Bus strike halts Joburg commuters, Hewitt up for parola

[Help a friend procrastinate at work.]( [Daily Maverick] Monday, 16 September 2019 WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Minority union halts Johannesburg bus routes]( Metrobus commuters were left up the bus-creek without a paddle today as Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union members mounted a strike. Metrobus warned DEMAWUSA that its rights as a minority union were limited and that any demands it or its members had needed to be checked within that context. [Victims outraged over Hewitt parole]( One of the victims of rapist Bob Hewitt has dubbed his early parole a "re-rape". A parole board had decided to grant him release on 23 September, without consulting any of his victims. A review application of the parole decision is now being launched. — Financing the backs entrepreneurs... [Click here for more.]( [Trump promises support for Middle East post attack]( Killing a journalist yielded no action, but suffering a strike on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities has prompted President Donald Trump to pledge support for its Middle Eastern allies. Global oil soared in price today on the back of the attacks, which the United States have accused Iran of perpetrating. [Listeria deaths in Spain]( Move over South African polony, Spain has its own listeriosis outbreak. There have been several deaths and hundreds more have been reported ill with a listeria crisis emerging in Spain. The outbreak was traced to a packaged pork producer in the South of Spain, and appeared to be concentrated in Andalusia. — Financing the backs entrepreneurs... [Click here for more.]( Featured Articles [Call for forensic investigation into farm worker equity schemes]( [Call for forensic investigation into farm worker equity schemes]( BY Barbara Maregele for GroundUp [They called me Queer – Becoming: The Fourth Stage]( [They called me Queer – Becoming: The Fourth Stage]( BY Haji Mohamed Dawjee [Metrobus Strike: Government and unions under fire as bus commuters left in the lurch again]( [Metrobus Strike: Government and unions under fire as bus commuters left in the lurch again]( BY Bheki C. Simelane [Ten ways to instil hope in young people now]( [Ten ways to instil hope in young people now]( BY David Harrison Opinionistas [Rainy days ahead brighten the outlook for gloomy farmers]( BY Wandile Sihlobo [The constitutional challenges facing the prescription of assets]( BY Paul Hoffman — Financing the backs entrepreneurs... [Click here for more.]( If you appreciate what Daily Maverick does, [join our community]( and help keep us going. [Sign up]( to Maverick Insider for whatever amount you choose. It takes a couple of minutes and it makes a huge difference to the country. If you are already an Insider, thank you and please help us by passing on this message to someone who might want to join the cause. [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](