Saturday, February 26 2022
The Eclectic Weekend
12 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
Why did Putin start a rort with Ukraine? Just coz
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
How Boeing fooled the world for max profits
Doccie on plane maker’s death traps is essential viewing for anyone interested in how corporate dishonesty costs lives
Nothing toxic about amount Britney’s speared to give you a piece of her
Move over Bruce, Keith and Elton because Britney just nailed down a $15m deal for her autobiography
Kidnappings for ransom – part one: from Mozambique with greed
SA ‘is losing war on kidnapping because of corruption and infighting among Crime Intelligence’
You may be top in SA, Sundowns, but the sun doesn’t shine out of you
If Brazilians are to prevail on continent, they need tougher competition week in week out on the home front
Cometh the iceman: putin’ history in its place in Ukraine
So anachronistic is Putin that, without blinking, he’s revisiting a century-old feud while pondering World War 3
Watch as armchair virologists and revolutionaries invade geopolitics
In the coming confusing days, expect to see the widespread insistence that two wrongs do, in fact, make a right
While government fiddles, mere mortals put out the fires
As our dysfunctional, politely xenophobic state dodges state capture bullets, civil society steps up to the plate
Chanting struggle slogans doesn’t mean people are going to be killed
But if we don’t work together to build a country based on freedom, equality, justice and solidarity, it might
After an offside start, SA just might blitz URC opponents
SA teams have the chance to make this weekend’s round a watershed one
There will be Vlad: why Putin’s pride can only lead to his fall
He has fallen into the autocrats’ trap, and history has many examples of what will almost inevitably follow
Sanctions could badly hurt Russia, but it’s a balancing act for the West
Moscow is throwing stones, leading the White House to announce sanctions of sorts, while the EU considers them