--- title: "While you were sleeping: 04 May 2016" description: "Trump triumphs in Indiana, Navy SEAL killed in Syria, and Atletico Madrid to Champion's League final." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Newsdeck" author: "John Stupart" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/johnstupart/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-04-while-you-were-sleeping-04-may-2016/" published: "2016-05-04T05:58:33" updated: "2016-05-04T06:00:15" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 695 --- # While you were sleeping: 04 May 2016 > Trump triumphs in Indiana, Navy SEAL killed in Syria, and Atletico Madrid to Champion's League final. By John Stupart · Published 4 May 2016, 07:58 SAST · Updated 4 May 2016, 08:00 SAST ## Content | \| \\| "Oh! It makes me mad to think what great issues lie in the hands of a few stupid and obstinate men!" **–** **Emily Hobhouse**, in a letter to Jan Smuts \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/54c2d88d-2bc6-4c12-b17d-8b5791328a5d.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [Stalingrad Strategy: A few moves and pawns still remain on Zuma’s chess board](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-stalingrad-strategy-a-few-moves-and-pawns-still-remain-on-zumas-chess-board/)Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba might have plowed through one of the flanks of President Jacob Zuma’s seven-year, massively costly legal bid to shrug off more than 783 charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption related to the Arms Deal, but a few obstacles still remain. Defending the last remaining ramparts of the Stalingrad Strategy the president has employed to delay last Friday’s judgment are his hand-picked doorkeepers, NPA head Shaun Abrahams and his Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba. By MARIANNE THAMM. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-stalingrad-strategy-a-few-moves-and-pawns-still-remain-on-zumas-chess-board/#.VylmkIRcRBc) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Trump trumps CruzDonald Trump has become the presumptive winner of the Republican nomination following a highly successful Indiana primary. The Orange Menace's only real contender, Ted Cruz, has since suspended his campaign. Up next: locusts and frogs. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-04-trump-the-presumptive-white-house-nominee-as-cruz-crashes-out) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Navy SEAL killed in ISIL attackA US Navy SEAL has been killed during an ISIL offensive just north of Mosul, Iraq. While aiding Peshmerga forces in defending a position, the Special Forces soldier was overrun by ISIL attackers. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-04-is-kills-us-navy-seal-in-iraq-attack) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## WhatsApp blockade ends in BrazilThe Facebook-owned messaging service was suspended for failing to reveal user data involved in the prosecution of a drug deal. WhatsApp argued that they had no technical means of assisting authorities in cracking the messenger. End to end encryption can generally be fickle like that. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-04-whatsapp-blockage-ends-in-brazil-facebook) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Atlético Madrid through to Champions League finalDespite losing to Bayern Munich 2-1 last night, a crucial lone goal by Antoine Griezmann edged them into the final. Winning on aggregate, Atlético will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid. That semi-final shall be decided tonight. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-04-football-atletico-can-win-champions-league-torres) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **28** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of rockets launched by SpaceX up to May 2016. The organisation will launch another in just over a day's time. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today in 1953 **Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer prize for his classic***[The Old Man and the Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea)*.Fact of the day: **Boeing used to use ferrets** to carry wires through otherwise-inaccessible parts of its aircraft. