Story of the Day

While you were sleeping

Sanders endorses Clinton

After months of bitter rivalry, Bernie Sanders has announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Amidst banners of “Stronger Together”, Sanders and Clinton addressed a packed New Hampshire audience. The Sanders endorsement locked away will now result in a fully-armed Democratic campaign to resist Donald Trump’s bombastapalooza.  Read more

China must obey law of the sea – Australia

Diplomatic pressure has mounted against China in the wake of an important ruling on the South China Sea territorial claim. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop joined called today for Beijing to respect international law. A UN-backed court declared on Tuesday that China had no historical claim to the South China Sea. Building sandy islands to do just that does not count, evidently. Read More

Pokemon Go vindicates Nintendo’s shift

Netting $1.6 million a day from American players alone, the release of Nintendo’s Pokemon Go has boosted its share value by 60 percent in four sessions. Using augmented reality via your smartphone, you can expect to see South Africa’s children – and some adults – walking through the streets frantically-looking for Pokemon. A child in the USA has already stumbled upon a corpse in a river while looking for a water-type. The future truly has arrived. Read more

First Jupiter pic beamed down

Nasa’s Juno mission probe has sent its first image of Jupiter back to earth. Including three of its moons, Io, Europa and Ganymede, the probe is on a larger arc away from Jupiter, but will return in August with an even better picture. And no, you cannot play Pokemon Go in space. Read more

Picture of the Day

In Numbers

7.5

Facts of the Day

Today sees Theresa May succeed David Cameron as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She is the second woman to do so in history, following Margaret Thatcher.

Fact of the day: You cannot own a pet rabbit in Queensland, Australia, unless you can prove you are a magician.

Weather

Financial Data

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	Op-Ed: In Zimbabwe, it is People vs The Government  By Simba J. Hungwe
	Poacher’s paradise: The terrifying underworld behind rhino horn trade  By Marelise van der Merwe
	Podcast: First Person, Ep 02 – The Granny on a Magic Mushroom Mission  By Marianne Thamm
	Horns of a Dilemma: Mozambique poaching enriching North Korea’s leadership  By Don Pinnock
	Race to Power: May brings air of cool to the UK’s hot July, Bernie in Hillary’s corner (finally)  By J Brooks Spector
	While you were sleeping: 12 July 2016  By John Stupart

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	Laws, orders and recommendations: The SABC gets it wrong, again  By Pierre de Vos
	From stumped to trumped, in one day  By William Bird