ANC Joburg tender fraud, Bush's farewell, SpaceX blasts off

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [FIRST THING With John Stupart]( Thursday, 6 December 2018 “The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.” Keanu Reeves Story of the Day [Geoff Makhubo, Jo’burg ANC leader, scored millions from City contract]( By Susan Comrie for amaBhungane For more than a decade, financial services firm Regiments has managed billions on behalf of the City of Johannesburg. It is one of the City’s most lucrative but controversial contracts. New evidence shows that Regiments paid a top ANC leader millions to smooth its way. [Advertisement] While You Were Sleeping [World bids Bush farewell]( America bid farewell to its 41st president on Wednesday. A moving eulogy delivered by George W Bush saw the 43rd president fighting back tears as he reflected on his father's life. Donald Trump, for his part, displayed an uncharacteristic solemnity during the event. The truce, however, will not last terribly long. [SpaceX launches successful Nasa mission]( Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched a supply rocket to the International Space Station. Carrying 5,600 pounds of supplies, the rocket's first stage failed to make the characteristic SpaceX landing back on a platform, instead falling into a body of water. [Lion Air threatens Boeing blacklist]( Embattled Lion Air has threatened to renege on a $22-billion contract with Boeing over the manufacturer's remarks about the carrier's fatal air crash. A Boeing statement on the crash made no mention of its own software update that resulted in the affected aircraft continuously pitching its nose downward. Somewhere inside Boeing, the threat of losing a multi-billion dollar contract is no doubt causing some sleepless nights. [Woods keen to make a run as President's Cup captain]( Tiger Woods revealed that he would like to be a playing captain at next year's President's Cup. Woods was announced as captain for the 2019 edition, with Ernie Els captain for the international squad. Woods, recently returned from a pay per view golf-a-thon with Phil Mickelson, stated that he thought his Ryder Cup experience would help him take to the field and lead his American team. [Advertisement] Picture of the Day By EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK Hundreds of people dance to music played through wireless headsets at the Secret Sunrise dance session in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 5 December 2018. In Numbers R20 p/h The revised national minimum wage of South Africa. Facts of the Day Today in 1877 the first edition of the Washington Post is published. Google's first server rack was made from Lego. Featured Articles [South Africa can learn from Costa Rica’s track record of good decisions]( By Greg Mills & Lyal White [Denel cleans up State Capture financial and governance mess, Mkhwebane dodges inquiry]( By Marianne Merten [Nuclear sector governance in South Africa heads for the courts – again]( By Chris Yelland [Cape Town’s approach to sewage disposal causing ‘apocalyptic’ problems, researchers warn]( By Rebecca Davis [Government to build 1,700 affordable housing units near central Cape Town]( By Suné Payne [‘Inter-RESTING Times’ exhibition restores a touch of dignity to museum life]( By Bonita Williams [Honda HR-V: Adding something extra]( By Spike Ballantine [SA gaming developers confront their reality outside the virtual worlds they create]( By Christi Nortier Opinionistas [Why Dimitri Tsafendas should be seen as a national hero]( A column by Oscar Van Heerden [Bush obituaries reflect on his glory, despite the evil he wrought]( A column by Thabiso Bhengu [African-ness, non-racialism and the land question — a response to the Thabo Mbeki Foundation]( A column by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi [Using crime as an election issue will not be easy for the DA]( A column by Faiez Jacobs & Khalid Sayed Weather BFN: min: 18° max: 33°, rainy CPT: min: 15° max: 20°, rainy DBN: min: 24° max: 28°, cloudy EL: min: 19° max: 24°, cloudy JHB: min: 17° max: 29°, sunny MHK: min: 19° max: 32°, cloudy NLP: min: 18° max: 32°, cloudy PE: min: 17° max: 24°, cloudy PMB:min: 24° max: 37°, cloudy Financial Data Oil=$61.72 Gold=$1,236.98 Platinum=$ R/$=13.85 R/€=15.71 R/£=17.65 JSE All Share=51,709.16 DJIA=25,027.07 BTC$=3 720 [Advertisement] [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( [Fb] [Tweet] [Link] [Yt] Copyright © 2018 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. Interested in advertising with us? [Click here to sign the pact.](mailto:advertising@dailymaverick.co.za?subject=Advertising%20query%3A%20First%20Thing%20Mailers) [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( [Unsubscribe](