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 5° max: 22°, sunny CPT: min: 14° max: 24°, rainy DBN: min: 18° max: 24°, cloudy EL: min: 17° max: 24°, cloudy JHB: min: 5° max: 24°, sunny KIM: min: 7° max: 22°, sunny NLP: min: 8° max: 24°, sunny PMB: min: 5° max: 22°, sunny PKN: min: 11° max: 22°, sunny PE: min: 15° max: 20°, cloudy PTA: min: 7° max: 25°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$45.06Gold=$1,286.66 Platinum=$1,064.25 R/$=14.62 R/€=16.83 R/£=21.27 $/€=1.15 JSE All Share=51,912.11 DJIA=17,750.91 FTSE 100=6,185.59 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/rSat6rHuSZdQU34klRWsYZFzIq5Q1x-UDR0xOiw5XyreHGUUScuBcOLVMAv0WQpvO-68OGUyJBlZ1WxQWlrmcpY_MrnYWk2omEuxnfymUekxGP8EsL4Ii4fSMTIu58XoDC_VGMhs5g=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Thamm-NPAZUMA.jpg)Nomgcobo Jiba. (Reuters, GCIS, EWN)" /> \\\| [Stalingrad Strategy: A few moves and pawns still remain on Zuma’s chess board](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-stalingrad-strategy-a-few-moves-and-pawns-still-remain-on-zumas-chess-board/) By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Photo by Shaun Swingler / Daily Maverick Chronicle.](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1vwWZO3GiL_j6lqmb6SFAS_f_8x2nhHmqlDbn2JbYI_vSnXsJdwz0GdRqT723fw3Dg-Qplg70yGUxCML_e0wLmmIKvZZIMGG4ERCGMmAmv2IlMvpqmtQ5P5sIyNqXYBAoCk63kfYx5fX9ThhYjHvDdpqHQNBPo3h=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Chronicle-Ridealongtext_subbed.jpg) \\\| [Ridealong: Into the heart of Cape Town’s gangland](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-ridealong-into-the-heart-of-cape-towns-gangland/) By Daily Maverick Chronicle \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/3J_y4wDtVIpTiDnOWIq6_1shv2enqhGiF0JgRA1sanI7tcnWdSWNErhiLfnGaMNDjsP_34QgjINAEYpO6I5tt9ihD_ukqkrTbQZ6aKoUZcJq3c5ScfFIH0gRmS3F9I07ZvYxX4h581HXl_MxFg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Merten-budget-votes.jpg)Nkoana-Mashabane delivers her budget vote speech at the Old Assembly Hall in Parliament, Cape Town, 3 May 2016. (Photo: Dirco)" /> \\\| [Parliamentary diary: A handy platform for electioneering](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-parliamentary-diary-a-handy-platform-for-electioneering/) By Marianne Merten \\\| \\\| ![All photos by Bheki C Simelane](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/CDrXgeZgC-vKgODjMLzkTky8a82tJNsErmSBEhXogkrKsN2QOhKlX1BnnVoVL5Xbt7Ht1eRQhNYlXnCfTvBV_EZcMIZebBzYuJXxy7l1gtyUmvK4cnUfPAzxPgJ3SvsV7e9Ko-HjGFUr4U_E6bIK0H24_XScffTV=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Bheki-Malema-subbed-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg) \\\| [Bheki’s Ordinary People: On Julius Malema and the EFF](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-bhekis-ordinary-people-on-julius-malema-and-the-eff/) By BHEKI C. SIMELANE \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/GmyA3-L25SvDRfDJEAP2z3Z1bAATK9AIegMD_saaqCoN9GN9mVMnUejafHQaBfnJl3z8F1WFzyzYR-A2vMBSopKZ6y5ruZZ9pPqMm2stNpCOid4rUkbVRQN8QCHpGeFUTs8-xDXUmXgMe2oK=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70ISS-AMarkle-subbed.jpg)cellphone in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 15 April 2016. EPA/LEGNAN KOULA" /> \\\| [ISS: Data key to unlocking Africa’s development prospects](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-iss-data-key-to-unlocking-africas-development-prospects/) By ISS TODAY \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/lfsrV712URi7nWgVZX4H1dvgvC5HME_DgReQdp7qU7a4-lQTPzUDViXIoH-FEg3iaSWBj8iapw8dmEDWLgY36K6Vp9Ja3hcPWn6Fx6PdBzrgkFikp4XSTQ8R4lMMrZjmFvhAN8w=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70h_527348322.jpg)to comment on the findings from analysis of the negotiating texts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), at the Résidence Palace in Brussels, Belgium, 02 May 2016. Greenpeace Netherlands has made these documents publically available to bring some much-needed transparency to the debate on the TTIP. Greenpeace has had its grave concerns for environment and public health confirmed, and has invited others with expertise in different areas to view the documents and analyse the impact of this trade deal, Greenpeace said. EPA/LAURENT DUBRULE" /> \\\| [While you were sleeping: 03 May 2016](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-05-03-while-you-were-sleeping-03-may-2016/) By John Stupart \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **OPINIONS** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Pierre de vos](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cCSj89v0JSzta79kOw7VDEehV0HBz3hocFgA2sM9CtDW-XTp4aUZYUM4qPZA9Muo3FEP8fEa1JqJjzoVq8jWjPPRwGf-3Sa-Kz_NXYc98Dz0_4AwLZihFLAxW9ArhhRwmQuNaIfI4rWQ3qPkCYbpYztlyS6isz9aWJI=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70e41a4dfa4a643c00376ac2cc63396bfb.jpg) \\\| [High Court finding means charges against Zuma are effectively reinstated](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2016-05-03-high-court-finding-means-charges-against-zuma-are-effectively-reinstated/) By Pierre de Vos \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![James-Boyce.jpg](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qMpD33eSHUCAmheHjsQ_EQt9brbXFOsWvQJ7c1PFyGxgOPVsefxJoihXgcFVAxd9lXZ1MGjLeI4_4L9ua9hD3Jt9AMZjHUbpa2Uy1uXW9eVEJoYCUbXmNE7O5-mRNWUb4jZaAUg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70James-Boyce.jpg) \\\| [Ivory Power: A Pyrrhic Victory for the Environmental Movement](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2016-05-03-ivory-power-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-the-environmental-movement/) By James Cannon Boyce \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |