and other goose-steps of creeping Nazification
SA needs humane immigration policies. After all, foreigners contribute to its economy, which needs every cent it can get
Beaches, where SA strips down and shows how its body has matured
In the old days race trumped class, but now it’s the other way around as we learn to live and play together
How Africa’s elites cycle in and out of power
Regime changes driven more by the powerful political classes than by mass protests and popular opposition, study finds
A taste of non-fiction titles to look forward to
Essays, memoirs, shamanism, ‘temperamental autobiographies’ — you’re sure to find your flavour
If it quacks like a duck it’s a robot shooting at sitting humans
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
The Mark of a man: Boucher must show genuine contrition and remorse
A bus ride in India with the Proteas in 2000 offered me glimpse of Mark Boucher’s abrasive personality
Inside the No.10 bunker: how Boris’s team fell into their boozy ways
Boris Johnson’s team is tearing itself apart as a sacrificial lamb is sought to keep the UK prime minister in power
‘Helicopter giant knew of fatal maintenance schedules before Netcare crash’
Bell denies all accusations as US lawsuit unearths accident report which shows crash was ‘preventable, foreseeable’
She bought nothing fancy, I had no clue: R4m-theft accused guard’s ex
Tankiso Makhetha tracks down Bathobile Mlangeni’s former boyfriend, who has a riveting tale to tell
Alleged cop assault, R8m trust fund: new shocks in Pule murder trial
Convicted killer reveals new information, but insists he informed the investigating officer about it earlier