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title: "While you were sleeping: 1 July 2016"
description: "New trial for 'Serial' murderer, Oracle fined a lot of money, and Coetzee speaks out against animal cruelty."
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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/2016-07-01-while-you-were-sleeping-1-july-2016/"
published: "2016-07-01T06:15:50"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 985
---

# While you were sleeping: 1 July 2016

> New trial for 'Serial' murderer, Oracle fined a lot of money, and Coetzee speaks out against animal cruelty.

By John Stupart · Published 1 July 2016, 08:15 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| **TGIF, 1st July***“... typos are God's way of keeping a writer humble...”*  **–** **E.A. Bucchianeri** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/4e001928-3bb0-4dd0-84d6-f5e5c5fcdbdb.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [His Master’s Voice: Why Hlaudi Motsoeneng is democratic SA’s biggest threat](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-his-masters-voice-why-hlaudi-motsoeneng-is-democratic-sas-biggest-threat/#.V3XhTbh9600)Until this week, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the holder of all power at the public broadcaster, was being written off as a megalomaniac on his own frolic at the SABC. But the ANC has now shown its hand, coming out in defence of Motsoeneng’s total onslaught. Motsoeneng is moulding his own brand of political indoctrination out of the worst models of propaganda in history and taking media freedom hostage as he does so. This is no longer a laughing matter and society should not be looking away any more. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-his-masters-voice-why-hlaudi-motsoeneng-is-democratic-sas-biggest-threat/#.V3XhTbh9600) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## New trial for 'Serial' murdererAdnan Syed, 35, has been granted a new trial by a US judge. After spending 16 years of a life sentence for the murder of his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, the story of Syed's plight was picked up by a journalist, who created the hit podcast series 'Serial'. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-us-judge-grants-new-trial-for-serial-murderer) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Probe launched into Tesla deathA major investigation has been launched in the US into the death of a driver in a self-driving Tesla. The driver and the car's autopilot failed to notice a tractor-trailer with a white siding perpendicular to the car. On a bright day, neither man nor machine saw the obstacle. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-tesla-driver-killed-on-autopilot-mode-us-probe-opened) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Oracle fined $3 billionComputer giant Oracle was instructed late on Thursday to pay Hewlett Packard Enterprise a $3 billion fine. Oracle was found to have failed in its promise to provide HP with support servers powered by Itanium chips. Although it sounds like something out of Star Trek, the court noted that Oracle knew the Itanium chip was nearing the end of its life cycle. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-oracle-told-to-pay-hp-3-billion-in-chip-dispute) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Coetzee speaks out against animal crueltyNobel prize winning author J.M. Coetzee has spoken out against animal cruelty. Discussing the issue in Madrid, Coetzee went to great lengths to point out, "Animals don't need my love... I don't care about love. I care about justice." [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-nobel-laureate-j.m.-coetzee-speaks-against-animal-cruelty) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **$88,460,000** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The minimum amount earned by each cast member of Friends for all 10 seasons. This excludes syndication rights and other royalties. