Personal costs orders mount against public protector, Maverick Insider turns one

[Help a friend procrastinate at work.]( [Daily Maverick] Thursday, 15 August 2019 [Maverick Insider, one year later]( By Daily Maverick A year ago we pressed play on membership. Now everything is moving at great speed. And we cannot be more proud. WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Mkhwebane hit with another costs order]( Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will need to pay back some of the costs of two applicants in a Constitutional Court ruling relating to the Estina Dairy Farm. Mkhwebane must pay back 7.5% of the costs of the DA and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac). In her personal capacity nogal. [Rebecca Davis]( unpacks the latest ruling by the Constitutional Court. [Zimbabwe police warn of 'violence' for Friday protests]( Taking a leaf out of Hong Kong's book, Zimbabwe's authorities have already written the rules ahead of a massive MDC-led protest planned for tomorrow. The opposition is demonstrating against the economic slump wracking Zimbabwe, with protests scheduled in Harare and four other cities. — I’m a Maverick Insider, are you? Daily Maverick journalists Defend Truth every day. [Join the community]( of people who are supporting quality independent journalism. [Russian pilot saves lives in crash landing]( A pilot in Russia has safely crash-landed his Ural Airlines aircraft in a cornfield, saving over 230 lives. Forty-one year old Damir Yusupov was captain of the Airbus A321 when it struck a flock of seagulls, disabling both engines. Acting quickly, Yusupov and his crew steered the aircraft into a nearby corn field. All but one of the passengers were released from emergency services with few injuries at all. Get that man a vodka! [Xenophobia bubbles up in Soweto]( Wednesday night saw several foreign-owned businesses in White City, Zola, Rockville, Dobsonville, Emdeni and Moletsane targeted by angry local residents. Shops were looted and anger mounted against foreigners, allegedly in response for "what had happened in the Johannesburg CBD" several weeks ago. — [Click to Register]( - Use Daily Maverick as your invite code [How office spaces are changing for the better]( [Sponsored Content by The Design Assemblage]( Since the Industrial Revolution, offices have shifted from crowded open spaces to monotonous cubicles back to hipper open spaces, in a never-ending quest to foster productivity, boost creativity and spread collaborations between team members. But has it ever worked? And what does the future office space look like? Featured Articles [Public protector’s legal bills mount with another ‘gross negligence’ finding against her]( [Public protector’s legal bills mount with another ‘gross negligence’ finding against her]( BY Rebecca Davis [Bandile Masuku rebuilding Gauteng provincial health, one dose at a time]( [Bandile Masuku rebuilding Gauteng provincial health, one dose at a time]( BY Bheki C. Simelane [Sanef v. EFF: Setting the record straight]( [Sanef v. EFF: Setting the record straight]( BY Mahlatse Mahlase Opinionistas [The state is too broken to blunder on with universal healthcare]( BY Judith February [National Health Insurance Bill will depress confidence and growth further]( BY Nazmeera Moola — [Click to Register]( - Use Daily Maverick as your invite code [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](