--- title: "While you were sleeping: 13 July 2016" description: "Bernie endorses Clinton, 'Stronger Together', Australia joins anti China Sea claim train, and Pokemon Go is officially viral." 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/2016-07-13-while-you-were-sleeping-13-july-2016/" published: "2016-07-13T06:20:39" updated: "2016-07-13T06:22:13" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 946 --- # While you were sleeping: 13 July 2016 > Bernie endorses Clinton, 'Stronger Together', Australia joins anti China Sea claim train, and Pokemon Go is officially viral. By John Stupart · Published 13 July 2016, 08:20 SAST · Updated 13 July 2016, 08:22 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.”*? **Aldous Huxley** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/eb213147-cbae-4910-ae1c-fd11409ecc9e.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [TRAINSPOTTER: Luthuli House rules – electoral victory is certain, Hlaudi is going down, and regime change in Zim](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-trainspotter-luthuli-house-rules-electoral-victory-is-certain-hlaudi-is-going-down-and-regime-change-in-zim/#.V4W5Ufl95hE)President Jacob Zuma’s media attack dog, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, has been goring the African National Congress into embarrassment of late. Luckily, the ANC is unembarrassable, and Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe hosted a press conference on Tuesday, where he declared electoral victory, slapped the SABC leadership into submission, and warned those sponsoring regime change in Zimbabwe to back off. Luthuli House. Come for the press conference. Stay for the bending of space/time. By RICHARD POPLAK. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-trainspotter-luthuli-house-rules-electoral-victory-is-certain-hlaudi-is-going-down-and-regime-change-in-zim/#.V4W5Ufl95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Sanders endorses ClintonAfter months of bitter rivalry, Bernie Sanders has announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Amidst banners of "Stronger Together", Sanders and Clinton addressed a packed New Hampshire audience. The Sanders endorsement locked away will now result in a fully-armed Democratic campaign to resist Donald Trump's bombastapalooza. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-sanders-endorses-former-rival-clinton-for-president) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## China must obey law of the sea - AustraliaDiplomatic pressure has mounted against China in the wake of an important ruling on the South China Sea territorial claim. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop joined called today for Beijing to respect international law. A UN-backed court declared on Tuesday that China had no historical claim to the South China Sea. Building sandy islands to do just that does not count, evidently. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-13-beijing-must-accept-south-china-sea-ruling-australia) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Pokemon Go vindicates Nintendo's shiftNetting $1.6 million a day from American players alone, the release of Nintendo's Pokemon Go has boosted its share value by 60 percent in four sessions. Using augmented reality via your smartphone, you can expect to see South Africa's children - and some adults - walking through the streets frantically-looking for Pokemon. A child in the USA has already stumbled upon a corpse in a river while looking for a water-type. The future truly has arrived. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-13-pokemon-mania-vindicates-nintendos-mobile-game-shift) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## First Jupiter pic beamed downNasa's Juno mission probe has sent its first image of Jupiter back to earth. Including three of its moons, Io, Europa and Ganymede, the probe is on a larger arc away from Jupiter, but will return in August with an even better picture. And no, you [cannot play](http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/11/12149722/pokemon-go-play-international-space-station-nasa) Pokemon Go in space. [Read more](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-spacecraft-sends-first-in-orbit-view) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Picture of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **7.5** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of downloads, in millions, of Pokemon GO in the USA alone. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today sees **Theresa May succeed David Cameron** as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She is the second woman to do so in history, following Margaret Thatcher.Fact of the day: **You cannot own a pet rabbit** in Queensland, Australia, unless you can prove you are a magician. