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While you were sleeping: 2 November 2016
Clint and Trump escalate political warfare, hackers target Microsoft through Google, and Rousey hints at retirement.
“If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you use the
– Gen (Ret) Chuck Yeager
STORY OF THE DAY
State Capture: After a good day in the lawfare trenches, anti-Zuma momentum gathers force
By MARIANNE THAMM
Crowds supporting the rule of law gathered outside the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday as President Zuma, Minister of Co-operative Governance Des van Rooyen and Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane sought to stop the release of the Public Protector’s report on State Capture while the court ultimately granted opposition parties and former MP Vytjie Mentor the right to intervene. Meanwhile, in another significant move, the fraud case against IPID head Robert McBride and two others has collapsed. All this amid growing calls for President Zuma to step down. It appears the country is nearing a tipping point. By MARIANNE THAMM.
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Trump and Clinton mount furious attacks
New polls now show a much closer race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The Clinton campaign, furious at FBI director James Comey for launching an investigation without any new evidence, attacked Trump’s stance on women. Again. Trump seemed restored in the wake of the fresh scandal, promising to scour the political earth clean of the Clintons. It’s all getting a little biblical with less than a week to go to the vote.
Scandal tears through Korean cabinet
An ongoing nepotism scandal has seen Korea’s president, Park Geun-
Hackers target Windows through Google
A vulnerability exposed by Google has allowed a hacking group to exploit Windows machines. The
Ronda Rousey has suggested her comeback fight against Amanda Nunes could be one of her last bouts. Rousey, who appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show, spoke about the tiring nature of long fight
IN NUMBERS
118 days
The length of the siege of Ladysmith, which began today in 1899.
FACT OF THE DAY
Today is 1930 Haile Selassie was crowned emperor of Ethiopia.
The Harvard Grant Study, the longest ever study of humans, found that success was linked to having done chores as a child.
FEATURED ARTICLES
State Capture: Nelson Mandela Foundation says Zuma has failed as President
BY DAILY MAVERICK STAFF REPORTER
OPINIONISTAS
Free, quality education requires education-centred decisions not bounded by macroeconomics
A column by BATHABILE DLAMINI
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