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Tuesday, June 14 2022

THE BIG ISSUES

LEADING THE AGENDA

Slow drip of reality sets in on day one of water-shedding in nine dry towns

Anxious residents in Eastern Cape wait to see how outages will pan out, but it won’t be as simple as load-shedding

Gill Gifford
Senior journalist
5 min read

If only ANC NEC had the mind and feelings of a seven-year-old

The ANC’s National Executive Committee have been blurring the lines between machines and humans for ages

Tom Eaton
Columnist
4 min read

With Starlink, SKA’s not the limit

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service blurs the view for SKA and other astronomy projects

Tanya Farber
Senior science reporter
3 min read

PODCAST | France vs Russia: the renewed scramble for Africa

African countries are becoming more and more receptive to Russian overtures, especially from a security perspective

Eusebius McKaiser
Contributor and analyst
2 min read

SMART NEWS

IN ONE TAKE

News FREE

Public Interest SA calls on public protector to probe OCJ IT tender

It accuses three former senior officials in the office of the chief justice of a ‘serious conflict of interest’

3 min read

One in seven Kruger rhinos has bovine TB, but no symptoms show

New test will aid surveillance before vulnerable rhinos can be translocated

Tanya Farber
Senior science reporter
2 min read

Safa disciplinary hearing seeks to eliminate me from election race: Ledwaba

Vice-president says she became persona non grata after asking sports minister Nathi Mthethwa to intervene at Safa

Marc Strydom
Journalist
4 min read

IDEAS

FEEDING YOUR MIND

Stop giving matrics three chances at school

Academics are right in saying ‘over-aged’ matrics should complete their schooling at adult learning facilities

3 min read

Language use in SA courts is a four-letter word

Senzo Meyiwa trial casts spotlight on policy that needs to foster multilingual rather than monolingual approach

By Zakeera Docrat and Russell H. Kaschula
6 min read

WORLD

THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR

Eye on the world — June 14 2022

Six of the best pictures of the day

0 min read

‘Explosion of child deaths’ is about to happen in the Horn of Africa

Millions of head of cattle and crops lost due to climate change, with Ukraine war and Covid-19 worsening crisis

By Simon Marks and Mohammed Omar Ahmed
3 min read

This is how Ukraine plans to get its Bauhaus in order after the war

The only good thing to come out of the invasion is that the Russians have flattened a lot of hideous Soviet architecture

By Laura Millan Lombrana
3 min read

#MeToo inescapable for Xi after brutal clip stokes fresh fury in China

CCTV footage shared online shows a group of men attacking women sitting in a restaurant

By Bloomberg News
3 min read
World FREE

Shorter is better 4 all, so tell your boss to call this guy

Joe O’Connor is helping companies adopt flexible work schedules, with pilot projects being rolled out worldwide

By Arianne Cohen
6 min read

LIFE

EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS

Fancy bud and breakfast? Ganja yoga? Then join this blazing trail

A new travel trend is taking off – cannabis tourism – but there are pros and cons

By Michael O'Regan
4 min read

Intermission is over! ‘Strange Loop’ and ‘MJ’ win big at the Tony awards

Broadway honours its first season since the long Covid-19 lull

By Lisa Richwine
3 min read

Haul out the green trackies, guys, because ‘Squid Game’ is back

Netflix has announced another round of global hit series, which saw the clothing fly off shelves

By Lisa Richwine
1 min read

SPORT

FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS

Man City prepare for the Haaland fling as Norwegian joins from Dortmund

Erling Haaland scored 86 goals in all competitions for Borussia Dortmund since his debut in January 2020

By Philip O'Connor
3 min read

Former Wales and Lions flyhalf Bennett dies aged 73

Phil Bennett was the Springboks’ chief tormentor during the 1974 series loss to the British and Irish Lions

By Rohith Nair
1 min read

Blast from the past: Van Niekerk gallops to SA 400m record

Today in SA sports history: June 14

David Isaacson
Sports reporter
1 min read

CROSSWORDS

GIVE YOUR BRAIN SOME EXERCISE