Horror bush crash kills 18

[Daily Maverick] AFTERNOON THING with JOHN STUPART Tuesday, 4 July 2017 WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Horror crash kills 18]( At least 18 people have died in a crash in Mpumalanga. A bus and truck collided 3km outside Machadodorp this morning, killing 16 at the scene, with two dying in hospital. The victims are believed to be mineworkers. With many still injured, Sanco spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu has called for an investigation into what exactly caused the crash. [Final tribute paid to Suna Venter]( Colleagues, friends and family bid farewell to Suna Venter at a memorial service in Johannesburg today. Several SABC 8 journalists were present at the service. Venter died last week of "Broken Heart Syndrome," believed to be related to constant harassment and intimidation targeted against her. [Trump to meet Putin on Friday]( Taking a break from tweeting wrestling memes and engaging in light covfefe, President Donald Trump will meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. Meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, it is currently unclear as to what the two will be chatting about in their first meeting since Trump's election win. It's unlikely anyone will be exchanging email passwords, then. [Hanoi to ban motorbikes by 2030]( If you have plans for a romantic Vietnamese motorcycle roadtrip, best to get it done before 2030. Hanoi's city officials have almost unanimously voted to ban all motorcycles and scooters by 2030. With skyrocketing air pollution plaguing Hanoi, the move is aimed at replacing the polluting vehicles with public transport. This might be a useful incentive to produce affordable "green" motorcycles in South-East Asia. — FEATURED ARTICLES [TRAINSPOTTER: The Numbers Gang – how the ANC’s 5th National Policy Conference is deciding the fate of 55-million people, badly]( [TRAINSPOTTER: The Numbers Gang – how the ANC’s 5th National Policy Conference is deciding the fate of 55-million people, badly]( BY Richard Poplak [Prasa: Swifambo was a front for R2.6-billion locomotive contract]( [Prasa: Swifambo was a front for R2.6-billion locomotive contract]( BY PAULI VAN WYK [After the Gupta wedding and the SARS ‘Rogue Unit’ report fiascos: What future for KPMG in South Africa?]( [After the Gupta wedding and the SARS ‘Rogue Unit’ report fiascos: What future for KPMG in South Africa?]( BY Marianne Thamm OPINIONISTAS [The opposition needs to lead more than litigate]( [The opposition needs to lead more than litigate]( A column by Luke Jordan [Cheap alternative to costly green tech]( [Cheap alternative to costly green tech]( A column by Ivo Vegter [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2017 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](