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title: "While you were sleeping: 24 Feb"
description: "Kenya suspends Supreme Court Justice, Swedish teen rescued from ISIL, and Chinese smartphones march out of Asia."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "John Stupart"
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published: "2016-02-24T05:55:58"
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# While you were sleeping: 24 Feb

> Kenya suspends Supreme Court Justice, Swedish teen rescued from ISIL, and Chinese smartphones march out of Asia.

By John Stupart · Published 24 February 2016, 07:55 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *“If spiders were the size of cats, would they be less scary or more scary? On the one hand, they wouldn’t get into your house as easily. But on the other hand, once they’re in there, ohhhhhh boy. Oh boy.”*  –**Channing Tatum** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/242e9fd9-cb21-4064-8530-8f3e7a65c48e.jpg) \\| \\| --- \\| \\| [SARS Wars: Health warning - tobacco may be harmful to your democracy](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-sars-wars-health-warning-tobacco-may-be-harmful-to-your-democracy/) This month nine US politicians wrote to the US Department of Justice demanding that it investigate the London-listed British American Tobacco (BAT) following claims that the company engaged in widespread bribery of politicians and policymakers in Africa. Police in the UK are also investigating claims in relation to BAT's dealings in South Africa and an explosive affidavit by a whistleblower summited to the Competition Commission also suggests large scale industrial espionage and the corruption of government officials. Meanwhile, the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association has come out guns blazing. By MARIANNE THAMM. \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Kenya suspends Supreme Court judge** President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has suspended Supreme Court judge, Justice Philip Tunoi. Tunoi is on the hook for a $2 million bribe possibly paid in relation to an election petition. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-supreme-court-judge-suspended-over-bribery-claims) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Swedish teenager rescued by Kurds** Iraqi Kurdish soldiers have rescued a Swedish teenager from ISIL forces near Mosul. The unnamed teenager left Sweden for Iraq with her boyfriend. The boyfriend appears to have led the girl into Iraq. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-iraqi-kurdish-troops-rescue-swedish-teen-from-islamic-state) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Mars and Snickers bars recalled** Fifty-five countries have had their candy bars recalled due to plastic hazards inside the bars themselves. Although chocolate maker Mars declined to list each country, the sheer existence of Snickers on this list may make you think twice about your snack today. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-mars-recalls-candy-bars-in-55-countries-after-plastic-find) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Flying under the radar behind Apple and Samsung** If you thought the Barcelona Wireless Show was purely an Apple and Samsung festival of VR goggles, think again. Chinese smartphone manufacturers have also made clear their intentions to take on the global market. Offering similar technology to mainstream alternatives, Chinese brands such as TCL and OPPO will soon be supplying cheaper smartphones to the world, including Africa. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-hottest-phones-youve-never-heard-of-_-same-bang-less-buck) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **7.438** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The expected 2016 production tonnage, in millions, of mielies for South Africa. Consumption is around 11.25 million tonnes. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Today is the day Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivers the state's budget.**Prepare for a financial bloodbath. Tighten the belt, get the no-name brands, and drive a lot less. Cuts and taxes loom.  **Fact of the day: The walls in the Vatican City were constructed to keep pirates out.** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 19° max: 33°, cloudy CPT: min: 17° max: 26°, cloudy DBN: min: 22° max: 40°, cloudyEL: min: 22° max: 35°, sunny JHB: min: 18° max: 29°, rainy KIM: min: 22° max: 32°, rainy NLP: min: 17° max: 36°, rainy PMB: min: 16° max: 38°, rainy PKN: min: 18° max: 31°, rainy PE: min: 17° max: 27°, rainy PTA: min: 18° max: 30°, rainy \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$34.08 Gold=$1,222.16 Platinum=$938.75 R/$=15.18 R/€=16.69 R/£=21.35 $/€=1.09 JSE All Share=48,375.91 DJIA=16,567.55 FTSE 100=6,017.75 : [Source](http://emma.thewww.dailymaverick.co.za/servlet/link/3890/618590/129788333/3233800) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED** [SARS Wars: Health warning - tobacco may be harmful to your democracy](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-sars-wars-health-warning-tobacco-may-be-harmful-to-your-democracy/) By MARIANNE THAMM.[Bad day at SA Post Office: Madonsela, Barnes expose mismanagement and financial crisis](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-bad-day-at-sa-post-office-madonsela-barnes-expose-mismanagement-and-financial-crisis/) By MARIANNE MERTEN.[Czech mate: Radovan Krejcir finally runs out of luck](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-23-czech-mate-radovan-krejcir-finally-runs-out-of-luck/) By MARIANNE THAMM.[The ANC’s wealth tax: Double rigging a rigged game](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-the-ancs-wealth-tax-double-rigging-a-rigged-game/) KEVIN BLOOM[Daily Maverick Podcast: Richard Sipe](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-podcast/) KINGSLEY KIPURY[University of Free State violence: ‘It was a matter of survival’](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-university-of-free-state-violence-it-was-a-matter-of-survival/) By GREG NICOLSON.[EFF declares what’s at stake at the University of Pretoria: #AfrikaansMustFall](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-02-24-eff-declares-whats-at-stake-at-the-university-of-pretoria-afrikaansmustfall/) BHEKI C. 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