--- title: "While you were sleeping: 21 June 2016" description: "British attacker wanted to 'kill' Trump, JP Bemba to be sentenced at the Hague, and tiny exoplanet discovered." 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/2016-06-21-while-you-were-sleeping-21-june-2016/" published: "2016-06-21T06:13:26" updated: "2016-06-21T06:13:28" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 731 --- # While you were sleeping: 21 June 2016 > British attacker wanted to 'kill' Trump, JP Bemba to be sentenced at the Hague, and tiny exoplanet discovered. By John Stupart · Published 21 June 2016, 08:13 SAST · Updated 21 June 2016, 08:13 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *"**For millions of South Africans, Cape Town isn’t a sales pitch. It’s an early warning system."* – **Richard Poplak** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/cd177682-ca48-4e4a-a93e-441d08413759.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [TRAINSPOTTER: The murder of an Ordinary Member, the anointing of Thoko Didiza, and the battle for the soul of Tshwane](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-20-trainspotter-the-murder-of-an-ordinary-member-the-anointing-of-thoko-didiza-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-tshwane/#.V2iur_l95hE)An ANC member is dead. There are violent protests in the townships. The announcement of parliamentary fly-in mayoral candidate named Thoko Didiza is to blame. This is how factional battles unfold. The ANC made this. No one is sure if they can unmake it. Welcome to Battleground Tshwane. By RICHARD POPLAK. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-20-trainspotter-the-murder-of-an-ordinary-member-the-anointing-of-thoko-didiza-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-tshwane/#.V2iur_l95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## British man wanted to kill TrumpA 19-year-old British national has admitted to wanting to shoot and kill Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday. Michael Sandford, who faced charges on Monday, attempted to seize a police officer's gun to kill Trump. For the Orange Menace's Secret Service detail, their jobs can only get harder. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-21-british-man-charged-after-bid-to-kill-trump) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Bemba to be sentencedFormer Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bembais to face sentencing today for a series of rapes and murders committed under his orders. Bemba deployed a private army called the Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC) to the CAR to suppress a rebellion. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-21-icc-to-sentence-for-dr-congos-bemba-for-war-crimes) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## US Senate rejects gun control reformThe Republican-controlled US Senate has rejected four proposed gun control reforms, which largely add increased background checks for individuals wanting to buy firearms. The Republicans appear dead set on rejecting anything threatening what is perceived to be a Second Amendment right. Just days after the Orlando massacre, however, this stubbornness looks particularly idiotic. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-21-us-senate-rejects-gun-control-measures-after-orlando) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Youngest planet discoveredThe youngest planet in our solar system has been discovered. Making the announcement on Monday, astronomers introduced an 11-million-year-old exoplanet, named K2-33b. Making a 5.4-day orbit around its star, the exoplanet could shed light on how rapidly planetary systems can form. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-21-discovery-of-exoplanet-sheds-light-on-planet-formation) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Picture of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/1e283060-c0d3-4a06-8b84-4e04ba25e2c0.jpg) \\| \\| --- \\| \\| People participating in a group yoga class in Times Square as part of the 14th annual 'Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga' that marks the summer solstice in New York, New York, US, 20 June 2016. EPA/JUSTIN LANE \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **64** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The percentage reduction in green sea turtle deaths if fishermen adopt green LED lights in their nets. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is **International Yoga Day.** Brave the cold and find a studio near you.Fact of the day: **There is no collective noun for Koalas.** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 1° max: 15°, sunny CPT: min: 8° max: 15°, cloudy DBN: min: 16° max: 19°, rainy EL: min: 13° max: 18°, cloudy JHB: min: 5° max: 19°, sunny KIM: min: 2° max: 15°, sunny NLP: min: 6° max: 21°, cloudy PMB: min: 7° max: 21°, cloudy PKN: min: 8° max: 24°, sunny PE: min: 12° max: 17°, rainy PTA: min: 7° max: 23°, sunny \\| \\| 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