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title: "While you were sleeping: 27 July 2016"
description: "Clinton makes history in USA, wildfires mobilise army in Spain, and man wins island in lottery."
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author: "John Stupart"
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published: "2016-07-27T06:14:48"
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# While you were sleeping: 27 July 2016

> Clinton makes history in USA, wildfires mobilise army in Spain, and man wins island in lottery.

By John Stupart · Published 27 July 2016, 08:14 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *“Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.”*  **–****André Maurois** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/977ccd97-d6ef-446a-94c4-3442564dc3e4.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [LGE 2016: Scrum over Mandela’s legacy exposes hollow heart of SA politics](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-27-lge-2016-scrum-over-mandelas-legacy-exposes-hollow-heart-of-sa-politics/#.V5gkyrh9600)Two-and-a-half years after his passing, who would’ve thought that Nelson Mandela would be featuring in this year’s local government elections? Instead of big issues that should be in contention in this poll, the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance are fighting over which party is entitled to use Mandela as a campaign weapon. Mandela’s legacy might belong to the world but his political affiliation was not universal. The question is: why should Mandela even be a factor when people make a decision about who to vote for? The answer says a lot about our politics. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-27-lge-2016-scrum-over-mandelas-legacy-exposes-hollow-heart-of-sa-politics/#.V5gkyrh9600) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Clinton makes historyNot rain nor sleet nor Russian cyber attacks exposing Democratic collusion could keep Hillary Clinton from the door. Winning her party's nomination overnight, Clinton has made history by becoming the first woman to represent a major US political party. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-27-hillary-clinton-loved-and-loathed) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Reliance on iPhone hurts AppleApple has announced a 27 percent drop in profits from this time last year. Reliance on the iPhone to drive its company bottom line, amid a saturated, competitive market, has been pegged as the reason for the slump. Nonetheless, Apple announced late on Tuesday that a move to other services should see the company surge forward once more. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-27-apple-talks-services-amid-drop-in-iphone-sales-profit) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Spain deploys army to fight wildfiresOver a score of aircraft and 130 soldiers have been deployed to fight wildfires near Valencia. The fire is largely out of control, destroying 1,400 hectares of wilderness. Thus far no residential areas are threatened, but the region's bat and fox populations are. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-26-spain-calls-in-army-as-wildfire-reaches-nature-reserve) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Man wins islandIn possibly the luckiest lottery ever, an Australian man has won an entire Pacific island in a raffle. Spending just $49 on his ticket, the man remains known only as 'Joshua'. With luck, the sheer rates and taxes burden of owning that much real estate won't ruin Joshua's life. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-27-australian-man-wins-pacific-island-resort-in-raffle) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **81** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The half-life in days of a teaspoon, according to a study entitled 'Where are all the bloody teaspoons?' \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Fact of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **Today in 1953 saw an end to the Korean War.**But with South Korea refusing to sign the peace treaty, they are still technically at war with the north.**Walking can boost your creativity** by as much as 60%, according to recent experiments. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: -1° max: 11°, cloudy CPT: min: 8° max: 16°, rainy DBN: min: 15° max: 21°, rainy EL: min: 13° max: 20°, cloudy JHB: min: 1° max: 14° sunny KIM: min: -1° max: 13°, cloudy NLP: min: 8° max: 24°, rainy PMB: min: 4° max: 18°, sunny PKN: min: 6° max: 21°, rainy PE: min: 13° max: 19°, cloudy PTA: min: 3° max: 15°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$44.75 Gold=$1,320.95 Platinum=$ 1,092.65 R/$=14.38 R/€=15.80 R/£=18.90 €/$=1.09 JSE All Share=53,638.04 DJIA= 18,422.38 FTSE 100=6,724.03 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick#### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/BK-VgUXlqrew_fsLXk9YaH8XBSbz7yFC4-0kl7XpcQVE_zMgtxznyFlzPdUczFsvtWmpyOGtfO_KpYaUhLQFP3hzs5YEfFsLFF7HS7TIfGBiNF3kIfuCgwB3GGqn1m7SUQcP_uCQoSRqkpBFk3UO=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ranjeni-Mandela-fight.jpg)Britain’s then Prime Minister Gordon Brown (unseen) during a meeting at his hotel in central London June 24, 2008. 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