--- title: "While you were sleeping: 8 June 2016" description: "Mediterranean refugee deaths skyrocket, Trump shouts at Clinton (again), and Proteas sail to victory vs Australia." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "South Africa" author: "John Stupart" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/johnstupart/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-while-you-were-sleeping-8-june-2016/" published: "2016-06-08T06:17:11" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 1001 --- # While you were sleeping: 8 June 2016 > Mediterranean refugee deaths skyrocket, Trump shouts at Clinton (again), and Proteas sail to victory vs Australia. By John Stupart · Published 8 June 2016, 08:17 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *"I was quiet, but I was not blind."* **– Jane Austen** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/fe4d95da-83aa-41b1-bfec-98b1b3505bef.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [Legends of the Fall: Is the true ANC exiled to the political wilderness?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-legends-of-the-fall-is-the-true-anc-exiled-to-the-political-wilderness/)The build-up to August’s local government elections has been marred by disputes and violence over the ANC’s candidate lists. Those who have been left off, and their supporters, are disgruntled and some are opting to stand as independent candidates in the election. They will join a massive group of people who now exist on the fringes of the ANC, including those who were on the losing side of factional battles, those thrown out of government and veterans who keep their distance from the party leadership. What will become of this growing community of outcasts? By RANJENI MUNUSAMY. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-legends-of-the-fall-is-the-true-anc-exiled-to-the-political-wilderness/#.V1eLHPl95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Refugee deaths in Mediterranean hit 10,000Over 10,000 refugees have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union published these startling new figures on Tuesday indicating that this number was for the last two years alone. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-migrant-deaths-in-mediterranean-hit-10000) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Trump lashes Clinton on final primary dayInstead of focusing on his own presidential campaign goals on his final day in the Republican primaries, Donald Trump railed against Hillary Clinton. Giving the global public a taste of things to come, the Orange Menace quipped, "The Clintons have turned the politics of personal enrichment into an art form" while speaking at his own golf resort. Clinton, now the Democratic nominee, is firmly in the crosshairs. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-trump-assails-clinton-as-she-hits-election-milestone) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Proteas back in form vs AustraliaSouth Africa has comfortably-defeated Australia in the third ODI at Guyana National Stadium. The Proteas defended a score of 189 to bring Australia to a crumbling 142 off 34.2 overs. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-cricket-south-africa-back-in-business-after-odi-win-over-australia) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## 19th Century wine discoveredA Château d'Yquem 1896, Pedro Ximénez 1899 and Porto 189, have been discovered in a Czech castle among a vintage collection of 133 wines hidden beneath the floorboards of its chapel. The collection is valued at $830,000, but will likely fetch far higher at auction. For the hipsters, an organic, truly artisanal wine like this is worthy of spending their trust funds to buy. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-secret-19th-century-fine-wine-turns-up-at-czech-castle) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **53** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of exhibitors at E3 2016 showcasing virtual or augmented reality technology. This is almost double the 2015 figure. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is **World Oceans Day,**and the theme this year is ‘Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet’ with a strong focus on issue of plastic pollution.Fact of the day: **La Cucaracha** is a tragic song about a cockroach that dies because it cannot smoke marijuana. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 6° max: 21°, cloudy CPT: min: 17° max: 26°, sunny DBN: min: 18° max: 26°, cloudy EL: min: 18° max: 27°, sunny JHB: min: 4° max: 21°, cloudy KIM: min: 10° max: 22°, cloudy NLP: min: 4° max: 26°, cloudy PMB: min: 7° max: 26°, sunny PKN: min: 6° max: 22°, sunny PE: min: 13° max: 27°, sunny PTA: min: 6° max: 22°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$51.12Gold=$1,244.59 Platinum=$1,000.55 R/$=14.92 R/€=16.94 R/£=21.71 $/€=1.13 JSE All Share=54,305.73 DJIA=17,987.86 FTSE 100=6,284.53 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED**\\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/_LEZPNEbhlKFzwLg3WKVybkHzCqPfgfJA02apfn3AoLQtXPSSiFWuwQRMuGUTkP5pvGFXS0gp0ZaL0bELZQyzogKACnHUZXUbHsih7mFKNvREyNeoeCHIG01PeP6bffupHa1h2B4Mqez6w_8=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ranjeni-Exiled-ANC.jpg)a national executive committee nomination from the floor of the Mangaung conference. Photo Greg Nicolson/NewsFire. Mangaung, Free State, South Africa, 18 Decemeber 2012." /> \\\| [Legends of the Fall: Is the true ANC exiled to the political wilderness?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-legends-of-the-fall-is-the-true-anc-exiled-to-the-political-wilderness/) By Ranjeni Munusamy \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/55eNchL7MKlLGEF46TyRKe60WpimsBUxBo4niM5nokT6zkOIPjf7Fj2sIRj9wcnp3OfapiyT8mRlzqoTjY8oWu9B4qJoLfy0wrp_Zv7CFt-1YyPLiYQC5SjHFUdhqLtMLjA1bRwjMKzDZz4o3XPIEt5jwZc0Z3focX0wlUkgvytj=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Nicolson-Madonsela-requests-Gupta-funds.jpg)Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 25 February 2014. 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(Greg Nicolson)" /> \\\| [Op-Ed: Cosatu, Cosatu, why hast thou forsaken us?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-op-ed-cosatu-cosatu-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/) By Stephen Grootes \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/fynH9rS3z5Ix3anZ6lOUXTwcpwqqonYHeET27FUByaBdSYqhzFxp_2DWz3OFjADc-T_2lCOw-DMrVjesAS0ZlyCjiNehA_2OSI5Z1TCYdL3zqEjIp4lvhjswIzlIigBCVI3Rz2_XTS8HZdPgfDJ5BRDZvA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-Gangs-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)confined to their yard as gang war flares up. Reports of children killed or wounded by crossfire are common. Photo: Steve Kretzmann (photo used with permission of child’s guardian)." /> \\\| [Ground-Up: DA vs ANC vs gangs in Manenberg](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-ground-up-da-vs-anc-vs-gangs-in-manenberg/) By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xPIHOOwuJDAiRzhWMN1Vq_B2wVXOO4EwT9JkeqlIUI_vztJBEGUcX07pXtrdbmqMtyGJCqas7fsOOUmWn98CzBEzAhMu7K8t7a2Dd8GkbT-A0c768XkXkRDoP5SRnF9r7sZmcMVOhdz9qrM6_7SZVTzwzkElozFHdw=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Bheki0Diepkloof-Hostel-Protests.jpg)hostel. (Bheki Simelane)" /> \\\| [Diepkloof Hostel Protests: Police tear gas fumes fell children at local crèche](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-diepkloof-hostel-protests-police-teargas-fumes-fell-children-at-local-crche/) By BHEKI C. SIMELANE \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/5KJ8RZnSTV1FZtlQqHQvVSMoUpWaqbzrHeK7GxLa_dQVOz0_Bo31EGAY44P8w9aBtQKu_U0msGs6l_t0M5cECzoexLM7AQndxj4y3m4SbFyXl4Pv9VYcFlJMWJfSaIjA6lBRUBsTq8XI=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Merten-munidata.jpg)a Thousand Hills near Durban, South Africa, 23 September 2010. EPA/JON HRUSA" /> \\\| [Down the Bucket Toilet: Basic services mission not entirely flushed with success, reveals Statistician-General’s report](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-down-the-bucket-toilet-basic-services-mission-not-entirely-flushed-with-success-reveals-statistician-generals-report/) By Marianne Merten \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/C2emdyeqnnyIO03nAVmtOB2pLi-tjRuS8S-_Nj89A3BpOiY244sOT1F5fMwPMLvDQjObIxYPr4wm8mrFbWnljmh_yLrQuHPN3UEHX4Du8YXDX23lVUqUTu1kxj0XkeiLjyRfZU0Vq1qQFdR4ZldNL8N3Jfp6gEZW=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70ISS_Simon-Niger-delta-violence.jpg)contamination in the Ogale community in the oil rich Niger Delta, Nigeria, 09 March 2016. EPA/TIFE OWOLABI" /> \\\| [ISS Today: Boko Haram may not be Nigeria’s biggest threat](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-iss-today-boko-haram-may-not-be-nigerias-biggest-threat/) By Simon Allison \\\| \\\| ![Photo of Dieudonné Ndabarushimana by Afrique Connection.](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/77Ug2qeD70CeIAOjsEgZHNIeYjwj1D8bH8vlSRBeD3JplsmrggHIEarswwrxuWYWgSaZx91GM8-4_HrgYSzgvKqEWo9StYNBbzEJOI1KpNLsNkUWWqvHowEN1GiEjCyBh61mLPdfmo2MUJXjNNYLfapSVXKqyTmt=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Simon-Allison-Burundi-minister.jpg) \\\| [Burundi’s AU victory: Fox in the henhouse is bad news for beleaguered opposition](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-burundis-au-victory-fox-in-the-henhouse-is-bad-news-for-beleaguered-opposition/) By Simon Allison \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/BzL_uCZKaDzk9K5f_CYcHPzGTv3BvlwwKM-_drBLRDh7JE6311sXmGKCGgngmJ3883cZBV0JGZC6GJ7jAmRtIUjs7oYuGyukPLshUpFaHNFOe9s3qzoafLSNLO3SAMNY5bw3IFQm3uw3TYgIiB2h=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-LionofAfrica.jpg)2011. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko" /> \\\| [GroundUp: Lion of Africa case shows that children’s grants must be protected](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-groundup-lion-of-africa-case-shows-that-childrens-grants-must-be-protected/) By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/VFTIpnNBbQTeiZlnUNQurg7udDMppq_MHpO4xkRs6JEfVAiykvWacoK6GzMuoPfspDMIh_XpXPA68tT1DfcgdHxRuGGvFkY8UdBBiHPlYgLpToJJaxNKl29aTaBpu1UhD3M6txMWTfEuBAtahRGMLQFDUA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-shack-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)makeshift toilet in Centerton informal settlement. Joggem cannot use the toilet because of her disability. Photo: Joseph Chirume" /> \\\| [GroundUp: Disabled woman lives in a cardboard shack on a filthy hill](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-groundup-disabled-woman-lives-in-a-cardboard-shack-on-a-filthy-hill/) By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NbGcZZPsqHEjhLrgx5YKdyEqrRB1HbRkVIfUK7i1hvLGhc5Iq_cQTa3dZ5DFlyZI-2FW0iMWEsPkhCfFl3jSQLQDF-vX25Ds1cHr1TlF1ilGPoRejbo6xh2-maIcIpjOJHCwTmBdBMIIzqPolGAJZTI=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ant-Serena-Williams-pay.jpg)shake hands after their quarter finals match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 26 January 2016 EPA/FILIP SINGER" /> \\\| [Serena Williams is the highest paid female athlete in the world – why did it take so long?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-08-serena-williams-is-the-highest-paid-female-athlete-in-the-world-why-did-it-take-so-long/) By Antoinette Muller \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/uZMnltHfb5FYs58OZjCrvOhuiJdq0jozYIWTk1NAsLCjpSlZqZdxWXl3rKQYsaqh2jTJY5cnfjFiIQjDnCDky4ytDKfi2Wkh44zwwbsgwdG8QxfDZYEyFCnZTevutTNX2U2Vmw=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70h_52806568.jpg)inner city boxing gym in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa, 06 June 2016. Boxers from the inner city boxing gym trained in memorial to the late Muhammad Ali, dubbed as 'The Greatest,' who died on 03 June 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, at the age of 74. A public funeral procession and memorial service will be conducted 10 June 2016 in Louisville. The Gym is situated in one of the country's most dangerous inner city areas and is built in a dis-used petrol station. Both male and female boxers from all races train with George Khosi. Khosi was once The Soweto Super Middle weight boxing champion until one day in 1997 robbers shot him in both legs and in the right eye thus ending his boxing career. 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