Second tragedy at Sibanye-Stillwater mine

[Daily Maverick] AFTERNOON THING with JOHN STUPART Wednesday, 7 February 2018 [We Buy Cars. Selling? We're buying!]( WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Two die in Sibanye-Stillwater mine]( Just one week after a power failure trapped almost a thousand miners underground, the Sibanye-Stillwater Beatrix mine has been the site of another tragedy. Today two miners were killed in an apparent collapse. The entire shaft has had mining operation suspended, and no link has been confirmed as yet to last week's power outages and this week's accident. [Gupta jet lands in Moscow]( ZS-OAK, the Gupta family's private jet, has been seen flying into Moscow from India. The lack of change in its registration details implies that the Guptas have somehow figured out how to retain ownership of their behind-payment private jet. With their primary benefactor on the presidential ropes, however, this could all be a very shortlived privilege. [Ramaphosa to report back on Zuma talks]( A statement by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has provided a degree of information on Jacob Zuma's career goals for 2018. Ramaphosa's statement promised more information on the results of talks between Zuma and Ramaphosa "in the coming days". With SONA postponed, and Zuma haggling for the car keys, "days" is an alarmingly long time. [Stomach bug rampages through Olympic village]( Pyeongchang Olympic officials are scrambling to contain a norovirus that has thus far infected 86 people. No Olympians have been affected yet, but the entire Olympic security detail had been replaced by military in an effort to contain the spread. A rush to distribute hand sanitiser to venues and comfort the concerns of nervous-bellied athletes has now officially begun. [We Buy Cars. Selling? We're buying!]( FEATURED ARTICLES [Scorpio: Gupta henchmen, re-invented – Acsa extends a helping hand to one-time family lieutenant]( [Scorpio: Gupta henchmen, re-invented – Acsa extends a helping hand to one-time family lieutenant]( BY JESSICA BEZUIDENHOUT [Newsflash: Cyril Ramaphosa – Both President Zuma and myself are aware that our people deserve closure]( [Newsflash: Cyril Ramaphosa – Both President Zuma and myself are aware that our people deserve closure]( BY Daily Maverick [Analysis: Jacob Zuma’s exit, a political hyper-drama]( [Analysis: Jacob Zuma’s exit, a political hyper-drama]( BY Marianne Merten OPINIONISTAS [Tannie Evita's 2018 Luthuli housekeeping report]( [Tannie Evita's 2018 Luthuli housekeeping report]( A column by EVITA BEZUIDENHOUT [Would it make any difference if SONA was not just postponed, but cancelled?]( [Would it make any difference if SONA was not just postponed, but cancelled?]( A column by Pierre de Vos [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2017 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](