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 3° max: 19°, sunny CPT: min: 12° max: 23°, cloudy DBN: min: 16° max: 21°, sunny EL: min: 16° max: 22°, cloudy JHB: min: 2° max: 19°, sunny KIM: min: 5° max: 19°, sunny NLP: min: 2° max: 21°, sunny PMB: min: 3° max: 20°, sunny PKN: min: 3° max: 18°, sunny PE: min: 16° max: 21°, cloudy PTA: min: 3° max: 19°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$46.05Gold=$1,355.50 Platinum=$1,101.15 R/$=14.44 R/€=15.97 R/£=18.75 $/€=1.10 JSE All Share=52,170.37 DJIA=18,226.93 FTSE 100=6,682.86 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED**\\\| ![Photo of ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe by Greg Nicolson.](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/wMxDsdFP7Ub0dnbI316Rvv9QB8FcyTvTAbTtQuBomRjVApJTyP3Iqca6mx7NEptaC-98R-FfP5-fiYBaBQDFB9AiTDL65IloEW8Rpujnr6_6xLlUsgmnpOCH1N3FZhc3hXde8x2xLc8oQrVRsS6ns2LwcKTYuA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Poplak-TrainsSpotterSmoothie.jpg) \\\| [TRAINSPOTTER: Luthuli House rules – electoral victory is certain, Hlaudi is going down, and regime change in Zim](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-trainspotter-luthuli-house-rules-electoral-victory-is-certain-hlaudi-is-going-down-and-regime-change-in-zim/) By Richard Poplak \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Photo: UCT, by Flowcomm via Flickr.](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PFLbBsBk5mA0qe-_sscNT4yFYdIhj2tVLq_3sW3iERPGay4XeTCGdHhi1tiI6oPe1p1Mu_K6scad4Xsi7KUlKcB7EJDQSNd2NUlIh2-gyOmXvAu6qx3uHkun5_S0g3uiJfE3-I6H7c9Iremf=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Marianne-UCTVegans.jpg) \\\| [Fanon meets Biko meets JM Coetzee as UCT academic row over food highlights racial fault lines](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-13-fanon-meets-biko-meets-jm-coetzee-as-uct-academic-row-over-food-highlights-racial-fault-lines/) By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/BFVYxqjlepzVUpZobQoIEQh1ljthPmlsmPIxZaBTAzI-4HDdABz2zSA5S6lJobJKLPDocVILrN3VKpunxnLcaYdETxRZb45yvytSgOvzkXp84etbW_OH4aky2a395P3rhNdYvCQFeUAVKL9eM7VP=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70simba-hungwe-zim-oped.jpg)Mugabe (R) and the First Lady Grace (L), as thousands supporters of Zimbabwe Zanu-PF party gather at an open space to show their support, in Harare, Zimbabwe, 25 May 2016. EPA/AARON UFUMELI" /> \\\| [Op-Ed: In Zimbabwe, it is People vs The Government](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-op-ed-in-zimbabwe-it-is-people-vs-the-government/) By Simba J. Hungwe \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/c8sKFKHzYZNKW1Mt8DRlC8x58nHgadg8sT0twbRZhklWDkr2UYbotPs4_2Ke78pvQscH9u7bqJ47WIBNzVbLwU7DZQVxkDbGiz0Ie-J0Z9t6-diUIC1V_t0DsihROdh1XLAG0lMrSPUjXH66Mhu9EWo=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70marelise-rhino-poaching.jpg)the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi national park, September 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings" /> \\\| [Poacher’s paradise: The terrifying underworld behind rhino horn trade](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-poachers-paradise-the-terrifying-underworld-behind-rhino-horn-trade/) By Marelise van der Merwe \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ypkD_bT4zJfIeQLu0-hdzMpsxckrAeMi8YxE2MLqAipTrhU5WjY1313LiWTEjiNrwLEhCGC4cc9coWBPIzkQDTex2zpQvd99Xq5gOPv1lG-Ic7ku7f18RU8SytN4K4522PU5bD66eQNDnX9W0mLPnxLUMxYgqcx1xrY=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70First-Person-main-page-episode-2.jpg)suitable soundtrack. (Photo: Jayne Morgan)" /> \\\| [Podcast: First Person, Ep 02 – The Granny on a Magic Mushroom Mission](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-13-podcast-first-person-ep-02-the-granny-on-a-magic-mushroom-mission/) By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yXA2JP5m3j0qDizTiQOtkI0Ng76MVj5cHEtE3nzynjTcxzPbKdxTpM_4R4hZhuNlPyseWz4uu_jvcjRbKWSTuH0XZr3LKYM1Nops-18M1gCOR4L-waWU4ps7jwCAx9yQGLeY3ZsnGFQ2JLD4TVY-J9t3=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Pinnock-Moz-weakest-link.jpg)official North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun via Yonhap News Agency (YNA), shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking during a commendation ceremony for the scientists, technicians, workers and officials who contributed to the recent successful launch of a satellite, in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA/RODONG SINMUN" /> \\\| [Horns of a Dilemma: Mozambique poaching enriching North Korea’s leadership](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-12-horns-of-a-dilemma-mozambique-poaching-enriching-north-koreas-leadership/) By Don Pinnock \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hpX8cLDKGWnuJsadBtAd575Q5y-4xjUUcQ5CKNRH4SvE8_WHvTB74ekpNVUF92LAm_qc77j5kpqcTbb8HSZd6BvNi6smKPkYrUyfG3XoLXoDTdNwb3ip0QK1M-jBJLDJlTk0og=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Brooks-May.jpg)at Number 10 Downing Street to attend the last cabinet meeting hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron in Westminster, central London, England, 12 July 2016. Cameron will resign on 13 July 2016 with Theresa May due to take over as Prime Minister later that day. EPA/WILL OLIVER (Right) Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) and former Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (R) hug as they appear together at an event at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US, 11 July 2016. Sanders, who had run against Clinton in the Democratic Primary, endorsed Clinton at the event. 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