--- title: "While you were sleeping: 26 July 2016" description: "Shock knife attack kills 19 in Japan, Michelle Obama endorses Clinton, and chaos at the Olympic village." 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/2016-07-26-while-you-were-sleeping-26-july-2016/" published: "2016-07-26T06:21:38" updated: "2016-07-26T06:24:37" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 821 --- # While you were sleeping: 26 July 2016 > Shock knife attack kills 19 in Japan, Michelle Obama endorses Clinton, and chaos at the Olympic village. By John Stupart · Published 26 July 2016, 08:21 SAST · Updated 26 July 2016, 08:24 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *“About half."* **–****Pope John Paul XXIII**, when asked how many people worked at the Vatican. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/402abcd2-aa4f-4a23-867f-cb1c28ecd660.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [Analysis: Zuma, Fransman et al vs Luthuli House](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-analysis-zuma-fransman-et-al-vs-luthuli-house/#.V5bTVbh9600)In January, shortly after news that a young woman had charged ANC Western Cape chairman Marius Fransman with sexual assault, ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe was unequivocal about the party’s view on the matter: Fransman should step down until the matter had been resolved. That the Western Cape leader came in from the cold, bedecked in ANC colours, to campaign alongside President Zuma in Cape Town last week is emblematic of the low-intensity war between Luthuli House and an increasingly belligerent President Zuma and his supporters. By MARIANNE THAMM. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-analysis-zuma-fransman-et-al-vs-luthuli-house/#.V5bTVbh9600) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Nineteen killed in Japan attackA former employee of an old age home for the disabled has stabbed to death 19 and injured another 25. The 26-year-old man, Satoshi Uematsu, later turned himself in to police, claiming responsibility for the worst killings in Japan in decades. Stating, "the disabled must die", Uematsu entered the Sagamihara facility in the early hours of the morning. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-19-killed-in-knife-rampage-at-japan-care-home) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Solar Impulse 2 completes journeyThe solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 has finished its marathon journey around the globe. Without using a single drop of fuel, the aircraft completed its final nine-hour leg from Cairo, landing in Abu Dhabi overnight. As it initially took off in March last year, the world will clearly have to wait a while yet for any fast commercial solar powered aircraft. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-solar-plane-completes-historic-round-the-world-trip). \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Michelle Obama endorses ClintonThe First Lady has given an impassioned endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Speaking on day one of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, Obama emphasised the importance of electing a woman to the presidency, while making veiled stabs at Donald Trump. From a distance, the pong of the weekend's WikiLeaks scandal still clung to the air. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-michelle-obama-offers-emotional-clinton-endorsement) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Chaos construction in Olympic villageBlocked drains and toilets, exposed wiring, and the odd whiff of gas are some of the problems faced by athletes in Rio who are now streaming into their accommodation. Australia has refused to take lodging in the dodgy buildings, while Italy has announced the use of its own contractors to complete work on the buildings. Evidently Sochi is facing stiff competition for the worst Olympic accommodation in history. 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