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While you were sleeping: 05 May 2016

Prince's cause of death indicated, Trump unopposed, and Midnight Oil put the band back together.
While you were sleeping: 05 May 2016
John Stupart
By John Stupart
5 May 2016
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"If it's the last thing I do, I'm going to destroy every f*****g grammar school in England. And Wales. And Northern Ireland."

 – Anthony Crosland

 

Story of the Day

Really, #Paybackthemoney: Semantics drive fears Zuma will short-change taxpayers 

Civil society lobby group Accountability Now has written to ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, expressing concern that an interpretation in the ConCourt judgment of the remedial action ordered by the public protector might short-change taxpayers. The Constitutional Court ruled that President Zuma pay back the money for non-security upgrades within 60 days of the 31 March judgment. With less than 30 days to go, the clock is ticking. By MARIANNE THAMM.
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While you were sleeping

Clues to Prince's death revealed

Although no official word has been released on the cause of Prince's death, some indicators have been revealed. A lawyer representing a pain addiction specialist said his client had been rushed to Prince's home, only to arrive too late. The involvement of said specialist indicates, at least speculatively, his cause of death was related to pain medication. Read more
 

Uphill battle ahead for Trump

The spray-tanned champion of the Republican Party now stands unopposed. With John Kasich bowing out of the US presidential race last night, Donald Trump must now attempt to unite a fractured Republican Party in time to challenge Hillary Clinton. Read more
 

Castaways survive months adrift

Four Pacific islanders have survived four months adrift in a small wooden boat. Living on fish caught with the gear they had on board, the four Kiribati nationals were rescued by a fishing boat almost 650km away from their home. No volleyballs were humanised during their ordeal, however. Read more
 

Midnight Oil reforms

Australian rock band Midnight Oil are getting back together. With a new album on the way, the band will be touring for the first time since 2002. With news like that, it's hard to sleep,

target="_blank">burning beds or not. Read more
 

In Numbers

230,800

The number of people employed by Amazon worldwide.

Facts of the Day

Today violinist Nikita Boriso-Glebsky will  perform the Fourth Violin Concerto by Vieuxtemps at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. Tickets here.

Fact of the day: Before alarm clocks were a thing, there was a profession called a 'knocker-upper' who would knock on your door until you woke up. Throttling of said knocker-upper was probably frowned upon.

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