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[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Wed 03 May   [ozayr_patel_hello-1] What a Wednesday we have in store, there’s so much happening in the news world. Today, the Thabo Bester saga continues. There will be bail applications for those allegedly involved in his escape from Mangaung prison, including by a number of people employed by security company G4S. The most recent arrests were made on Monday. This brings the number of suspects to eight. Also today, the Eskom board will be before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa). The board will face questions about corruption, sabotage and cartels at the power utility, as alleged by former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter. The ANC will also be in court today to take on De Ruyter for alleging that Eskom was the feeding trough for the party. The ANC believes De Ruyter’s claims can seriously affect its credentials ahead of next year’s national elections. Like I said, a bumper day ahead. Stay tuned to the M&G for coverage. [Our environmental newsletter]( the Green Guardian, goes out today. Subscribe to it. Ozayr Patel | Climate & Environment Editor [@Ozayr8]( [ED_384843]( [Senzo Meyiwa: Disbarred lawyer Dan Teffo makes dramatic court entrance]( Teffo demanded that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela meet him in chambers before the trial proceeded, saying he wanted to discuss “other issues” that could not be mentioned in public [// Read more]( [King-Misuzulu]( Premium [New Ingonyama boss starts work despite Jerome Ngwenya’s attempted revolt]( King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s nominee has hit the ground running, while the axed Ngwenya seeks to be reinstated This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( [6BC5B680-272F-4D5D-A01F-313A41F4813F]( [More petrol pain as fuel rises by 37 cents a litre on Wednesday]( But, as markets grapple with global economic uncertainty, questions over future energy demand could see prices softening [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [Alcohol abuse a threat in the South African workplace]( Employers have a role to play in reducing the harm caused by alcohol abuse and helping employees get the help they need [// Read more]( [Objects of Desire: Winter staples]( Essential objects to spring into winter [// Read more]( [WATCH | Weight loss drugs may work — but won’t end obesity on their own]( In this month’s episode of our television show, Health Beat, we speak to two people who’ve used the weight loss drug Semaglutide [// Read more]( [Has the tripartite alliance become an anachronism?]( Can the South African Communist Party exist effectively and independently of the ANC? [// Read more]( [You’re fired: We must drain public sector bloat]( The public sector in South Africa is staffed with people – from professions to civil service and bureaucrats – who make citizens dread interacting with their government [// Read more]( Pic of the day [Sudan chaos] Smoke rises as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Khartoum, Sudan on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Ahmed Satti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa