Wednesday, April 6 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
A dribble, a drub, an own goal and ... ah, finally, some hope
Last week held the usual fury for SA thanks to Bafana Bafana and ANC, but a positive development gave a welcome break
PODCAST | The true cost of ANC delinquency is worse than you think
Eusebius McKaiser and Ebrahim Fakir discuss what the ANC’s lack of ethics means for SA democracy
Is SA going to hell or to heal? Well, it depends on how you look at it
Realistically, the evidence supports both optimism and pessimism, albeit with a tilt towards the latter
Come on, SA, be bullish and storm Cape Town Stadium on Saturday
That’s where the Stormers take on the Bulls, so for SA rugby’s health, get there and show the world you back our boys
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Rocketing pregnancies among 10- to 14-year-olds a ‘savage indictment’
It is projected there will have been a 63.3% rise in births in this age group in the five years that ended in March
Class act: school ‘over the moon’ as official delivers on promise
Three mobile classrooms likely to be supplied next week to another school where pupils study under trees and in carport
We’re not trying to control your lives: health minister on Covid grey zone
Joe Phaahla says now the state of disaster has been repealed, SA needs health measures to keep us safe
WATCH | Nasa astronaut speaks about record 355 days in space
Mark Vande Hei has smashed the previous record of 340 days
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
If one official can do it, so can you, Angie
In North West one education official has delivered on a promise. Imagine what a functional department could do
Coal comfort: OZ puts mines over climate change
Australia is paying the price for being slow to harness renewables, but then it is heavily invested in mining
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world — April 6 2022
Six of the best pictures of the day
Pictures don’t lie: spy images prove Russia carried out Bucha ‘massacre’
But Russia says they were staged and ‘will provide empirical evidence’ that its forces have not been killing civilians
After years of debunking Putin’s lies, Ukraine’s infowarriors come prepared
Maidan revolution spurred on two dedicated fact-checkers to use new tech to fight Russia’s propaganda machine
Is Japan even real? There’s scarcely a tourist from there to confirm
South Korea is letting in vaxxed travellers and even Fortress New Zealand is set to reopen. What’s holding back Japan?
Passive? Aggressive? What will it be for Twitter from Musk ‘thunder cloud’
The Tesla CEO filed a passive profile for his 9.2% Twitter stake, but will it be enough for the ‘attention-seeker’?
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
It’s better for everyone, so will you go back to the office full time?
Career-building and company culture rely on co-workers being together as much as possible
Transgender in the UK? Then it’s not safe to be you
LGBTQ groups pull out of conference after government refuses to ban transgender conversion therapy
Fits everybody, Angels included: Kim unveils Victoria’s Secret weapon
Alessandra Ambrosio, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum and Candice Swanepoel are part of the ad campaign for Skims
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
SA’s decade-long golfing drought has been all sand and no grass
This is the longest gap without a win on the major circuit since the 16-year stretch between 1978 and 1994
‘It was so intriguing’: Sundowns turn to Danish ice Berg for expertise
Brazilians’ new sporting director explains why, despite so much going right for Denmark, he chose to come to SA
Blast from the past: Costly mistake sees Volbrecht go down for the count
Today in SA sports history: April 6