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While you were sleeping: 27 July 2016

While you were sleeping: 27 July 2016
By John Stupart
27 Jul 2016
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Clinton makes history in USA, wildfires mobilise army in Spain, and man wins island in lottery.

“Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.”

 – André Maurois

Story of the Day

LGE 2016: Scrum over Mandela’s legacy exposes hollow heart of SA politics

Two-and-a-half years after his passing, who would’ve thought that Nelson Mandela would be featuring in this year’s local government elections? Instead of big issues that should be in contention in this poll, the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance are fighting over which party is entitled to use Mandela as a campaign weapon. Mandela’s legacy might belong to the world but his political affiliation was not universal. The question is: why should Mandela even be a factor when people make a decision about who to vote for? The answer says a lot about our politics. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
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While you were sleeping

Clinton makes history

Not rain nor sleet nor Russian cyber attacks exposing Democratic collusion could keep Hillary Clinton from the door. Winning her party’s nomination overnight, Clinton has made history by becoming the first woman to represent a major US political party. Read more

Reliance on iPhone hurts Apple

Apple has announced a 27 percent drop in profits from this time last year. Reliance on the iPhone to drive its company bottom line, amid a saturated, competitive market, has been pegged as the reason for the slump. Nonetheless, Apple announced late on Tuesday that a move to other services should see the company surge forward once more. Read More

Spain deploys army to fight wildfires

Over a score of aircraft and 130 soldiers have been deployed to fight wildfires near Valencia. The fire is largely out of control, destroying 1,400 hectares of wilderness. Thus far no residential areas are threatened, but the region’s bat and fox populations are. Read More

Man wins island

In possibly the luckiest lottery ever, an Australian man has won an entire Pacific island in a raffle. Spending just $49 on his ticket, the man remains known only as ‘Joshua’. With luck, the sheer rates and taxes burden of owning that much real estate won’t ruin Joshua’s life. Read More

In Numbers

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The half-life in days of a teaspoon, according to a study entitled ‘Where are all the bloody teaspoons?’

Fact of the Day

Today in 1953 saw an end to the Korean War. But with South Korea refusing to sign the peace treaty, they are still technically at war with the north.

Walking can boost your creativity by as much as 60%, according to recent experiments.

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