Friday, March 4 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
If Bush lied and people died, why trust the West with the truth?
Yes, RT may be a propaganda machine, but we cannot afford to be stuck with a one-sided narrative
Putin’s RT channel: guided missives from the edge of media fantasy
The Russian propaganda TV channel studiously avoids the words attack, invasion or war, but no one is fooled by this
R1.4m for Joburg’s powerful chief of staff with ‘just a matric’
Based on Gregory Daniels’ appointment document, he was hired despite not providing proof of matric or tertiary studies
Pay us $10m. We’re willing to wait a year, ‘kidnappers’ told Sandra Munsamy
The businesswoman says ‘the boss’ instructed her to demand the money from her family
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS
THE UPS AND DOWNS, THE TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES
There’ll be one more family meeting, and it will contain good news
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: Health minister says he’s ready to present proposals to ditch the Disaster Management Act
Wearing masks outdoors makes ‘no sense’ any more
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: ‘More commonsense approach’ needed as SA enters new phase of pandemic
Remember when we couldn’t buy short pants or ciggies?
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: Since the first SA case a lot has happened. Some good, some bad and some just bizarre
Then vs now: what we’ve learnt about the virus and vaccines
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: The days of scrubbing groceries are long over as scientists have come to know the virus
Blind flight: brief history of Covid treatments, hopes and snake-oil cures
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: In March 2020 doctors, scientists and con artists embarked on a quest for remedies
We did more things right than wrong: Prof Salim Abdool Karim
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: He believes SA’s initial swift action paid dividends in the fight against the virus
‘I am tired of being one of many masked faces’: the faces on the front line
COVID AFTER TWO YEARS: It’s been a torrid time for healthcare workers. Here, some share their experiences
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | As things return to normal, let’s not unmask a backslide
Covid has devastated SA on many levels, so moving forward, let’s be mindful of the hardships we’ve endured
PODCAST | Is Putin an ANC sugar daddy or is the relationship ‘complicated’?
Prof Richard Calland and Eusebius McKaiser debate SA’s foreign policy towards Russia
Again the ANC sells out democracy for a blowjob in a jalopy with no brakes
The party betrays its founding principles time and again, but it barely registers anymore. We just shrug and move on
Set those freezing Berserkers on fire before they run amok
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Been there, done that: reality bites for Russians as rot sets in for rouble
The currency has crashed and inflation and interest rates are skyrocketing, but consumers there have seen it all before
Oligarchs’ hopes sink as the West starts grabbing their showy superyachts
You’ll be relieved to hear, though, that Putin managed to sail his one out of harm’s way before he invaded Ukraine
After two long years, one of world’s last Covid Zero holdouts reopens
While most of Australia’s borders gradually reopened in 2021, Western Australia stayed closed amid acute labour shortage
What happens if chemical fertiliser is banned? Sri Lanka has found out
The government’s move risks undermining support among a key demographic as crop yields plummet
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
BOOK REVIEW | As Gooding as it gets in the golden age of radio
They prowl the empty streets at night -- Waiting. In fast cars ... Remember it? Then you’re sure to recall this voice
Waste not and the planet won’t want
In Nigeria, where littering is common, a museum is exhibiting plastic and other art to raise awareness about waste
Move over choccies: how old-world technology is enabling new-world tech
Instead of dispensing chocolates and cold drinks, a New York vending machine is selling NFT art
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
It’s time Saru blew the final whistle on Jurie Roux matter
In December he was ordered to pay back R37m to Stellenbosch University, yet Saru is yet to take a position
Reds are rooting for United in Sunday’s Manchester derby
The rest is for the birds, with the Seagulls, Magpies, Canaries and Eagles all playing must-win games
Blast from the past: Heyns clocks the first of her 14 world records
Today in SA sports history: March 4