Thursday, April 21 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
‘A child? I don’t want to see ...’ The emotional toll of recoveries in KZN
Search and rescue teams have been working tirelessly around Durban in the wake of the destructive and deadly floods
Community armies vs armed gangs: it’s war in Eldorado Park
Local patrollers have apprehended nine suspected cable thieves after a spate of ongoing power outages
Water cheek! Who are we to question the KZN premier’s priorities?
Just when we thought our leaders couldn’t be more entitled, Zikalala proved us wrong. Even worse, many supported him
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
48 hours or else, warns Lux-led crowd as Cele calls for order in Soweto
Expert cautions that Operation Dudula resembles Pagad, a vigilante group that became a law unto itself
Defence minister demands action over R30m wasted on Cuban drug
Three top officials in hot water for lobbying for further payment of R182m to Cuba for medication SA military never used
Resistance to gas in SA steers Karpowership towards global expansion
It already operates in countries such as Cuba and Ghana and is poised to get going in Ivory Coast, Brazil and beyond
Tough cell: tasty ‘lab burgers’ on the menu for Cape Town?
Entrepreneur says cultivated meat will help the planet. And it tastes good too
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Indulging fraudsters begets more fraud
That civil servants caught defrauding the state of social grants are still employed says a lot about our leadership
The Rhoda less travelled: Kadalie never came to the party
Rhoda Kadalie was a principled activist from a lost generation, who thumbed her nose at the establishment
Rhoda Kadalie was fierce and had a mind of her own, like it or not
She got a reputation at the Human Rights Commission as an argumentative woman with a strong work ethic
Amazon of the jungle: never ever mess with this mama
Lionesses aren’t quite as hardcore as female warriors of Greek myth, but they are supreme hunters
From Paris with obsession: this city is one for the books
This year there has been a noteworthy number of novels with Paris in the title and as the setting
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Eye on the world — April 21 2022
Six of the best pictures of the day
Jesus bids us shine: nun so sick of blackouts, she builds own power plant
Sister Alphonsine Ciza’s hydropower facility brings light to a convent, church, clinic and schools in DRC
Doubts about the war are creeping into the Kremlin as losses mount
Support for Putin remains deep across Russia’s elite and the public while his circle of hardline advisers narrows
It looks like the lunatics have taken over the asylum problem in the UK
Britain’s new policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is probably illegal and certainly wrong
Lights, camera, action: Kim Jong-un gets a Hollywood makeover
From drones to cameras rigged on rockets, North Korea is upgrading TV techniques to boost its image
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
‘Just shocking’: big decline forces Netflix to rethink passwords and ads
The streaming service’s troubles are a warning sign for its peers and competitors
Salt in moderation, but now on to black pepper: healthy or not?
Some cultures as well as modern science suggest this beloved seasoning does indeed carry benefits
Sticks that give sodium the chop but keeps food tasting salty
Japan researchers develop electric chopsticks to enhance salty taste while helping reduce sodium intake
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
‘Losing the right games’ is all very well but Petro are no pushovers
Rulani Mokwena’s confidence is admirable but his words may come back to haunt him if his team are complacent
Can sharpshooting Shalulile fire Sundowns to another title?
Hlompho Kekana believes the Namibian striker has the work-rate and credentials to spearhead Downs to success
Blast from the past: Tete offensive too strong for Narvaez
Today in SA sports history: April 21