Wednesday, March 23 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
OK, state of disaster stays for now, but at least we can bask with no mask
There’s good news for sport and entertainment sectors as SA enters a new phase in management of the pandemic
By thumbing our nose at the West, things can only go south
In aligning itself with Russia in the Ukraine conflict, the ANC is being foolishly selective and short-sighted
Box clever, SA, because the Ukraine war provides opportunities
The country must put ideology aside and diversify its policies on energy, agriculture and arms
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Day 14 and still no water for KZN south coast communities
Allegations resurface of sabotage and tender collusion among private companies to supply water to residents
SA teachers don’t make good pupils, SACE finds
Many sign up for development programmes but few report completion of activities
Sorry, you can study medicine in SA but you can’t do your internship here
The health department says it has to prioritise SA doctors over foreign nationals for the mandatory two-year internship
SA abstains again as key talks on staving off extinctions get under way
SA has inexplicably sat out the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, launched to improve biodiversity
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
EDITORIAL | Minister Mchunu’s hollow promises don’t hold water
Access to clean water is a basic human right, so why do millions of South Africans still not have it?
PODCAST | Just how just is this energy transition?
Peter Bruce chats to Roland Ngam about potential obstacles to renewable energy
Get basics right first: Joburg mayor on coalitions and corruption
In a Q&A, Mpho Phalatse talks about her plans to fight graft and run an effective multiparty government
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
The brutal siege of Mariupol: sign of plan B for ‘exhausted’ Russia?
Putin seems to be refocusing his military campaign and shifting to more limited immediate goals
Not-so-safe houses: Uganda state goons ‘act with impunity’
Human rights group reports state-sponsored arbitrary arrests, illegal detention and abuse of detainees in ‘safe houses’
Fifth wave: how we’ve learnt to live with Omicron
Not all countries are impacted equally by the BA.2 subvariant. That tells us a lot about what works and what doesn’t
No state clears WHO bar for air quality, and climate change makes it harder
Scientists link exposure to particulate matter with heart and lung disease and 7-million premature deaths each year
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Fancy some pillow talk with ‘sex symbol’ Zelensky? Yearn no more
Czech designer turns a joke into serious business to raise money for Ukrainians suffering from the war
Russian artist and Ukrainian in Bali shout unity from the rooftops
The two collaborate on a work of art that uses gigantic calligraphy to spell out ‘United World’ in six languages
$200m will come in Andy if you want this Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe
It will go under the hammer in May and is expected to break the record for 20th-century art
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Lerena steps up a division, but does he have the taste for it?
Late boxing analyst Granville Gorton was adamant a fighter needs a decent punch, or in his words a ‘tasty’ one
State of women’s sports is fragile, says World Athletics president
Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe says rules must be set for allowing trans athletes to compete
Blast from the past: Silver and gold for SA in Melbourne
Today in SA sports history: March 23