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Costly Head winds pummel SAA
The free-spending chief executive’s latest British hire is set to earn a cool R5m for just six months’ work
Mabuza had better watch his back
The ANC deputy is seen by some provinces as a turncoat, rendering his position precarious
ANC ‘heist man’ in CR17 security link
The ex-Luthuli House staffer suspected of armed robbery was tasked with keeping Ramaphosa safe
Sex positivity takes on patriarchy
Women argue that doing so is a powerful and empowering way to counter partriarchal norms
Court tells Angie to fix schools — now
Equal Education has scored another victory in its long-running bid to force the department’s arm
Retirement fund fracas splits Amcu
Internal battle over control of members’ retirement savings widens rift
DA secret poll counters Ipsos
But the party’s survey suggests it has lost support in the Western Cape
Life goes on in bloody gangland
The drugs, the bodies, the violence – it’s hard to comprehend how people live in Ocean View
Mpembeni lives in fear of assassins
No one knows who is behind the killings nears Richards Bay or why the hitmen have moved in
Slice of Life: Running started with a block
I never thought I would be a runner. The truth is, I was not athletic.
The VBS saga – what you need to know
Around R1.6-billion belonging to municipalities was also deposited in the bank.
VBS chair’s family trust implicated in bank’s looting
The records of the Shimba La Ndou Family Trust, one of the many entities that received questionable payments, are attached to the court application
What was taken must be returned
Mahikeng locals are still bitter about strongman rule and the kgosi who handed over their land
KZN: ‘Hands off Ingonyama land’
The traditional control of land was defended by many residents during hearings in the province
HEALTH:
Bitter pill: Inside SA’s national birth control shortage
Could drug makers be putting profits before people?
Mandela’s words about twin epidemics ring as true today as they did in 2004
One of the best ways that President Ramaphosa can honour his legacy is to join with the leaders of other countries to end the twin epidemics of HIV and TB.
AFRICA:
Faking Nigeria’s iconic football shirt: A how-to guide
The Super Eagles had the best kit in this year’s World Cup. But if you want to own a replica, you may have to bend a few rules
Kagame: A Mandela or a Mugabe?
Rwanda’s president began with great promise but her refuses to let go of power
BUSINESS:
The pink tax is a grey area
Women aren’t necessarily being unfairly targeted, but they are being short-changed in other ways
No more yellow cards for cartels
First-time offenders will be penalised and in some cases the holding companies will also be targeted
Repo rate stays put amid concerns over growth
The South African Reserve Bank left the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% on Thursday. However, governor Lesetja Kganyago warned of upward pressure on inflation and the challenging outlook for domestic growth
We can avoid Trump’s trade war
Economists should note that US protectionism will create some beneficiaries in other countries
COMMENT & ANALYSIS:
Nothing fuzzy about complexity
Biological traits and social constructions play a part in our nuanced relations with each other
Editorial: ANC to blame for Present dilemma
The ANC has acted swiftly to dismiss cash-in-transit heist suspect Errol Velile Present from its employ, leaving some of us to question why the party has not disassociated itself from other criminally charged individuals
Editorial: Madiba was a person
Mandela was integral to the fight against apartheid but that history is textured and complex, and populated with many, many faces which we may never know.
We need to talk about the ‘national question’
Our readers write in about the question raised by the Economic Freedom Fighters
Vryheid. Yeah, right
When a white ou starts on about his ancestors and land rights, you know we’re in trouble
Ashwin’s distress was a missed chance
His SuperSport colleagues could have asked why he was upset, rather than defending themselves
Mining charter is caught between two elite classes
First and foremost, there are “black†people whose social mobility into the elite and middle classes have not been contingent on the form of BEE being discussed
No pride in anti-gay Nigeria
Britain bestowed homophobia on the country and the state and religion cling to it
FIFTH COLUMN: Abba’s back and we Cher can’t wait (!)
Ten years since Mamma Mia!! (Actually, it’s more, because it was a stage musical before it reached the big screen, but let’s not worry about its prehistory.)
Catch up with reality, Cosas
Declaring agriculture a ‘compulsory’ subject smacks of desperate political posturing
Study reveals a home away from home
The research is a rare look into international students’ experiences at a local university
Knowledge is key to effectively running schools
Understanding the law applicable to public schools makes for informed decisions and avoids litigation
FRIDAY:
We claim Mbappé but is he one of us?
On the evening that France lifted the 2018 Fifa World Cup trophy, my friend Dee, a retired model and art curator, told me about a friend she made almost 15 years ago in some west European country
On the list
The gospel according to Pusha T by Josie Duffy Rice, The New Gentlewoman, I Called Him Morgan, Symphony No. 5
This weekend
Married But Not to Each Other, Cape Town Festival of Running, In Thokoza, Place of Peace, and African Gothic
The muted thump of Gqom Nation
The genre is morphing from its roots in house into a mash-up, as artists try new ways to get released
Better together, and closer apart
Manthe Ribane and Okzharp have forged a performance of sound on their debut album
Global force or global farce?
There is a video in which Hugh Evans speaks about the modus operandi of his philanthropy group Global Citizen, which is hosting a huge charity concert in Johannesburg
Singapore’s pop culture, pollution cuts no ice
Pop culture gave me a variety of texts to draw on when I was a girl. I gladly received these gifts and spent some time filling my mind with survival tactics in preparation for teenhood
Two takes on the kwaito legacy
Although the authors’ styles differ and it feels as if the book was written in a hurry it’s worth reading
Weeping before the choir
‘No matter how disinterested I was in the sermons, I couldn’t ignore the singing. The sombre harmonies have never left me’
SPORT:
Ronaldo’s no laughing stock
Juve is sure to capitalise on their union with the CR7 brand, making gains off and on the pitch
Lions SA’s only hope at title
Same old, same old … the Jo’burg side have their work cut out to shake up a stagnant competition
Talented Tau surrenders to his fate
A nightmare scenario could leave him to languish in minor leagues
