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title: "While you were sleeping: 20 July 2016"
description: "Trump formally crowned Republican nominee, Eagle withdraws from Labour race, and Comic Con all systems go."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "South Africa"
author: "John Stupart"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-20-while-you-were-sleeping-20-july-2016/"
published: "2016-07-20T06:14:27"
updated: "2016-07-20T06:15:11"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 1045
---

# While you were sleeping: 20 July 2016

> Trump formally crowned Republican nominee, Eagle withdraws from Labour race, and Comic Con all systems go.

By John Stupart · Published 20 July 2016, 08:14 SAST · Updated 20 July 2016, 08:15 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *"We had a Muslim president for seven and a half years... I don't believe he is \[a Christian\]."*  **–** Actor and underpants model **Antonio Sabàto**  **Jr.** speaking about President Barack Obama's religion. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ## [Hlaudi’s Kill Bill: The slippery slide towards manipulating the news](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-20-hlaudis-kill-bill-the-slippery-slide-towards-manipulating-the-news/#.V47qJPm7hBc)In another act of defiance of due process and the law, the management of the SABC has terminated the employment of seven of the eight journalists who stood up against censorship at the public broadcaster. Another journalist has resigned, citing what he calls SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s “venomous tentacles” gripping the organisation. While journalists are bearing the brunt of Motsoeneng’s reign of terror, it is difficult to measure how much distortion there is of the news across the SABC’s platforms and how this is impacting on the public mindset. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-20-hlaudis-kill-bill-the-slippery-slide-towards-manipulating-the-news/#.V47qJPm7hBc) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Trump formally nominatedDonald Trump has defied the odds in a 13-month campaign and become the Republican Party's presidential nominee. Formally anointed on Tuesday, Trump continued to use the criminal angle against Hillary Clinton, responding to cheers to "lock her up", and describing his own leadership as a "movement". In that regard, he is definitely not wrong. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-20-republican-party-nominates-donald-trump-for-us-president) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Eagle flies from Labour coopLabour challenger Angela Eagle has withdrawn her challenge for leadership of the party. With Eagle now out, Owen Smith is the final remaining contender to depose the rabidly unpopular Jeremy Corbyn. With the contestation only ending in late September, don't expect Labour shenanigans to end anytime soon. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-eagle-withdraws-from-uk-labour-leadership-contest) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Gulan resists extradition amid Turkish purgeCoup-accused Fethullah Gulen is resisting extradition from the US to Turkey. While President Tayyip Erdo?an's purge reached a disturbing 45,000 'plotters' on Tuesday, talk continued on a return to the death penalty. President Barack Obama pledged support in investigating the coup and its conspirators. For Turkey, Year Zero certainly appears on the horizon. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-german-police-kill-afghan-teen-after-train-axe-attack) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## All systems go for Comic-ConThirteen thousand visitors are expected to descend on Comic-Con this year. From Pokémon and Game of Thrones to Stan Lee, the 21 to 24 of July will see major news released on the year's upcoming nerd-ish movies, as well as a fair few celebrities in attendance in San Diego itself. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-20-revenge-of-the-nerds-130000-fans-expected-at-comic-con) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **1.1 million** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of euros thrown into Rome's Trevi Fountain by tourists each year. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today in 1903 **Ford shipped** its very first car.Fact of the day: **Only three or four gondola licences** are issued each year in Venice. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 4° max: 21°, sunny CPT: min: 13° max: 17°, rainy DBN: min: 16° max: 25°, cloudy EL: min: 17° max: 26°, cloudy JHB: min: 3° max: 20°, sunny KIM: min: 7° max: 22°, cloudy NLP: min: 3° max: 25°, sunny PMB: min: 8° max: 25°, sunny PKN: min: 5° max: 21°, sunny PE: min: 14° max: 21°, cloudy PTA: min: 3° max: 21°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$46.70Gold=$1,332.61 Platinum=$1,093.09 R/$=14.38 R/€=15.83 R/£=18.84 $/€=1.10 JSE All Share=52,892.92 DJIA=18,538.53 FTSE 100=6,697.37 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick## Features\\\| ![Photo: Solly Msimanga (DA)](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/9NBXab72KxXQPoTarKy_K72IO2PZcfbw_bluDq09Gc4c_8B36SfhrejaQ-yFzxO5ubqG3-n-fe8h0OVANpw6PeSWqCt2yL-oYBbEA7rQC1w0bX0hBWbVcne5U7T5RCQR-PTeAFl-X4xdvjK78-l2=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70poplak-Solly-Msimanga.jpg) \\\| [TRAINSPOTTER: How the DA’s Solly Msimanga hopes to turn Battleground Tshwane into a better version of Sweden](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-trainspotter-how-the-das-solly-msimanga-hopes-to-turn-battleground-tshwane-into-a-better-version-of-sweden/)  By Richard Poplak \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cM-EswLYorAsLo6CDDLQXQFhrZSgm8onYrL99yY7ucNINN-epzVKngmzM0j9pTPUZgzlbC7OZ6LUoi6l0J6RQwhXWpfNjbUIIu1dA5GWvplZQK5pV4ebNIrsXBP3drBWIyDtC1-7s6rztdG2fnA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70MarianneDavidGoliath.jpg)Motsoeneng (Steven Kang), NPA head Shaun Abrahams (GCIS), The Hawks boss Mthandazo Ntlemeza (CityPress)" /> \\\| [Political Trials: David vs Goliath and the high cost of taking on a well-resourced state](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-political-trials-david-vs-goliath-and-the-high-cost-of-taking-on-a-well-resourced-state/)  By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| ![Photo: Melanie Verwoerd and Ahmed Kathrada.](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/RU_mSgmBA2y51FTADqfFBgMG7eUejfwFaU9xwB_SCpW3eO3qQ6Yb3DikWRKRUE7mZ5GsELId7ASbolLtvyWzzRVr91CKmEtOv7o0-5qVOpfejClDvaXcAjlNWNmKS1ZkyYmGpbpU1l9X76Bjnk5lJso=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Verwoerd-Ahmed-Kathrada.jpg) \\\| [Ahmed Kathrada: The mountains we still have to climb are huge](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-ahmed-kathrada-the-mountains-we-still-have-to-climb-are-huge/)  By Melanie Verwoerd \\\| \\\| ![Photo: Gugs Zulu (VW SA)](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ngyDf4jW_DNuyWPFEqub9HU3BUwcEBvVFxHdg6i9Yom_t8dT11qUK62eBP2mp83_TcynZlP_wWpID-m8X3jrVWkL5Yc9p3v8ZqUMsz1LRgU2yM0r_yOhJO0K7ivMB3MlDLoHQ3D3uO4=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Greg-Gugu-Zulu.jpg) \\\| [Gugu Zulu: SA remembers ‘the fastest brother in Africa’](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-gugu-zulu-sa-remembers-the-fastest-brother-in-africa/)  By Greg Nicolson \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/_tlpbL3AAatMQVbZEhTssa6edgbv9ufZPe5NQEYfWn1-O_QcIOHPfxCikdv8INnMo74so6UfoLYT4G3AbP0Y1Vv1YKM1xRuoWwmCDGRMDoFXlq21JzTfsolKlX8wqZV-QsIJLRm8jkAdsBBYCp0Jp19mWja1b2M=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-AidsMarch-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) showing Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) supporters marching to handover a memorandum amongst them is the Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and the UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe, to the AIDS 2016 Conference in Durban, South Africa, 18 July 2016. 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REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly." /> \\\| [GroundUp: No HIV transmissions after sex 58,000 times without condoms](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-19-groundup-no-hiv-transmissions-after-sex-58000-times-without-condoms/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/NntUnXfXxB13pp46k7hef6ZHJ-fw89Ck-fnEqqu4bYtUqpWFtEkH4GvwNBGxbss5Djj0ZpL8UYmoeaeSS-tpmDGG6gY1Tny1l3_38XV6Tl5_1vAGXJn_lNDLCZZm2yxHEr7FjGXEVn4zRNxd78wMlXAAShUiiA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Groundup-corruption-employee.jpg)driver’s licence to a client is confronted by GroundUp. He was still working at the facility, almost two weeks after evidence was submitted to the director of internal affairs at the JMPD. 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