https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ All the news you need from The Daily Maverick en-gb Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:00:24 +0200 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:00:24 +0200 Daily Maverick editor@thedailymaverick.co.za (Editor) editor@thedailymaverick.co.za (Webmaster) 15 Political parties, they grow up so fast. By RICHARD POPLAK. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-29-trainspotter-the-eff-turns-four-in-kzns-terra-incognita/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-29-trainspotter-the-eff-turns-four-in-kzns-terra-incognita/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 18:06:45 +0200 South Africa https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/zapirocartoon/why-no-arrests/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/zapirocartoon/why-no-arrests/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0200 Zapiro Cartoons The #GuptaLeaks are a massive trove of information made up of hundreds of gigabytes of documents and emails obtained by a team of journalists from the Daily Maverick's investigative unit, Scorpio, Amabhungane and News24. The latest episode of the #Guptaleaks looks at the captured individuals close to South African President Jacob Zuma. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-video-guptaleaks-ep.3-all-the-presidents-women/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-video-guptaleaks-ep.3-all-the-presidents-women/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:40:48 +0200 South Africa Daily Maverick does not normally republish statements but the behaviour of people linked to Black First Land First (BLF) on Thursday night at the amaBhungane town discussion, “Inside the #GuptaLeaks”, requires that we break with traditional practice. This is amaBhungane's full statement. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-amabhungane-blf-linked-disruption-of-guptaleaks-town-hall-discussion-deplorable/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-amabhungane-blf-linked-disruption-of-guptaleaks-town-hall-discussion-deplorable/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:02:03 +0200 South Africa Durban - Heavily armed suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash after bombing a safe at a service station in Winklespruit, south of Durban, police said on Friday. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-armed-robbers-bomb-safe-at-kzn-petrol-station/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-armed-robbers-bomb-safe-at-kzn-petrol-station/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:45:01 +0200 Wired World Cape Town - The Springbok management team is hopeful that captain Warren Whiteley will be available for the team's Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Port Elizabeth. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-boks-hopeful-whiteley-can-face-pumas/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-boks-hopeful-whiteley-can-face-pumas/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:22:03 +0200 Wired World by Michael Mathes US Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party shocked and in disarray and signalling the potential death knell for President Donald Trump's dream of repealing his predecessor's health reforms. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-senate-health-bill-collapses-in-bitter-blow-to-trump/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-senate-health-bill-collapses-in-bitter-blow-to-trump/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:12:23 +0200 Wired World Ekurhuleni - ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize says those implicated in the #GuptaLeaks need to account. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-guptaleaks-a-huge-embarrassment-to-anc-mkhize/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-guptaleaks-a-huge-embarrassment-to-anc-mkhize/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:03:23 +0200 Wired World It also has a sinister provision that will make it easier for State Security to undermine privacy and freedom. By Murray Hunter and Alison Tilley for GROUNDUP. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-groundup-cybercrimes-bill-makes-cyberspace-less-secure/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-groundup-cybercrimes-bill-makes-cyberspace-less-secure/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:54:49 +0200 South Africa If Kabila is allowed to continue his charade, it’s the Congolese people who will pay the price. By Stephanie W0lters for ISS TODAY. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-iss-today-without-elections-the-drcs-economy-will-continue-to-slide/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-iss-today-without-elections-the-drcs-economy-will-continue-to-slide/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:44:02 +0200 Africa Senate passes sanctions on Russia, Iran launches rocket, and Apple drops iPod models. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-while-you-were-sleeping-28-july-2017/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-while-you-were-sleeping-28-july-2017/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 06:02:03 +0200 World President Jacob Zuma’s top bodyguard and head of the presidential protection service (PPS) unit received a significant cash payment from a supplier of blue lights to the unit to purchase a house in an upmarket golf estate. By Pieter-Louis Myburgh and Lionel Faull for NEWS24, SCORPIO & AMABHUNGANE. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-news24-scorpio-amabhungane-top-zuma-bodyguard-in-kickback-scandal/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-news24-scorpio-amabhungane-top-zuma-bodyguard-in-kickback-scandal/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:59:38 +0200 SCORPIO The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President Donald Trump, who must decide whether to accept the tough approach to Moscow or veto the measure. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-us-senate-passes-russia-sanctions-sends-bill-to-trump/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-us-senate-passes-russia-sanctions-sends-bill-to-trump/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:35:03 +0200 Wired World A New York jury unanimously convicted Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng on Thursday in connection with a UN bribery scandal that leaves him risking years in a US prison. