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title: "While you were sleeping: 14 July"
description: "Theresa May hauls out her Johnson, top Daesh commander killed, and a third of Rio tickets unsold."
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/2016-07-14-while-you-were-sleeping-14-july/"
published: "2016-07-14T06:21:38"
updated: "2016-07-14T06:22:32"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 954
---

# While you were sleeping: 14 July

> Theresa May hauls out her Johnson, top Daesh commander killed, and a third of Rio tickets unsold.

By John Stupart · Published 14 July 2016, 08:21 SAST · Updated 14 July 2016, 08:22 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *“Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions."*  –**George W Bush** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/64ebbf26-5a31-4749-9aff-5897898166cb.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [Zimbabwe: Power to the pastor, power to the people as Mawarire walks](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-zimbabwe-power-to-the-pastor-power-to-the-people-as-mawarire-walks/#.V4cBc_l95hE)The Zimbabwean regime did not expect Pastor Evan Mawarire to be set free on Wednesday night. But unprecedented public pressure forced the magistrate’s hand, with a little help from blundering police. Look away now, Comrade Bob, because Zimbabwe will never be the same again. By SIMON ALLISON. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-zimbabwe-power-to-the-pastor-power-to-the-people-as-mawarire-walks/#.V4cBc_l95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Johnson is UK's foreign ministerWhen one thinks of a candidate with the skills of effective communication, good judgement, strategic thinking, cultural awareness and a careful understanding of the legacies of the Empire necassary for leading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, one immediately thinks of Boris Johnson... Or, at least, this could have been Theresa May's thought when she appointed Johnson last night amid a flurry of cabinet appointments. God Save the Queen. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-may-becomes-britains-pm-makes-johnson-foreign-minister) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## ISIL commander killedA top Daesh commander has been killed in Iraq overnight. Omar al-Shishani was killed on Wednesday by Iraqi forces in the town of Sharqat. The United States claimed 'Omar the Chechen' had already been killed in March. At least al-Shishani is now super-double dead this week. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-top-is-commander-shishani-killed-jihadist-linked-agency) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## US troops to South SudanPresident Barack Obama has ordered 47 additional troops into South Sudan to protect the US embassy there. In addition, 130 personnel have been placed on standby in Djibouti in case they need to be immediately deployed. Just in time for a cease-fire that appears to be taking hold. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-13-obama-orders-troops-to-s.-sudan-to-protect-us-embassy) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Third of Rio's tickets unsoldLess than a month from the Rio Olympics, and nearly one third of all tickets remain unsold. Fears for the safety of spectators, Zika virus concerns, and a major cloud of negativity towards the event have resulted in poor sales. After Rio mayor, Eduardo Paes, said on CNN that Rio police were doing a "horrible" job, 40,000 tickets were rumoured to have been cancelled. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-almost-third-of-rio-olympic-tickets-unsold) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **20** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The maximum years imprisonment one can face in the US for pointing a laser at an aircraft. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today in 1916 saw the start of the **Battle of Delville Wood**. This action, a part of The Somme, involved a South African brigade, who suffered enormous casualties during the fighting.Fact of the day: A **robot performed the first autonomous surgery** in May 2016 without any human help. The machine outperformed human surgeons in every metric but speed. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 2° max: 19°, sunny CPT: min: 11° max: 20°, cloudy DBN: min: 14° max: 24°, sunny EL: min: 18° max: 26°, cloudy JHB: min: 1° max: 19°, sunny KIM: min: 6° max: 19°, cloudy NLP: min: 4° max: 24°, sunny PMB: min: 3° max: 20°, sunny PKN: min: 4° max: 18°, sunny PE: min: 16° max: 27°, cloudy PTA: min: 3° max: 19°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$46.32Gold=$1,344.05 Platinum=$1,097.35 R/$=14.48 R/€=16.09 R/£=19.07 $/€=1.11 JSE All Share=52,814.88 DJIA=18,379.72 FTSE 100=6,670.40 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **FEATURED**\\\| ![Photo: Pastor Evan Mawarire (Simon Allison)](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/OdtW6WZJVwHW5eH6V5PkHiE03BA0tx52YeyOJzg6GC9GBtdUbQJUifyikT8WR6wIZxcqVTdkwx-ievWVsRpBGFlGaoQnbcEQQIVV9jpWicjEj71PbkbjaVJPu9vbh-pgyHW3NmzDeeZqnjhVcDf-BqKn-20VFP6JSyc=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Simon-Harare-ThisFlag-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg) \\\| [Zimbabwe: Power to the pastor, power to the people as Mawarire walks](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-14-zimbabwe-power-to-the-pastor-power-to-the-people-as-mawarire-walks/)  By Simon Allison \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/-gf15E_J6TwnvUF7cM1_d0PT4svGZXdGfmq3gQ8xDmz-7uxbZ-yA9OTvqL7nE0coXZPSYX3wY5t49wF5gfGI7jI4TdZrP4GWRECbsS59EMYtBmvBIzU0irZisOzk4MAR3GrKMVJ1GvcglZL1a4VaUEUuyYxcu80=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Nicolson-ANC-event-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)worked into its campaign, at the ANC's countdown to victory rally before the local government elections in Johannesburg, 13 July 2016. 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