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While you were sleeping: 2 December 2016
Trump appoints Mattis as Secretary of Defence, Bolivia suspends air crash charter company, and Australia insists reef "not dying".
TGIF, 2nd December
“Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, roads, the
Graham Chapman
STORY OF THE DAY
Demobilising the veterans: Can the ANC contain the anti-Zuma sentiment?
By RANJENI MUNUSAMY
After two intense meetings with veterans and a heated three-day national executive committee (NEC) meeting that debated the call for President Jacob Zuma to step down, the ANC does not appear to have a clear way forward to deal with its internal turmoil. The issue has been left to the top six officials (who include the person central to the problem) to figure it out. The NEC acceded to a call from the veterans to hold a consultative
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Trump names Mattis defence secretary
Donald Trump has announced that General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis will be his defence secretary. A seasoned combat commander who is a
Bolivia suspends air crash carrier
Bolivia has shut down the LAMIA air charter service in the wake of this week’s devastating crash. Authorities are now investigating LAMIA’s operations, and have revoked its permit entirely. Air crash investigators are examining pilot records and air traffic control logs, which they suspect all may have contributed to the disaster.
French President François Hollande will not run for a second term. Hollande made the announcement late yesterday, his action throwing open the doors for the socialists to field a new candidate in April. It is expected that Hollande’s deputy, Manuel Valls, will attempt to run instead. With the lowest approval ratings since WWII for a French president, Hollande’s departure is probably for the best.
Australia insists reef ‘not dying’
Australian officials have insisted that the Great Barrier Reef is not dying. The country is now required to submit its ‘Reef 2050’ rescue plan to UNESCO in order to avoid having the site listed as endangered. With widespread bleaching affecting two-thirds of its inshore northern section, “not dying” seems to be a Zuma-
IN NUMBERS
3,749
The number of people who streamed ‘It’s the End of the World As We Know It’ on the day of the Brexit vote results.
FACT OF THE DAY
Today in 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French.
Reporting a pothole in Boston will get you a photo of the filled cavity, along with the team who performed the work.
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