Saloojee links Gigaba to Denel Gupta deal, May asks for June from EU

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] Wednesday, 20 March 2019 While You Were Working [Saloojee explains Denel's Gupta-Gigaba relationship]( Up today at Zondo was former Denel CEO Riaz Saloojee. Saloojee had been removed as chief four years ago just moments after Lynne Brown had created a new group board. The company was turning around and becoming a rare-SOE: profitable. Saloojee explained that, during his time as CEO, Malusi GIgabi had told him to "look after the Guptas". [Read on for the details.]( [May asks for EU extension of Brexit]( Prime Minister Theresa May had formally requested an extension of the Brexit deadline to 30 June. May had informed the House of Commons of the request today. The EU has not yet agreed on the request, however. With every single member leader having to approve it, Britain's future is no less uncertain. — [Click to RSVP]( [Steinhoff ex-CFO helping investigators]( Steinhoff Holdings former CFO Ben la Grange has stated that he is co-operting fully with investigating authorities. La Grange was clearly one of the first to talk after being named in a report revealing who was allegedly behind massive accounting misdeeds that contributed to Steinhoff's massive, billions-of-rand collapse. La Grange was named alongside seven other associates. [Taxis shut down Vaal triangle roads]( Santaco has embarked on a seven-day taxi strike leading into the Vaal triangle. Twelve associations affiliated with Santaco were demanding answers from provincial government over a taxi rank construction and chronic pot holes. On the eve of a public holiday, having a seven-day transport shutdown to and from the Vaal is a rather large problem. — [You complete Us]( Those ministers that resigned? That President that resigned? Those commissions into State Capture and SARS? That Tom Moyane who was fired? Those #GuptaLeaks? Maverick Insiders helped fund the investigations that helped make all of that happen. We can’t do our jobs without your support. You could say, you complete us. If you want to see what we can do next, [consider signing up]( and becoming a Maverick Insider. For R150pm you’ll get all the member benefits plus R100 back in UBER vouchers every month until October 2019. [Click to RSVP]( Featured Articles [World acclaim for South African ‘wonder women’ scientists]( [World acclaim for South African ‘wonder women’ scientists]( BY Tony Carnie [Denel boss says Gigaba told him to ‘look after the Guptas’]( [Denel boss says Gigaba told him to ‘look after the Guptas’]( BY Jessica Bezuidenhout [Xenophobia does not belong in South Africa]( [Xenophobia does not belong in South Africa]( BY Jerusalem Hadush & Miriam Gleckman-Krut Opinionistas [No power, no glory: The impact of load shedding is being felt by the whole of South Africa]( BY Mike Abel [Being served food by two rapists in a prison taught me a lot about South Africa]( BY Lwando Xaso [Where are we heading? What is the game plan?]( BY Oscar Van Heerden [Click to RSVP]( [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2019 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](