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-us-convicts-chinese-billionaire-in-un-bribery-scandal/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-us-convicts-chinese-billionaire-in-un-bribery-scandal/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:29:35 +0200 Wired World Touch became the last iPod standing on Thursday as Apple removed nano and shuffle stand-alone digital music players from its lineup. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-apple-axes-ipod-nano-and-shuffle/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-apple-axes-ipod-nano-and-shuffle/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:23:36 +0200 Wired World As born frees, we are told that we can do anything, be anything and dare to dream in ways unimaginable. Because we are born free. But from where we stand, the dream is failing the nation. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-28-the-dream-of-the-rainbow-nation-is-history-not-our-reality/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-28-the-dream-of-the-rainbow-nation-is-history-not-our-reality/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:58:05 +0200 Opinion Piece It is very transparent that the ANC of today has little moral connection with the liberation movement and the lofty ideals of the Tambos, the Sisulus, the Mbekis and the Kathradas. The 105-year-old movement has been sold for 30 pieces of silver. The mantle of its great struggle legacy lies in shreds, tattered by the very people who claim to hold sole rights over its history. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-28-the-anc-cannot-be-reformed-the-rot-is-too-deep/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-28-the-anc-cannot-be-reformed-the-rot-is-too-deep/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:45:54 +0200 Opinion Piece J. BROOKS SPECTOR watches a film on an iconic Japanese woodblock print and begins to think about the waves washing over America’s (and the world’s) political, social and economic systems. And worries about whether or not we all will be swamped in the process. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-making-waves.-big-ones.-coming-your-way-soon./ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-making-waves.-big-ones.-coming-your-way-soon./ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:34:52 +0200 World When ANC founder, Pixley ka Isaka Seme, was elected President General at the organisation’s 1930 elective conference, the party was in crisis, deeply divided with confrontational factions vying for power. In the lead-up to the ANC’s elective conference in December this year, Dr Bongani Ngqulunga’s recently-published biography of Seme not only offers fascinating insights into the complex, controversial and colourful life of this South African pioneer but also the ANC and the political contestation that has always bedevilled the party. By MARIANNE THAMM. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-book-review-as-it-was-in-the-beginning-division-crisis-and-factionalism-are-part-of-the-ancs-dna/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-book-review-as-it-was-in-the-beginning-division-crisis-and-factionalism-are-part-of-the-ancs-dna/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:31:49 +0200 South Africa SARS finds it necessary to address the unsubstantiated tone that “things are falling” and the alleged IT systemic glitch that resulted in disappearance of documents. By SARS spokesperson SANDILE MEMELA. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-right-of-reply-sars-is-not-falling-apart-saying-so-is-a-misrepresentation-of-the-facts/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-right-of-reply-sars-is-not-falling-apart-saying-so-is-a-misrepresentation-of-the-facts/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:27:13 +0200 South Africa The fall-out between the Gulf states is exacerbating tensions in the Horn of Africa against the background of growing Middle East involvement in the region. By PETER FABRICIUS. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-horn-of-africa-a-flash-point-for-proxy-battles-among-gulf-states/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-horn-of-africa-a-flash-point-for-proxy-battles-among-gulf-states/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:08:39 +0200 Africa It is not entirely impossible that the Gupta family will once again be central to the political discussion at this weekend’s ANC lekgotla. It seems that just about everybody in the ANC, with the exception of perhaps presidential son Edward Zuma, now agrees that the family is no good for the party’s image. With this little bump in the road taken care of, what was it that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was on about again? By CARIEN DU PLESSIS. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-in-the-guptas-shadow-anc-lekgotla-will-talk-economy-but-mean-electoral-business/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-28-in-the-guptas-shadow-anc-lekgotla-will-talk-economy-but-mean-electoral-business/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:04:28 +0200 South Africa Wonderkop. Wonder hill. Is it any wonder that this farm, which houses the koppie where 34 miners were killed in the greatest state-sanctioned massacre of South Africans since Sharpeville, is subject to a land claim? Yup, the claim, which has been in effect since 1997, received a shot of legal adrenalin on 5 July 2017. Will the whole stinking edifice that surrounds Lonmin and the Bapo Ba Mogale traditional authority now come tumbling down, or will our government step in to save it? By KEVIN BLOOM. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-whats-mine-is-mine-lonmin-and-the-secret-claim-on-marikana-land/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-whats-mine-is-mine-lonmin-and-the-secret-claim-on-marikana-land/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:59:40 +0200 South Africa There is much talk of commissions of inquiry to investigate and unravel the scrambled mess of state capture. But commissions have a confined scope and require far more nuance and dedication to justice than we have witnessed in some commissions. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-27-unravelling-the-scrambled-mess/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-27-unravelling-the-scrambled-mess/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:52:04 +0200 Opinion Piece Each week, Daily Maverick brings you some of the odder happenings in South Africa and the rest of the world. This week: How to moonlight without working for the Guptas. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-27-the-other-news-round-up-money-for-something/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-27-the-other-news-round-up-money-for-something/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:44:39 +0200 Opinion Piece Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US sanctions over the Islamic republic's ballistic missile programme, state television said. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-iran-in-successful-test-of-satellite-launch-rocket/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-iran-in-successful-test-of-satellite-launch-rocket/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:02:04 +0200 Wired World Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh has been suspended, finally. Now he must be held criminally accountable. By GREG NICOLSON. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-eskom-finally-cfo-anoj-singh-is-out/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-eskom-finally-cfo-anoj-singh-is-out/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:38:07 +0200 South Africa Carmaker Volkswagen said Thursday it would offer to refit almost a million more diesel cars in Germany to reduce harmful emissions, as the country's auto industry is racked by overlapping scandals. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-volkswagen-to-refit-1-million-more-diesel-cars-in-germany/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-volkswagen-to-refit-1-million-more-diesel-cars-in-germany/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:58:13 +0200 Wired World Israeli police said on Thursday all new security measures installed at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after a July 14 attack and which sparked deadly unrest have been removed. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-all-new-security-measures-removed-from-jerusalem-holy-site-israel-police/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-all-new-security-measures-removed-from-jerusalem-holy-site-israel-police/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:53:08 +0200 Wired World At least 10 military personnel have been killed after gunmen who are believed to be part of the Boko Haram armed group ambushed an oil exploration convoy in northeast Nigeria , officials said. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-suspected-boko-haram-attack-kills-10-soldiers/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-suspected-boko-haram-attack-kills-10-soldiers/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:48:32 +0200 Wired World by Julian GUYER Sound batting from veteran Alastair Cook and debutant Tom Westley saw England to 62 for one on the first morning of the third Test against South Africa at The Oval on Thursday. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-cricket-cook-and-westley-hold-firm-against-south-africa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-cricket-cook-and-westley-hold-firm-against-south-africa/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:39:21 +0200 Wired World For both outgoing presidents, preserving wealth and freedom for themselves and their families is the priority. By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-iss-today-zuma-and-dos-santos-manoeuvre-to-rule-from-the-grave/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-iss-today-zuma-and-dos-santos-manoeuvre-to-rule-from-the-grave/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:53:32 +0200 Africa There is a shortage of hospital beds in the Eastern Cape for inmates with mental illness. By Ashleigh Furlong for GROUNDUP. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-groundup-state-mental-health-patients-are-being-held-in-prisons/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-groundup-state-mental-health-patients-are-being-held-in-prisons/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:34:31 +0200 South Africa https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/zapirocartoon/inaction-figures/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/zapirocartoon/inaction-figures/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0200 Zapiro Cartoons Trump transgender ban causes confusion, Facebook posts record profits, and antibiotic course prescriptions "all wrong". https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-while-you-were-sleeping-37-july-2017/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-while-you-were-sleeping-37-july-2017/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:05:52 +0200 World British disease experts on Thursday suggested doing away with the "incorrect" advice to always finish a course of antibiotics, saying the approach was fuelling the spread of drug resistance. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-finish-your-antibiotics-course-maybe-not-experts-say/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-finish-your-antibiotics-course-maybe-not-experts-say/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:36:14 +0200 Wired World A sixteen-year-old boy protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's embattled government was killed Wednesday, prosecutors said, the second to die in the latest round of unrest. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-teen-is-second-killed-in-fresh-venezuela-protests-prosecutor/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-teen-is-second-killed-in-fresh-venezuela-protests-prosecutor/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:30:44 +0200 Wired World by Glenn CHAPMAN Facebook on Wednesday reported a surge in profits in the past quarter, fueled by strong growth in money-making ads to its more than two billion users. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-facebook-profit-jumps-as-user-ranks-grow/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-facebook-profit-jumps-as-user-ranks-grow/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:25:33 +0200 Wired World by Thomas WATKINS President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military, upending a key policy from Barack Obama's administration and drawing swift condemnation. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-trump-says-transgender-personnel-barred-from-us-military/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-trump-says-transgender-personnel-barred-from-us-military/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:19:15 +0200 Wired World On Wednesday the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal said it had decided to institute disciplinary charges against ANC Member of Parliament Makhosi Khoza, who has achieved a measure of fame by speaking out against President Jacob Zuma. These charges were almost inevitable. But the fact they have now been instituted presents the party’s disciplinary machinery with a complicated situation. At the same time, Khoza herself appears to have exhibited some slightly strange behaviour. The ANC is running the risk, once again, of being seriously divided because of Zuma. By STEPHEN GROOTES https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-analysis-the-disciplinary-dance-over-makhosi-khoza-could-lead-to-another-proxy-fight/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-analysis-the-disciplinary-dance-over-makhosi-khoza-could-lead-to-another-proxy-fight/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:29:41 +0200 South Africa ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza has been the target of numerous death threats lately. Find out who she is and why she is watching her back in this pilot episode of POLITICALLY AWEH. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-politically-aweh-ep.-1-dr-makhosi-khoza-death-threats-and-extreme-ill-discipline-video/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-27-politically-aweh-ep.-1-dr-makhosi-khoza-death-threats-and-extreme-ill-discipline-video/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:07:41 +0200 South Africa The revelations contained in the #GuptaLeaks emails may give the impression that everyone the Guptas encountered rolled over to do their bidding – either through pressure from above, or a desire for personal enrichment. Happily, this was not the case. Throughout the emails there is evidence of people who stood up to the Guptas or thwarted their intentions in some way. We take a look at some of those who held the line. By SCORPIO & AMABHUNGANE. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-scorpio-amabhungane-guptaleaks-lets-hear-it-for-the-good-guys/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-scorpio-amabhungane-guptaleaks-lets-hear-it-for-the-good-guys/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:59:58 +0200 South Africa Sadly, J. BROOKS SPECTOR must turn his attention yet again to the roiling turmoil in Washington in an effort to gain some measure of Donald Trump’s mettle in adversity. Less than pretty. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-us-the-unlikeable-mr-trumps-less-than-great-week/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-us-the-unlikeable-mr-trumps-less-than-great-week/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:54:43 +0200 World In many countries anti-government forces, militias and guerrilla operatives are prosecuted at the end of war, but one country has negotiated a deal that may see these people fulfil an unusual role during its transition to peace. A peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC has opened the door for research in areas that were previously too volatile and isolated to be studied. By TUNICIA PHILLIPS. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-colombia-guerrillas-of-war-to-guerrillas-of-conservation/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-colombia-guerrillas-of-war-to-guerrillas-of-conservation/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:47:55 +0200 World Hennie broke story after story, page one lead after page one lead, from 1963 to 1975, when the Sunday Times’ impact was at its pre-television peak. His stories shattered cabinet ministers' diaries. He would disclose planned secret Broederbond meetings, with times, dates and venues, and they would have to cancel and reschedule. RIP, Hennie. You made a BIG difference. By JOHN MATISONN https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-hennie-serfontein-the-passing-of-a-giant-of-the-pen/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-hennie-serfontein-the-passing-of-a-giant-of-the-pen/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:39:55 +0200 South Africa Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas railed against state capture on Wednesday, calling on citizens to take a stand to protect state institutions and economic damage that could take a decade to repair. By GREG NICOLSON. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-state-capture-stop-sitting-on-the-fence-take-a-stand-gordhan/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-state-capture-stop-sitting-on-the-fence-take-a-stand-gordhan/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:36:03 +0200 South Africa The ANC mid-year lekgotla after Thursday’s one-day National Executive Committee (NEC) comes some two weeks after its national policy conference, where unity was touted the winner despite internal fractures. It also comes in the wake of persistent, economic turmoil. It’s a key moment in troubling times. With the governing ANC sticking to its economic policy path that seems to meander in the gloom, the question remains whether it can change gear in the interest of South Africa? Or will it be kicking for touch until after the December elective national conference in the hope of a breather in internal political tumult of factional jockeying for leadership? By MARIANNE MERTEN. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-anc-nec-lekgotla-never-mind-the-factional-poetics-focus-on-the-economy/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-anc-nec-lekgotla-never-mind-the-factional-poetics-focus-on-the-economy/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:33:07 +0200 South Africa Chester Bennington knew his demons well. Somehow, he still ended up in the worst part of a bad neighbourhood. His death illustrates that we have a long way to go to ensuring that treatment for those who struggle must be holistic and consistent. By ANTOINETTE MULLER. