Mthethwa found guilty of murder

[Daily Maverick] AFTERNOON THING with JOHN STUPART Thursday, 16 March 2017 [Fatsak.]( Perfect for the home or office. We deliver nationally, to Europe and now the UAE. WHILE YOU WERE WORKING [Mthethwa guilty of murder]( Artist Zwelethu Mthethwa has been found guilty of the murder of Nokuphila Kumalo in 2013. CCTV footage showing Mthethwa beating Kumalo in Woodstock, Cape Town, proved credible evidence, the court decided. The artist opted to remain silent during his trial. [Zille drinks the colonial Kool-Aid]( Viceroy Helen Zille has courted disciplinary action by the DA over her social media statements seemingly praising colonialism. Zille tweeted: "For those claiming legacy of colonialism was only negative, think of our independent judiciary, transport infrastructure, piped water etc." The DA stalwart later apologised and attempted to walk back her comments, but by this point the collective head-shaking has well and truly begun. [Trump budget to slash environment and aid funding]( President Donald Trump is set to announce sweeping budget cuts in his statement to Congress today. A 28% cut in State Department funding, along with cuts to virtually anything touching environmental policy will be included. Additionally, despite promising Mexico would pay for the wall, $8-billion over the next two years will be earmarked for the wall's construction. [Proteas stumble out the block]( South Africa closed its day of cricket at 24-2 after New Zealand finished their first innings at 268. Nightwatchman Kagiso Rabada is currently on station, and will have to carry the South African hopes into tomorrow's cricket. JP Duminy did achieve an impressive 4-47 against New Zealand's batsmen, helping break up an impressive rally by the Black Caps. — [Fatsak.]( Perfect for the home or office. We deliver nationally, to Europe and now the UAE. FEATURED ARTICLES [Sassa Crisis in Concourt: The Guardians, The People and the Predator State]( [Sassa Crisis in Concourt: The Guardians, The People and the Predator State]( BY Ranjeni Munusamy [Marikana Massacre: Police absolve 87 of their own]( [Marikana Massacre: Police absolve 87 of their own]( BY Marianne Merten [TRAINSPOTTER: Sassa, Ramaphosa, Mkhize, and the potholed road to Hell]( [TRAINSPOTTER: Sassa, Ramaphosa, Mkhize, and the potholed road to Hell]( BY Richard Poplak OPINIONISTAS [Myths about the SASSA social grants fiasco and the power of the Constitutional Court]( [Myths about the SASSA social grants fiasco and the power of the Constitutional Court]( A column by Pierre de Vos [Government needs to live up to its housing promises, break the legacy of apartheid and restore the dignity of millions]( [Government needs to live up to its housing promises, break the legacy of apartheid and restore the dignity of millions]( A column by Refiloe Nt’sekhe [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](