The Mercury - 2020-05-28

• Tank is running on empty
• Skip work and you break the law, teachers warned
• Best we steer clear of misinforma­tion and blaming China for the world’s troubles
• We are living in a country run by a dictatoria­l government that replaces hope with fear
• Sin taxes would have been better than handing industries to gangsters
• Nurses fear gender-based violence
• Pinpointin­g potential field hospitals
• Disciplina­ry cases at municipali­ty given priority
• DNA results prove body in river is that of teenager
• Sassa apologises for grants delay
• Religious leaders give thanks
• Lesotho’s new leader faces big hurdles
• Constructi­on of R4.5bn chemical plant could start in July
• Municipali­ties’ water supply ‘in good shape’
• Black-owned companies to profit from PPE
• Parliament unhappy with slow progress in water probe
• Race day format changes, but fashion still a major part
• Man waits 23 days for Covid-19 results
• Municipali­ty banking on DBSA grant
• Drastic measures on the cards for Western Cape
• Downscalin­g our dependence on coal
• Commission­er apologises for May Covid-19 UIF payment disruption­s
• ‘No benefit to be had from smoking’
• Regulation­s to monitor SAPS, SANDF members
• UNION CALLS FOR PROBE INTO ILLEGAL CIGARETTES
• Honouring those who gave their lives in service
• Opportunit­y to spruce up SA’s image
• School meals and food parcels set to resume
• EU mulls €750bn recovery fund
• Cameras roll again in Nollywood but Nigeria’s cinemas still dark and empty
• NEEDED: CUSTOMISED BLENDED LEARNING
• Defying pandemic, gay couples say ‘I do’ in Costa Rica
• DOUBLE CROSSWORD
• FRANK STEWART BRIDGE
• BRPs hit back at criticism of their processes
• Absence of structural reforms set to weaken state finances
• SITHOLE HEADS AFRICA’S BIGGEST ASSET MANAGER
• Datatec opts to withhold dividends
• AYO lifts its headline earnings by 25% and posts net asset value of R4.5bn
• Nearly 50% pay hike for boss of Richemont
• Pepkor increases network footprint
• PRODUCTION RAMPED UP AT VOLKSWAGEN GROUP SA
• Zungu without an agent
• Strydom eyes 2021 World Cup selection
• Baxter is open to a return to the PSL
• Doddie Weir retains a charming wit
• NO 3: JP DUMINY

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