Pretoria trains collide, Manuel Chang's court date, Heathrow's new flights

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] Tuesday, 8 January 2019 While You Were Working [Train crash death toll climbs]( At least three people have died as a result of a head-on collision between two trains in Pretoria. Several hundred passengers were also injured in the accident, with emergency services airlifting critical patients to nearby hospitals. The two passenger trains had collided in Mountain View in the early morning rush. [Mozambican finance minister court date postponed]( The Kempton Park Magistrate's Court has postponed the extradition hearing of former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang. Chang is [wanted by US authorities]( in relation to problematic debt deals amounting to $2-billion and resulting in Mozambique's defaulting in 2017. — [Ultra fast]([4G]( [Zuma's fiancée joins Twitter, world yawns]( Ex-president Jacob Zuma's 24-year-old fiancée Nonkanyiso Conco has joined Twitter. More to the point, Conco was quick to point out that her husband-to-be was "fresh and fit", signalling a renewed social media presence for Zuma and company. Pleading physical frailty as a defence in Zuma's upcoming trials, it seems, is off the table. [Heathrow plans 25,000 more flights]( If you thought the nightmarish hellscape of navigating Heathrow as an economy passenger could not get worse, think again. The UK's busiest airport announced its intention to add 25,000 new aircraft movements per year with its existing two runways. The plan involves allowing aircraft to land and take off on the same runway, as opposed to currently using one for landings and one for take offs only. More flights will mean more profit and, yes, more screaming, irritable children and adults alike. — [Ultra fast]([4G]( [Support DAILY MAVERICK & get FREE UBER vouchers]( Not all memberships count points. Some memberships actually count FOR something and have tangible benefits. Maverick Insiders who contribute R150 or more per month, get R100 worth of free UBER vouchers every month. Yes, every month until October 2019. [Click here]( to sign-up. (Added bonus: you’re also now an even better, more mobile, person.) Featured Articles [Why are women still so unsafe?]( [Why are women still so unsafe?]( BY ISS Today [In South Africa, true political dynamite still doesn’t come in small packages]( [In South Africa, true political dynamite still doesn’t come in small packages]( BY Stephen Grootes [The banker bros who bankrupted Mozambique]( [The banker bros who bankrupted Mozambique]( BY Susan Comrie for amaBhungane Opinionistas [From the Inside: Tale of the Tablets — the Truth Will Out]( BY Helen Zille [‘Show, don’t tell’ – a countermeasure to fake news and biased media]( BY Nkateko Mabasa [Ultra fast]([4G]( [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](