Apartheid killer given parole, sugar industry's job-loss falsehoods explained

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] Thursday, 7 March 2019 While You Were Working [Apartheid assassin given parole]( Ferdi Barnard, the convicted murderer of anti-apartheid activist and Wits University academic Dr David Webster, has been granted full parole. Justice Minister Michael Masutha announced Barnard's parole today following a failed attempt at freedom in 2016. Janusz Waluś' legal counsel's ears, no doubt, have just picked up. [SA sugar industry creates job-loss straw man]( The introduction of the national sugar tax has caused an eruption of complaints from Big Sugar industry players. They argued that the tax has resulted in thousands of job losses. DM's Aisha Abdool Karim, however, [explains just why]( there is zero evidence to back this up. — [Click to RSVP]( [AfriForum to appeal Coligny murderers' sentence]( AfriForum will cover the cost of Advocate Barry Roux in order to appeal the sentences handed down to two men convicted of murdering teenager Matlhomola Moshoeu. AfriForum is arguing that one witness in the case had allegedly lied during the trial. [Zimbabwe brings in Trump lobbyists to end sanctions]( Ballard Partners Inc, a company whose owner helped raise funds for the Trump 2016 campaign, has been hired by the Zimbabwean government to help end sanctions against the country. President Donald Trump renewed sanctions against Zimbabwean individuals and politically-linked organisations, which combined with widespread EU measures to create an economic hurricane. Roger Stone was presumably too busy being lambasted in a US court to take on the contract. — [Be the change you want to see]( Maverick Insider is more than a reader revenue scheme. Whilst not quite a ‘state of mind’, it is a mindset: it’s about believing that independent journalism makes a genuine difference to our country and it’s about having the will to support that endeavour. [Sign up to Maverick Insider]( and be the change you want to see. [Click to RSVP]( Featured Articles [Apartheid-era CCB assassin Ferdi Barnard gets full parole]( [Apartheid-era CCB assassin Ferdi Barnard gets full parole]( BY Daily Maverick [South African industry falsely blames job losses on sugar tax]( [South African industry falsely blames job losses on sugar tax]( BY Aisha Abdool Karim [ANC has a big night in Northern KZN, making gains against IFP]( [ANC has a big night in Northern KZN, making gains against IFP]( BY Wayne Sussman Opinionistas [Minister Mthethwa, we will always push back against politicians who are not accountable]( BY Mike van Graan [Change is happening — and positive people can decide to #Stay&Fix South Africa]( BY Wayne Duvenage [Click to RSVP]( [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](