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today sees South African journalists in Cape Town and Johannesburg **picket outside the SABC buildings**. This is a display of unity with the staff at the Ministry of Truth, who appear to be working under conditions resembling the twilight zone.Fact of the day: Ten of the first 12 **US presidents** were slave owners. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 1° max: 21°, sunny CPT: min: 7° max: 17°, cloudy DBN: min: 15° max: 25°, sunny EL: min: 14° max: 27°, cloudy JHB: min: 2° max: 21°, sunny KIM: min: 4° max: 22°, cloudy NLP: min: 6° max: 26°, sunny PMB: min: 5° max: 25°, cloudy PKN: min: 5° max: 22°, sunny PE: min: 12° max: 25°, sunny PTA: min: 3° max: 21°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$49.96Gold=$1,324.26 Platinum=$1,007.59 R/$=14.84 R/€=16.48 R/£=19.87 $/€=1.11 JSE All Share=51,890.42 DJIA=17,640.75 FTSE 100=6,360.06 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED**\\\| ![Photo: Hlaudi Motsoeneng with his spirit guide, Joseph Goebbels.](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cW2Uaj55Lzy_LT_I7453aH8ZAxpfDhhSCkxhK6-J6yKxHdgX1ruthpmXxkDVynQU-KijadOqk9JqO81v5i1JxwHesC4UtzIfXgTLTd3Zs6IooojbRoLUwBq4R4l_0dSdCRAT-aUD7Vzo5Anflg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ranjeni-Hlaudi-SABC.jpg) \\\| [His Master’s Voice: Why Hlaudi Motsoeneng is democratic SA’s biggest threat](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-his-masters-voice-why-hlaudi-motsoeneng-is-democratic-sas-biggest-threat/)  By Ranjeni Munusamy \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/SaqIuLU56HOQOTt0OnSR8ejj8pjSU5fwj3qmXx-xftLqGmL4aFVCMchih7Vb3LRZpFiAcegA9w0_4FNuxjmHKnJYzu_mloIZNWCNdQtB8Z4ZMnfugXN4LPwnPsHYJ3I3Tj1d6rpocDwnvh_8DSkyjBrP=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Poplak-Zuma-in-Eldo-Park.jpg)Eldorado Park, 30 June 2016 (Richard Poplak)" /> \\\| [TRAINSPOTTER: President Zuma in Eldorado Park – Call Of Campaign Duty: Non-Question Question Period III](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-trainspotter-president-zuma-in-eldorado-park-call-of-campaign-duty-non-question-question-period-iii/)  By Richard Poplak \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/3cyt7XAj2ssUjyslSERx40VpsaBkHjXSWyry7GSPoZKnNnTL8y_mC_f1SrFrv40qsSKvBinkuzIudGSmo2SF8pZaBjCGwnW4gTfOv7-Sl4oaGPPu514OVOxpkhxXKN1X02wnq3eP6iNXog=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70amaB-CSIR-subbed.jpg)at the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) in Cape Town, South Africa 08 June 2016. Lengau meaning Cheetah in Setswana language named after Africa's fastest animal was officially launched this week and is the fastest supercomputer in Africa. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)'s Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) hosts the latest Dell machine which is in the top 100 supercomputing list worldwide. The new petaflop system is the first of its kind on the continent and is aimed at enhancing services for researchers and scientists working on a wide range of subjects from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope to weather modeling, climate change and mining. EPA/NIC BOTHMA." /> \\\| [amaBhungane: CSIR’s supercomputer tender and the theatre of the absurd that followed it](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-amabhungane-csirs-supercomputer-tender-and-the-theatre-of-the-absurd-that-followed-it/)  By AMABHUNGANE \\\| \\\| ![Photo: Paul O'Sullivan (Sally Shorkend for Maverick Magazine)](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/fkcLND-igziwkQz6ZmZxtWGITGxL9NGoBjv4hq20EiUDgU-AHXEOzg2VlkdfC4Y-64ifb3Ca9HPPxSq8uMAzScSbUaCjvze_Bbz4wq-eERFHizDiVAti8JFo_NXTX_LDZevv6ftH8boQdbk03z7hxT4Xjg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Thamm-OSullivan-Passports.jpg) \\\| [House of Cards: O’Sullivan back in court – a test case for all dual citizenship, or not?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-house-of-cards-osullivan-back-in-court-a-test-case-for-all-dual-citizenship-or-not/)  By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/FSbQQJvlxQVrBKpdB_Y2a0dmgo6ZMmxy8NRva99z67XMSNBRplgD6fU3NU8_UIi9VXNe0tuW9keY32sl-hp72sc_9vSZTWfTZOmgd23sZrGLBIj8sedU6J7Y1cSRQn9QUffS3446F51rlPZ4=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Merten-Procurement.jpg)African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg January 17, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko" /> \\\| [Love e-Tender: Modernising and streamlining the procurement system](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-love-e-tender-modernising-and-streamlining-the-procurement-system/)  By Marianne Merten \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hVakfNtPvFPjglFsyzf3NVqx73_4rDjqXbxtwI7uMUVnCNmuHwifpnClFZTMDRcIoRjSnQY0l4a13W7PqtOSOCwqn_OTP1owHgfsTep90fa5H47IXkB09eKjyT2CHOZcAlGrykB80mQUpHz-gf_0=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Marelise-racism-media.jpg)Manyathela." /> \\\| [Op-Ed: Reporting Racism in the land of Sunshine Journalism](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-op-ed-reporting-racism-in-the-land-of-sunshine-journalism/)  By Marelise van der Merwe \\\| \\\| ![Main photo: A man cooks dinner on an illicit diamond dig.](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/HDQO1b0rTToMdTAUdhPJqE2ijs8dU-JTh2zJHygsVcHZZN5CwswQokFoNegV5H0uRJF_Bhhw_Sucj4PEnHdRqlyJZrFgp3j6Idrlu5NfAljc8BsE1GVK9dIC_zXhs_8cDz3pfQ9C-CanJId16wsnIPW5Wg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70roughdiamonds4-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg) \\\| [GroundUp: Rough diamonds, Part 4 – Illicit digging carries on](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-01-groundup-rough-diamonds-part-4-illicit-digging-carries-on/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/pX1Z4265AX4dX99erGofstGqfcPgE8NGDmlVtF8YdxNzRz1fMA5HmTE6jQAasIvq4RlWggA6OaNhGQ_jCqye71f-DUd5GHG1-TyJtki0onH5bDjhPIe7bS1j3V88ruuh_LjRsIeFL4GudAMudkc=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Wolf-Brexit-hangover.jpg)pictures with supporters (not pictured) outside the Electoral Commission in London, Britain, 31 March 2016. EPA/ANDY RAIN" /> \\\| [Analysis: The case for Brexit Referendum 2.0](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-analysis-the-case-for-brexit-referendum-2.0/)  By Loammi Wolf \\\| \\\| ![Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee.](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/GhapzuuKQFrf_WUCgr6qwk_tRnodoAoNG88eFumxuTX9BedsqLuISRTEJSaKP1jI_K08VpORSxONsFQft6dR6GXxHlieaX8VRn3uOZlW6VaSyMnnrj3wZ78cIUmZkrNC0Bj-h6aP-yjaRs9QR9DCz7JqwNisMHcuQJujf5M=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70groundup-tshwane-somalis-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg) \\\| [GroundUp: Somalis fear for their lives after Tshwane riots](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-groundup-somalis-fear-for-their-lives-after-tshwane-riots/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/3HrxXXSnFQ_XrFTNGdmVxeyuqOnQQYD8fOa7tE6S64Ltcdanjqj9aLe6WC6vC78Jpb5fVcVv3N4zAVAqskx0SmMK9L_OcxNNh34Qiicc_iqf2W9SmKkwC4fCzx3ECnvHUeplr3f_sxr1G2z9uh8kdpVu6uERk6W6=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Fakir-Reeler-carbon-tax-subbed.jpg)the N1 highway in Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 December 2013. 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REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko" /> \\\| [Election violence concerns as IEC finalises candidates](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-election-violence-concerns-as-iec-finalises-candidates/)  By Greg Nicolson \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1nBKZbaS5P5jRYD7OBjq99D0C8S0yz598Ja6BADUPRJNdnAAjE2Db2AK4_VeqEfqm0CEBEcnIyDenI58_ij8j9EjrGUH53tBW_YXYTInnawdVVoEwY9q2aSNNBZXEm7Ay42-Hg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70h_52859574.jpg)was killed in the attacks on 28 June, mourn during a funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, 29 June 2016. At least 41 people were killed and more than 239 others were wounded in three separate gun and bomb attack outside and inside the terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk international airport on 28 June, media reported quoting officials. The attacks have been linked to either the Islamic State (IS) militant group or Kurdish separatists, media added. 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