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-mental-health-chester-bennington-and-the-demons-he-knew-and-we-know/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-mental-health-chester-bennington-and-the-demons-he-knew-and-we-know/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:29:36 +0200 South Africa The assertion that South Africa is neglecting its responsibilities in the region and continent is without basis, argues CLAYSON MONYELA. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-right-of-reply-south-africa-is-doing-its-bit-to-ensure-the-stability-of-our-region/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-right-of-reply-south-africa-is-doing-its-bit-to-ensure-the-stability-of-our-region/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:26:16 +0200 South Africa In the recent Baron V Claytile matter, the Constitutional Court made the presumption that landowners may evict farm workers at their will, and that these farm workers may be legitimately relocated to unsatisfactory locations. The ruling points to a disregard for poor people’s agency, therefore affirming the idea that choice is a luxury reserved for the wealthy, instead of interpreting the law through pro-farmer, pro-poor, pro-human-rights lenses. Baron v Claytile reinforces the same dynamic created by forced eviction, where farm workers are unable to have control over their own lives, reminiscent of an apartheid reality. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-constitutional-court-farm-eviction-ruling-reinforces-apartheid-spatial-violence/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-constitutional-court-farm-eviction-ruling-reinforces-apartheid-spatial-violence/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:19:35 +0200 Opinion Piece The population confused voting for a party versus a president on two occasions. South Africa may have believed it was voting for the ANC of Tambo, Mandela or Mbeki, and they could be forgiven for doing so then, but as has clearly transpired, they were voting for Jacob Zuma, the Gupta empire and the coven of cronies who have brought this country to its knees. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-the-country-is-at-sea-time-to-paddle-wisely/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-the-country-is-at-sea-time-to-paddle-wisely/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:16:24 +0200 Opinion Piece To reduce inequity in South Africa, we need to know more about how rich the wealthy really are, not just based on their income. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-we-have-work-to-do-on-inequality/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-07-26-we-have-work-to-do-on-inequality/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:13:43 +0200 Opinion Piece Trillian Capital Partners has reached an agreement with Trillian Holdings, which is wholly owned by Gupta associate Salim Essa, to sell its shares in the company. By DAILY MAVERICK https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-gupta-associate-salim-essa-sells-shares-in-trillian-holdings/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-gupta-associate-salim-essa-sells-shares-in-trillian-holdings/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:08:28 +0200 South Africa A Somali has been denied parole as he is unable to renew documentation. By Tariro Washinyira for GROUNDUP. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-catch-22-for-refugee-in-prison/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-catch-22-for-refugee-in-prison/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:18:37 +0200 South Africa There are just two days left to give your comments to Parliament. By Murray Hunter for GROUNDUP. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-cybercrimes-bill-threatens-our-freedom/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-cybercrimes-bill-threatens-our-freedom/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:14:39 +0200 South Africa Abuses in the name of counter-terrorism mean the US and Africa will probably lose the war on terror. By Simon Allison For ISS TODAY. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-iss-today-the-high-cost-of-ignoring-torture-in-cameroon/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-iss-today-the-high-cost-of-ignoring-torture-in-cameroon/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:03:56 +0200 Africa The Western Cape government has proposed to rezone the Somerset Hospital Precinct. It will be used for both businesses and homes. But activists say it's not enough. By Natalie Pertsovsky for GROUNDUP. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-province-proposes-affordable-houses-near-waterfront/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-groundup-province-proposes-affordable-houses-near-waterfront/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:25:05 +0200 South Africa Several disinformation websites registered this year to promote the “white monopoly capital” (WMC) narrative have been traced to a web design and online reputation management company in India. By NEWS24 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-news24-indian-it-guru-linked-to-fake-wmc-sites/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-news24-indian-it-guru-linked-to-fake-wmc-sites/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:30:53 +0200 South Africa Britain said Wednesday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but environmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-uk-to-ban-sale-of-petrol-and-diesel-cars-by-2040/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-uk-to-ban-sale-of-petrol-and-diesel-cars-by-2040/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:25:50 +0200 Wired World Cape Town - Seven people, including four children, were killed by fires in two separate incidents in the early hours of Monday morning in Cape Town. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-59786bff41dea/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-26-59786bff41dea/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:16:31 +0200 Wired World