How Regiments Capital slithered under ACSA, SAA and Transnet's skin

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] Thursday, 25 October 2018 “Drop some of them bricks you keep hauling around with you. Life just ain't that heavy.” Cynthia Rylant Story of the Day [The Insider: How the treasurer of ACSA, SAA and Transnet enabled Regiments to make hundreds of millions]( By Susan Comrie for amaBhungane Emails reveal the seduction of Phetolo Ramosebudi, ACSA, SAA and Transnet treasury boss. While You Were Sleeping [Clinton, Obama some of those targeted in bombing attempts]( A series of explosive devices detected in the mail of several high-ranking public figures has sparked a massive investigation. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN's New York Headquarters, and several other prominent subjects of Donald Trump's conservative fanbase were targeted. Trump, for his part, has condemned the attempted bombings, but was quick to blame the media for "political hostility". 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Sarah Charlton writes on Johannesburg’s informal recyclers in Changing Space, Changing City: Johannesburg after Apartheid, a multi-authored book that brings together broad understandings of macro spatial trends in the city and the policies that shape them with more nuanced views provided by area-based studies and chapters exploring the relationships between place and identity. Maverick Insider is more than just about financially supporting quality, independent journalism and keeping Zapiro accessible for all readers. It’s also about building a community with our loyal readers who want to share in unique experiences and help us write this new chapter of Daily Maverick. [Click here]( to get a closer look at the Truth. Picture of the Day By Leila Dougan SA Finance Minister Tito Mboweni walks to Parliament to deliver the Mid-Term Budget Report, 24 October 2018. In Numbers $1 The amount Stephen King sold the film rights to "Stationary Bike" for. He sold it to a group of Welsh teenagers. 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