Thursday, March 3 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Learn from Zelenskyy, SA politicians. Leadership means more than greed
The Ukrainian leader is ready to sacrifice his life for his country, but our political vultures think only of themselves
Until there’s prima facie evidence against me I’m staying put: Mantashe
The former ANC administration boss says the Zondo inquiry threw him under the bus based on assumption, not fact
I’ll carry on exposing the industrial-scale graft I took part in: Agrizzi
Responding to the Zondo report, he says there are many more whistleblowers, but they need protection
EDITORIAL | Only action will ensure the Zondo commission was not in vain
Politicians in high office, implicated as enablers of state capture, cannot continue in their positions
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
All should hail the Zulu king, judge rules
Judge Isaac Madondo has quashed the seeds of discontent from rival prince and princesses in the royal family
No new judges’ interviews till there is JSC code of conduct: legal NGOs
Nine legal groups have asked the JSC for an undertaking by March 8 that February’s shambles won’t be repeated
‘It’s just too painful’: son speaks after 14 loved ones die in taxi crash
Tebogo Ntlatseng lost his mother, grandmother and other relatives on their way back from a wedding anniversary
‘Like five stages of grief’: medics hold out for Charlotte Maxeke reopening
Dr Suhayl Essa and hundreds like him have stumbled from one hospital to another at health department’s whim
It could soon become a lot harder to sue your doctor
Law reforms proposed to cap soaring payouts that are bankrupting provincial health departments
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Good old SA, where you can play dirty as long as you’re a friend
A bizarre spectacle is playing out here. The US is being slammed for aggression, yet Putin gets a thumbs-up
It can never be as good as the book. Except sometimes
A number of TV shows are proving to be the exception to this groaner, among them ‘Sweet Magnolias’ and ‘Bridgerton’
PODCAST | A remote workforce is possible, but employers need to want it
What are the advantages if companies stick to the new, post-Covid normal?
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Putin expected a welcome in this Ukraine city. Instead he got: ‘Bugger off’
Protests by Russophones appear to demonstrate that invasion is uniting the country rather than dividing it
Watch this airspace. Russia’s air force seems to have gone MIA
What happened to the Russian air force? US officials and experts are stumped at its cautious approach
‘New Pakistan’? What’s certainly new is the uptick in mob lynching
Prime minister’s vision of a more progressive country looks shaky after the murder of a foreign boss for ‘blasphemy’
How stellar vampires find love at first bite
Astronomers have had a rare glimpse of stars sucking the life out of each other
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
From black belts and tutus to jets and OnlyFans, Russia is out in the cold
Sanctions against the country range from economic restrictions to cultural boycotts
Wax off: ‘Dishevelled’, vandalised Putin banished from Paris museum
Venue says it does not want to fix such a character’s hair every day and may replace him with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Canned? Film festival may ban Russia from 2022 event
Cannes Film Fest says unless the war in Ukraine ends in a manner acceptable to Ukrainians, Russia is not welcome
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
All that’s left for Soweto derby fans is bragging rights
With neither Chiefs nor Pirates challenging for the league, a spectacle with goals and a winner would be great
Guardiola says it’s best for Ukraine’s Zinchenko to keep playing
Swiss tycoon Hansjoerg Wyss is considering an offer from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to buy Chelsea
Blast from the past: Proteas are washed out of World Cup in Durban
Today in SA sports history: March 3