Theresa May delivers Brexit dirge

[Daily Maverick] AFTERNOON THING with JOHN STUPART Tuesday, 17th January 2017 WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Britain to leave EU single market] The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Theresa May has delivered her much-anticipated speech detailing the country's Brexit strategy. May was clear in that the UK would not hold on to bits of "EU membership", and would focus on its own comprehensive trade agreements, while also having free trade with the EU. Having her Brexit Cake and eating it seems to be May's theme of the day. [Fire fighters contain Table Mountain blaze] Over a 100 fire fighters were deployed overnight to battle a fire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain. As of today, the flames were under control but by no means completely out. About 57 fires have broken out in Western Cape in the dry season so far. [Turkish night club suspect 'confesses'] Abdulgadir Masharipov, the Isis-linked attacker of a nightclub in Istanbul has allegedly confessed to carrying out the attack. Arrested on Monday, Masharipov confessed today, according to Istanbul's governor. Given the bruised and bloody picture released by officials, it's unclear whether the confession came before or after his injuries. [Ford Kuga victim's family to sue] Reshall Jimmy's family has announced their intention to sue over the death of their child after his Ford Kuga burst into flames. The family's lawyer made the announcement at a National Press Club briefing today. — [New podcast every Tuesday] FEATURED ARTICLES [SASSA’s deafening silence on April 1 readiness for monthly R10-billion grant handover] [SASSA’s deafening silence on April 1 readiness for monthly R10-billion grant handover] BY Marianne Thamm [Cartoon: Zuma Trumped] [Cartoon: Zuma Trumped] BY Zapiro [‘Lifeboat’ scandal: An unlikely whistle-blower?] [‘Lifeboat’ scandal: An unlikely whistle-blower?] BY HENNIE VAN VUUREN & MICHAEL MARCHANT OPINIONISTAS [The climate pendulum is swinging] [The climate pendulum is swinging] A column by Ivo Vegter [2017, the crunch year: No option but to fight for what is right] [2017, the crunch year: No option but to fight for what is right] A column by Judith February [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND] Copyright © 2016 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. [Preferences] | [Unsubscribe]