Gigaba's Giant Saxonwold Den Of Lies Uncovered

[Daily Maverick] AFTERNOON THING with JOHN STUPART Wednesday, 7 March 2018 WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [EFF puts Gigaba in the Gupta ID pillory]( The EFF have labelled Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba as an "unpatriotic pathological liar" for denying that the Guptas were South African citizens. Today the Independent Electoral Commission stated that Atul Gupta was indeed registered to vote at Saxonwold Primary School. "Saxonwold Primary School" is presumably also the training term used during Duduzane Zuma's orientation into State Capture. [No Day Zero for 2018]( Speaking to media today, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said that Day Zero will not occur this year if residents continue their water saving ways. Commenting further, Maimane was sure to mention that he was dissatisfied with the manner in which the city dealt with the crisis. "Having several years warning and doing nothing" should be point number one on his debriefing agenda. [$400-million missing in Kenyan public funds]( Kenya's government is unable to account for $400-million in public funds. A report released by the auditor general showed that a habit of erroneous spending and poor accounting created the massive shortfall in the 2015/2016 financial year, in addition to less than a third of its financial statements passing scrutiny. Astoundingly, auditor general Edward Ouko pointed out that this was an improvement, with just 6% of the government's statements declared clean five years ago. [EU put tariff crosshairs on peanut butter and whiskey]( As US President Trump continues his path of initiating trade tariffs on steel and aluminium, the European Union revealed plans to target major US products in kind. This would include peanut butter, orange juice and bourbon. Although EU consumers have a notoriously low appetite for peanut butter from the US already, the combination of orange juice and whiskey means that for some people in the EU, a complete breakfast just got a whole lot more expensive. FEATURED ARTICLES [SassaGate Reloaded: ConCourt’s Mogoeng angered by Sassa’s and Bathabile Dlamini’s serial delinquency]( [SassaGate Reloaded: ConCourt’s Mogoeng angered by Sassa’s and Bathabile Dlamini’s serial delinquency]( BY Marianne Thamm [Water Woes: Nehawu to down tools at 'broken' department of water]( [Water Woes: Nehawu to down tools at 'broken' department of water]( BY Greg Nicolson [Inner City Blues: Joburg considers test case for expropriation of run-down buildings]( [Inner City Blues: Joburg considers test case for expropriation of run-down buildings]( BY Greg Nicolson OPINIONISTAS [No, Minister Cele, ‘criminals’ do have human rights]( [No, Minister Cele, ‘criminals’ do have human rights]( A column by Pierre de Vos [E-toll scheme limps on life support – thanks to corporate SA]( [E-toll scheme limps on life support – thanks to corporate SA]( A column by Wayne Duvenage [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](