Tuesday, May 24 2022
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
No need for heroes’ acre, ANC. We’ll remember you ... for your failures
The real struggle heroes will live on in our hearts anyway without this new excuse for politicians to siphon off cash
Hoërskool Rustenburg probes pupils’ Nazi salute during school karaoke
A TikTok video of four matric prefects giving the salute while singing a German song has gone viral
‘I need to start over elsewhere’: Umdloti man after more flood losses
The family had just returned after it was evacuated during the torrential rains that wrecked the province six weeks ago
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
It was one of apartheid’s most brutal mysteries. Now we may hear the truth
Court case for abduction and disappearance of MK activist Nokuthula Simelane has, after years of delays, begun
After 35 years, apartheid cops in court for murder of Caiphus Nyoka
The Cosas member was shot 12 times in his parents’ Daveyton home while he was sleeping in 1987
Light at end of tunnel as first 100MW private supplier gets go-ahead
The announcement comes as Johannesburg mayor aims to add an extra 500MW of alternative energy to the grid
Don’t quote me: academics rapped on knuckles for alleged self-plagiarism
Notice confirming retraction of article makes reference to parts copied from an older paper by the three researchers
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Joburg must act fast or go from hub to dud
On the eve of the Energy Indaba, Mpho Phalatse warned the city is on a knife-edge. It’s time to turn the knife around
This is what’s known about monkeypox
The form of the virus that’s circulating is thought to be mild, with a fatality rate of less than 1%
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
As Covid masks go off, here’s how we can still breathe easy: CO2 monitors
For weeks I carried a device to measure levels of carbon dioxide in indoor spaces, and this is what I found
Most Americans don’t buy replacement theory, but the US still has a problem
It’s time voters stopped tolerating political rhetoric that creates space for the naive to get drawn into conspiracies
Tit for tat: Chinese conspiracy theorists blame US for monkeypox
After two years of Covid-19 blame games, social media users now suggest the US knew the outbreak was coming
Whatever floats your sailboat: carbon-free coffee blown across high seas
A small band of importers is trying to overthrow dirty cargo ships to deliver lower-carbon coffee beans
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Bollywood ditches razzmatazz for sex work and its purveyors love it
Biopic about Mumbai sex worker turned women’s rights champion has been welcomed by the marginalised group
‘Squid Game’ star plays by different rules now — as director
Lee Jung-jae’s directorial and screenwriting debut receives its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
Making certain community-led Lakota film wages war on discrimination
Cast of ‘War Pony’, about the South Dakota people’s setbacks, has high hopes for film which debuted at Cannes
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
Guardiola hails Man City ‘legends’ after title defence
Premier League title miss has ramped up Liverpool’s Champions League desire, says Klopp
Pep talk from caddie helped secure PGA Championship crown: Thomas
Justin Thomas stages Major fightback to win his second PGA Championship after a playoff
Blast from the past: Bill Rowan strides to inaugural Comrades glory
Today in SA sports history: May 24