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While you were sleeping: 17 March 2016

While you were sleeping: 17 March 2016
By John Stupart
17 Mar 2016
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Zuma in for a rough day, Nigeria's former minister could be rather corrupt, and Djokovic to quarter-finals.

“Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed.” 

– Wally Lamb

Story of the Day
Zupta chamber of secrets blown open: Tide turns in ANC 
President Jacob Zuma had countless opportunities to disown and distance himself from the actions of the Gupta family as they commandeered control of the South African state. He did not. He surrendered his constitutional powers to his marauding friends and for this he must face the consequences – legally and politically. This is the approach of a significant and growing lobby in the ANC as the party finally confronts the staggering crisis the Zuma-Gupta nexus has plunged the country into. The best thing opposition parties can do now is to sit this round out. The ANC is ripe for a cull, although it might not be immediate. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.

While you were sleeping
The Teflon shovel loses his handle
A torrent of ANC-based condemnation for alleged dealings between President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family issued forth over the evening. Last on the bandwagon before bedtime was ANC MP, Jackson Mthembu, who tweeted that the “arrogance” of the Guptas should be dealt with. Zuma is due for a rough day in Parliament.
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Former Nigerian defence minister moderately corrupt
New allegations have emerged that indicate former Nigerian defence minister, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, diverted staff salaries for his own gain. Badeh is currently on trial in Abuja for illegally suckling $19.8 million from the defence ministry’s teat.
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Colombian ‘FARC’ frog in extinction battle
A rare species of frog in Colombia’s jungles has been the victim of the state’s war on FARC rebels. Named Atelopus farci after the rebel group, the frog is the ironic victim of improving relations between government and rebels. The result of ongoing talks has resulted in the expansion of organised agriculture in the frog’s habitat, leading to its possible extinction.
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Djokovic advances to quarter-finals
Novak Djokovic has defeated Feliciano López 6-3, 6-3 in the fourth round of his Indian Wells campaign. He now advances comfortably to the quarter-finals, where he will face either Dominic Thiem or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

In Numbers
2,309,262
The current annual salary in Rands of a cabinet minister in South Africa.

Facts of the Day
Today in 1992 a referendum to end Apartheid was voted on. It was passed 68.7% to 31.2%.

Fact of the day: Actress Eva Longoria produced the hit 2014 action movie John Wick.

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Photo: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (Greg Nicolson), Hawks chief Major General Berning Ntlemeza (eNCA) SARS Wars: Crimes Against the State’s hounding of Gordhan clearly a malicious prosecution 
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Photo: Atul Gupta, President Zuma (Sapa) Trainspotter: Been spendin’ most our lives livin’ in Gupta’ Paradise 
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Photo: South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas arrive to deliver 2016 budget address to the parliament in Cape Town, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings State Capture: The floodgates open as Deputy Finance Minister Jonas admits Guptas offered him top job 
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Photo: Robert McBride is seen at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Thursday, 30 September 2010 during an appeal by the Citizen newspaper against an award of damages and defamation granted to him. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA Robert McBride in dock: What game are the Hawks playing?
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Photo of Cecil Burgess by CityPress. The ANC abandons Cecil Burgess as candidate for Inspector-General of Intelligence 
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Photo: Johannesburg at night by Andrew Moore via Flickr Imposing, aggressive and unwilling to listen: How South Africans are perceived in Africa 
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Photo:Two residents of Gathaithi Village mourn the killing of their relatives in Nyeri East district by members of the Mungiki group on 21 April 2009. Police sources say 27 villagers were hacked to death in the night raid by the banned sect known as Mungiki. EPA/GEORGE MULALA Retribution For Hire: Ruthless Kenyan gang resurfaces ahead of crucial polls 
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Photo: A file picture dated 15 May 2004 of FIFA President Joseph Blatter announcing that South Africa would be hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup during an official ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA/EDDY RISCH Op-Ed: Three key points as Fifa closes the net on 2010 corruption 
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Photo: US Republican presidential candidate John Kasich with his daughter Emma (L), wife Karen (2-L), and daughter Reese (R), speaks during an election night rally at Baldwin Wallace University, in Berea, Ohio, USA, 15 March 2016. EPA/DAVID MAXWELL Into the US election void: What do we do now? 
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