Light at the end of Eskom tunnel?
The treasury has mooted selling the utility’s coal-fired stations, but this doesn’t mean privatisation
Broken teachers, broken children – the high cost of matric
The toll of the grade 12 exam is mounting, given the increasing demands on teachers and learners attempting to make up for 11 years of a failing education system, writes Bongekile Macupe
Bill aims to quash covert party funding
Further legislation to control money flows to political parties will heighten transparency
Housing agency board axed as Sisulu cleans house
Clean-out comes after new minister says her predecessor did not take her board choices to cabinet for approval
Constitutional Court searches for meaning of hate speech
What amounts to hate speech? This week, in a potentially precedent-setting case in the highest court, counsel argued the case of a Cosatu official accused of hate speech directed at Jewish people. Franny Rabkin explores each side’s arguments
Killers stalk Glebelands as murder trial begins
Despite court action against eight murder-accused, the killings and extortion in the KwaZulu-Natal hostel have continued
‘We are paying for this dirty water’
Despite the South African Human Rights Commission declaring the water in Hammanskraal unfit for consumption, citizens are being forced to buy their own as well as pay their municipal bills
R13bn state jobs project heads to court
An affidavit reveals plans to move the troubled Community Work Programme out of the department of co-operative governance
Bungling Hawks spook Haffejee witness
In early 2018 the witness reversed his decision to give evidence about his last hours alive after the Hawks were 2 weeks late to take his statement
AFRICA:
Zimbabwe ‘has never been this bad’
A brutal crackdown has left critics of the government fearing for their lives and
afraid to speak out
SA key to peace in South Sudan
The country’s tackling of state capture gives it a unique ability to help the world’s newest country
Nurture Sudan’s fledgling accord
Western governments and Arab Gulf states should stand ready to offer financial assistance to Sudan
BUSINESS:
Where Aarto now for motorists?
Government says it is for road safety, but many citizens see it as another money-making scheme
Shareholders lose out as Moyo vs Old Mutal drags on
There is no winner in the former chief executive and company’s battle, but the biggest losers are the shareholders
Shoprite spazas serve eKasi
The retail giant has turned its attention to the untapped market of the townships
New banks circle small businesses
TymeBank, Bank Zero and Capitec are all looking for ways to woo businesses – including SMMEs – on to their books
IMF bailout not wise – or needed
Despite the depressing economic climate, South Africa can avoid the debt trap and foreign investors can easily access its markets
COMMENT & ANALYSIS:
Skills deficit undermines 4IR promises
Technology is not necessarily the panacea it’s said to be, de-skilling further the under-skilled
EDITORIAL: Confused, we turn to conspiracy
Before we rush to condemn these conspiracy theories about Gavin Watson’s death, we have to ask how we got to this point
M&G Travel Advisory — Great Britain
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Elephants in the room
Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods
189’d, but a bra’s still got to file
It’s a nasty little notice but the only way to get your head around it is to keep on doing the job that you do
State’s failures impede land reform
Scathing Constitutional Court judgment bemoans land reform department’s inability to get job done in time
Women must be allowed to determine their own future
Women can best express their problems and solutions to the system we have today.
Learning to live my truth as a gay person
I was 22 years old before I was open about my sexuality.
I hope others won’t have to wait so long
In God’s name you are now an ATM
The prayers of the ATM, which is a different kind of ATM to the one Shepherd Bushiri would like to make of me, are more apparent
EDUCATION:
Academics bemoan ‘toxic’ politics
Senior university managers say political parties should be banned from campuses, citing a climate of fear
FRIDAY:
The Weekend Guide
For good vibes and an arts fix, don’t miss this
Accra: An outsider’s brief perspective
“Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own.”
A bicycle ride through Namibia’s sheltering desert
The 700km route takes in the Namib-Naukluft’s Kuiseb canyon where two German geologists hid during World War II to avoid internment
Journalism in the era of influencers
The proliferation of sponsored content is streamlining ethics on social media platforms
SA’s dirty, dangerous habit
Two books, one political and the other about trade, brings home that we’re a country of spooks
SPORT:
Grobler and United’s lethal DNA
Matsatsantsa are hungry and looking imposing as they get ready to face Sundowns this weekend
Flushing sorrows: Serena targets 24
Williams is looking to put last year’s US Open final trauma behind her and equal Margaret Court’s record of Grand Slam titles
Munyai and the art of training
SA’s top 200m sprinter has one goal in mind — a podium finish at the world champs — and he has spent the year priming his body to achieve it
Derby holds up a mirror to mediocrity
Arsenal and Spurs are both stuck in the mud and which team beats the other has become arbitrary
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