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Thursday, June 30 2022

THE BIG ISSUES

LEADING THE AGENDA

It’s time we asked the real, brutal questions about the tavern tragedy

We need to look beyond the basic facts of carbon monoxide fumes if we want to fix SA society in the long term

4 min read

Tavern tragedy a ‘perfect storm of non-compliance and corruption’

Fifteen-year-old says he usually stays away from tavern since too many children go there

By HENDRIK HANCKE
3 min read

This is where Safa can show our tavern-prowling teens how to have a ball

But to truly give our kids a sense of purpose, the football association would need parents and teachers to do their part

Sazi Hadebe
Sports reporter
5 min read

We relived our pain: father of Throb nightclub victim on tavern tragedy

In eerily similar circumstances to those in the Eastern Cape, 13 children died in a Chatsworth club 20 years ago

Suthentira Govender
Senior reporter
4 min read

SMART NEWS

IN ONE TAKE

Eskom ups wage offer, but will it light up SA?

Normality has been restored at some power stations, but other strikers vow to only return once deal is signed

Isaac Mahlangu
Senior reporter
4 min read
News FREE

Mokonyane slams ANC deployees on Eskom, calls for special NEC meeting

Taking a swipe at Pravin Gordhan and the power utility, she says Luthuli House was kept in the dark about stage 6

2 min read

‘Crude wake-up call’: Covid could be the crisis we let go to waste

Two years after first Covid briefing, world-class virologist shares his views on the ups, downs and what’s to come

Tanya Farber
Senior science reporter
8 min read

Joint venture: health tech portal makes access to cannabis products easier

SA’s first online medical cannabis clinic opens but not everyone is happy with ‘colonisation of the internet’

Gill Gifford
Senior journalist
4 min read
News FREE

Brand-new jacket for Sunday Times Daily

Premium content every hour of every day

1 min read

IDEAS

FEEDING YOUR MIND

Creativity key to coping with high cost of living

Just as some industrious entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to make ends meet, so too should government

2 min read

Unions champion the poor, right? That’s not what happened at Eskom

It’s a reminder trade unionists don’t care about the unemployed and are paid well to fight for those already with jobs

Tom Eaton
Columnist
2 min read

Cadre deployment destroys democracy. Just look at Mkhwebane

It has failed spectacularly, with one of many cases in point being that of the public protector

3 min read

Don’t upset the uncles, but please chalk up a read on Eldos

Once that’s done, delve into luxury handbags and try to survive Vladimir Putin

Jennifer Platt
Sunday Times books editor
4 min read

It’s no laughing matter when a hyena sets its sights on you

They can eat a third of their body weight in one sitting, but that’s where similarities with SA’s odious gluttons end

Nadine Dreyer
Features editor
4 min read

WORLD

THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR

World FREE

Eye on the world — June 30 2022

Six of the best pictures of the day

By Reuters
0 min read

Rwandans in DRC live in terror as social media posts fuel xenophobia

Videos showing Congolese men armed with machetes are stoking hatred as tensions mount in the east

By Benoit Nyemba
2 min read

Sturgeon knows Scots aren’t that keen to exit UK, so what’s in it for her?

Scotland’s leader has announced a new vote for independence despite the obvious obstacles to reaching her goal

By Therese Raphael
6 min read

Wherever she ends up, orange will be the new black for Ghislaine Maxwell

The sex trafficker’s lawyers have requested she be sent to the prison that inspired the Netflix series

By Chris Dolmetsch
1 min read

Luxury meets economy class: Air New Zealand floats lie-flat seats

The Kiwi airline will be introducing lie-flat pods for its long-haul flights

By Nikki Ekstein
4 min read

LIFE

EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS

What does Diana’s story say about all of us?

That’s what director Ed Perkins seeks to answer in ‘The Princess’, as he immerses audiences in her story

By Hanna Rantala
1 min read

It’s taken over a century, but Cameroonian goddess is finally going home

Germany set to return Ngonnso’ statue, with Nso’ people saying they have suffered many calamities since it was stolen

By Riham Alkousaa
2 min read

This may be my last film, Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin in rare interview

Baldwin had ‘zero interest in the sanctimonious posts’ in reaction to the conversation on Instagram

By Lisa Richwine
1 min read

SPORT

FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS

Boks’ young guns still have a role to play, says Bryan Habana

The former Springbok flyer says there’s ‘no perfect recipe’ and coaches should be guided by their convictions

Liam Del Carme
Sports reporter
3 min read

Could Faf du Plessis be Proteas’ missing link for the T20 World Cup?

Former Proteas’ performance director Paddy Upton believes Faf has the leadership credentials to galvanise SA

By Grant Shub
5 min read

Blast from the past: Matfield makes Bok debut as SA thump Italy

Today in SA sports history: June 16

David Isaacson
Sports reporter
1 min read

CROSSWORDS

GIVE YOUR BRAIN SOME EXERCISE