Thursday, April 7 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Unterhalter’s treatment shows SA is still stuck in apartheid mode
It’s time our interactions were based on each other’s bona fides, not racial nativism, but that takes leadership
Deadly robbery pushes Diepsloot residents to breaking point
The protest over worsening crime and police inaction drew minister Bheki Cele to the area on Wednesday
EDITORIAL | Setting out on a journey in SA? You must be off your trolley
The viral video of a trolley surfer speaks instantly and eloquently about where the country finds itself
And the category is: best use of media to discredit itself
International award shortlists Independent Media for the bogus Tembisa 10 story ... with a straight face, what’s more
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Premium blender: the brewing of Black Coffee
From humble beginnings in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, the African king of music is taking over the world
Home affairs red tape throttles Venezuelan’s SA wedding dreams
She came to marry her SA sweetheart, but immigration refused to accept her passport, which is valid in her country
Wastewater treatment report shows SA is even deeper in the kak
The document says 39% of municipal wastewater systems are in a critical state, compared with 29% in 2013
LISTEN | Unterhalter out as JSC names candidates for two ConCourt posts
Commission’s private talks ran for more than three hours before two men and two women selected
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Trumpet the truth: girls rock in the elephant world
There’s nothing bikini about the animals. Everything is full-size, including their formidable mother skills
Book sales tick-tock up thanks to the net’s ‘literary nerds’
Teens on BookTok are taking reads viral and have pushed site views up from 5.8-billion last year to 39.2-billion now
As conflict, climate change and Covid rage, WHO launches peace initiative
The organisation’s ‘Peace for Health and Health for Peace’ project aims to foster new dialogue around the two
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world — April 7 2022
Six of the best pictures of the day
Water, water everywhere in Africa ... but it’s too costly to reach
Drilling for groundwater costs hundreds of thousands or rand, leaving these villagers with a dwindling, unsafe supply
War rains on resorts’ parade as Russians desert their favourite spots
From Thailand to the Maldives to Cuba, Covid-19 and the Ukraine war serve tourist destinations a double whammy
The Twitter hits the fan as Musk reveals he’ll be an active investor
Tesla CEO takes a seat on the social media platform’s board and is already brimming with ideas for changes
Sheeran madness: Ed slams copyright cowboys after ‘Shape of You’ victory
Singer-songwriter wins case after being accused of passing other artists’ work off as his own
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
You heard that? New Batman story is coming to Spotify podcasts
The series is coming in May and will be in nine different languages
Machine see, machine do: Japanese robot can peel bananas cleanly
Researcher believes the training method can teach robots to do different simple ‘human’ tasks
What a win: Darwin notebooks returned to library 20 years after vanishing
They were reported missing in 2000, only to be found in a gift bag, with a note, at Cambridge University this week
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
It’s time Chiefs red-carded Baxter and replaced him with Zwane
All the coach is doing is relegating the team to run-of-the-mill and stifling the careers of young players
PSL will have to market aggressively to get supporters back to stadiums
SA football fans may need persuading to return to the stands after two years of being unable to watch games live
Blast from the past: Brakpan racer breaks the formula
Today in SA sports history: April 7