Van Breda Murder Trial Judgment Continues

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick]( Monday, 21 May 2018 While You Were Working [Judgment continues in Van Breda drama]( Henri van Breda is, at the time of writing, still awaiting his fate. Van Breda is facing charges relating to the triple murder of his parents and brother. Judge Siraj Desai has thus far torn into the defence's case, asserting that the accused's wounds were self-inflicted. At 150 pages, the judgment, even the abridged version, may take a while yet. [Durban protests shut down highway]( An estimated 200 protesters earlier forced the closure of Bellair Road and Jan Smuts Highway today. The protesters were members of Abahlali baseMjondolo, and were speaking out against lack of basic service delivery. Community members handed over a memorandum to the local municipality, whom they blame for eternal delays, and they were dispersed by a police water cannon. [SA editors launch claim against Bell Pottinger]( HuffPo SA's Ferial Haffajee, Tiso Blackstar's Peter Bruce and News24's Adriaan Basson have launched a collective, editor-sized legal challenge against Bell Pottinger's insurers. The trio are claiming defamation in relation to the propaganda outlet's creation of a "white monopoly capital" smear campaign against South African media outlets. [Mugabe required to attend hearing on 23 May]( Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been summoned to a 23 May parliamentary committee hearing. Mugabe has been requested to answer questions relating to diamond mining corruption totalling billions of dollars under his rule. Now 94, whether Mugabe will even remain coherent during the hearing, let alone even arrive, is anyone's guess. Featured Articles [Our priority is to provide safe rail travel – Blade Nzimande]( [Our priority is to provide safe rail travel – Blade Nzimande]( BY Suné Payne [‘Visiting Mr Green’ themed on our combative, prejudice-riddled world]( [‘Visiting Mr Green’ themed on our combative, prejudice-riddled world]( BY Lesley Stones [Land Issue – Ramaphosa takes charge]( [Land Issue – Ramaphosa takes charge]( BY Stephen Grootes Opinionistas [The President’s Keepers: The book that brought the House down]( BY Jacques Pauw [View From Afar: Local politics is coming of age]( BY Saul Musker [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2018 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick Afternoon Thing subscriber list. Want to advertise in this mail? [Talk to us.](mailto:advertise@dailymaverick.co.za?subject=Advertising%20query%3A%20Afternoon%20Thing) [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](