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Monday, June 20 2022

THE BIG ISSUES

LEADING THE AGENDA

News FREE

I don’t regret what I did: Sean Davison, SA right-to-die activist, is free

This is the first interview with the UWC professor, whose three-year house arrest is over

Claire Keeton
Senior features writer
11 min read

Speak up, Cyril. The people’s patience is running out

If Ramaphosa will not tell us the whole truth about the theft at his game farm, what does he have to hide?

4 min read

Wait a minute! Your warranty may have more life than you realise

Who knew there was a way to double the period of coverage? You probably have it without knowing it

Wendy Knowler
Consumer journalist
5 min read

SMART NEWS

IN ONE TAKE

Mushrooming housing development threatens ecosystem

Tshwane residents fear proposed development of 3,000 houses will upset delicate ecosystem in nature reserve

5 min read

SA runner finishes what he started after saving woman from Thames

He is commemorating his rescue of drowning woman, an act of bravery that got him up close and personal with royalty

By Hendrik Hancke
3 min read

Lesser-known electrolyte disorder a major driver of hospital deaths in SA

A third of patients with long-term conditions such as HIV, kidney failure and diabetes die from it

2 min read

IDEAS

FEEDING YOUR MIND

Government, address truckers’ grievances. Our economy depends on it

It is imperative the state puts plans in place to stop blockades and engage with truckers on their issues

1 min read

Exhortations be damned! This is the path to development

The recently launched EMA provides tools to develop high-level skills in economic modelling

By Pali Lehohla
6 min read
Ideas FREE

‘Minister of Congratulations’ could’ve been Minister of Legends, but alas

Nathi Mthethwa’s Living Legends project deserved a vision worthy of SA’s cultural icons. Instead it got incompetence

By Ismail Mahomed
8 min read

WORLD

THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR

Eye on the world — June 20 2022

Six of the best pictures of the day

By Reuters
0 min read

So much for all the promises. Coal is back in fashion

Ukraine war has derailed plan to ditch coal after governments championed global cuts at COP26

By Rachel Morison and Jess Shankleman
6 min read

August. That’s when global food crisis will bite, say Ukraine farmers

Agribusiness is scrambling to store growing stockpiles as the next harvest season approaches

By Megan Durisin and Volodymyr Verbyany
4 min read

Has your bot got you by the short and curlies?

AI isn’t on the cusp of sentience, but its growing inscrutability and sway over us should still be cause for concern

By Parmy Olson
4 min read
World FREE

Adults are loading up on toys. No, not that kind you naughty so-and-so

‘Kidults’ are buying scooters, dolls and tabletop games for themselves and have helped US sales surge 37% in two years

By Kelly Gilblom
4 min read

LIFE

EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS

The GR86 is magic and doesn’t compromise on hallmarks of GT86

Toyota’s offering is better than its predecessor, but not at the expense of its core hallmarks

Brenwin Naidu
Motoring editor, reporter and presenter
5 min read

Picasso, you’re not going anywhere, so get used to these green pastures

Scaling back on overseas loans is among the aims of museums rethinking shows to cut climate change

By Joanna Gill
5 min read

Coral hygiene: helping reefs recover from high sea temperatures

Australian scientists have developed a model to spot soft corals most at risk of bleaching

By Cordelia Hsu
1 min read

SPORT

FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS

Winds of change blow in Cape Town after Stormers victory

Stormers are hot property again after rags to riches journey to United Rugby Championship title

Liam Del Carme
Sports reporter
2 min read

Increasing online abuse has become the new scourge of sport

More than half of all the players at Euros and Afcon finals were abused, according to online study

By Shrivathsa Sridhar
1 min read

Blast from the past: Osler boots Boks to victory over All Blacks

Today in SA sports history: June 30

David Isaacson
Sports reporter
1 min read

CROSSWORDS

GIVE YOUR BRAIN SOME EXERCISE