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While you were sleeping: 1 August 2016

Beyond the Boundary launched, bombing & attack rocks Kabul, and Djokovic wins at Toronto.
John Stupart
By John Stupart
1 Aug

"I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not."

– Cricket legend and RAAF fighter pilot, Keith Miller

Story of the Day

LGE 2016: The ANC-DA-EFF rally showdown and what they say to voters 

Election fever reached its crescendo this weekend with South Africa’s three biggest political parties rounding off their campaigns in massive shows of force. The ANC began the 2016 local government campaign on the back foot in Nelson Mandela Bay in April but showed on Sunday that it was back in the game, filling two stadiums in Johannesburg for its Siyanqoba rally. The Economic Freedom Fighters took its last mass event to Polokwane in the final push to win control of at least one municipality in Limpopo. On Saturday, the Democratic Alliance took its battleship to Soweto where it hopes to slice into the ANC’s support base. It has been a messy, bloody campaign but it ends with democracy in full colour. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
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While you were sleeping

Beyond the Boundary launched

Daily Maverick Chronicle explores the work being done by Cricket South Africa at grassroots, visits the heartland of black cricket in the country and gets a close up look at how high performance and transformation go hand in hand. If you read one thing today, read this. Read More

Hot air balloon disaster explained

The Texas hot air air balloon that crashed and killed 16 people is believed to have hit power lines on its way down. With several electronic devices recovered from the crash site, investigators suspect evidence proving this theory will be uncovered soon. Read More

Popular Kabul hotel attacked

Taliban fighters have hit the fortified Northgate hotel in Kabul. With a truck bomb detonating outside the gate, and fighters swarming in, it is not yet clear how many people, mostly foreigners living in the compound, have been killed. This week, it seems, has not begun on a good footing. Read More

Djokovic wins at Toronto

Novak Djokovic has defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5  at the ATP Toronto Masters. With virtually no time to spare, Djokovic has now immediately refocused on Rio, where Olympic gold awaits. With the world's largest sporting event this year just days away, the flights to Rio from Toronto will likely now be full of tennis professionals rushing south. Read More

In Numbers

0.15%

The population of the Czech Republic that identify religiously as Jedi Knights.

Facts of the Day

Today in 1834 saw slavery abolished in the British Empire. It would be years thereafter, however, before all former slaves were emancipated.

The Taser is actually an acronym. It stands for 'Tom A. Swift’s Electric Rifle', which is based on a character from a series of books (fiction).

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FEATURES

Photo (l to R): President Zuma takes the mic at the ANC's Siyanqoba<br />rally at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg. (Greg Nicolson); Leader of South<br />Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, addressing<br />thousands of people who attended the parties final pre election rally in<br />Soweto, Johannesburg , South Africa, 30 July 2016. EPA/KEVIN SUTHERLAND;<br />EFF's Julius Malema greets his supporters during his campaign ahead of the<br />August 3 local elections, in Etwatwa, a township near Benoni, South Africa<br />July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoLGE 2016: The ANC-DA-EFF rally showdown and what they say to voters 
By Ranjeni Munusamy
Main photo: Vast EFF billboard outside Malema's home turf of Seshego,<br />Limpopo. (Richard Poplak)TRAINSPOTTER: Eff-ing in Polokwane — Malema comes home 
By Richard Poplak
Beyond-the-Boundary-MAIN.jpgSpecial feature: Beyond the Boundary – state of transformation in South African cricket 
By ANTOINETTE MULLER & LEILA DEE DOUGAN
Photo: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Jacob Zuma on<br />stage at the ANC's Siyanqoba Rally at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. (Greg<br />Nicolson)LGE 2016: ANC rallies the faithful 
By Stephen Grootes
Photo: Parks Tau, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, speaks during the<br />workshop 'Learning from Leading Cities' at the Annual Meeting 2014 of the<br />World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, January 23, 2014.<br />(WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Jolanda Flubacher)LGE 2016: Parks Tau, the mayor who grew into his role 
By Greg Nicolson
Photo: Nokuthula Simelane was kidnapped, tortured and disappeared by<br />apartheid forces in 1983.An apartheid murder reckoning (part II): Jury still out on NPA’s courage 
By Kevin Bloom
Photo: FIFA 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairman<br />Danny Jordaan pauses for thought during a media briefing in Johannesburg,<br />South Africa, 12 January 2010. EPA/JON HRUSALGE 2016: After a bitter campaign, Nelson Mandela Bay might just make electoral history 
By Marianne Merten
Photo: President Zuma stuck to script during speech at the last rally<br />before the local government elections and followed the delivery with a<br />couple of songs. (Greg Nicolson)LGE 2016: ANC's Siyanqoba, in photos 
By Greg Nicolson
Photo: Supporters of South Africa's ruling African National Congress<br />(ANC) leader Jacob Zuma sing party songs as he enters the voting station in<br />Nkandla, April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Rogan WardLGE 2016: Gender parity in candidate lists still elusive 
By ANDREA TEAGLE
EFS_31un.jpgVideo: Evita's Free Speech, Ep.49 – Evita is ready to bear her cross 
By Pieter-Dirk Uys
Main photo: Tyres burn on Qeqe Street in Port Elizabeth's ward 26.<br />Numerous protests have occured on the street this year, initially about<br />lack of housing delivery but they have morphed into concerns about the ANC<br />process for selecting its ward candidate.GroundUp: Port Elizabeth's ward 26 – an ANC divided 
By GroundUp
Photo: Javelin throw world record holder Jan Zelezny from the Czech<br />Republic. EPA/Fabrice CoffriniRio Olympics: World records vs 2016 world leading performances, field events 
By Antoinette Muller
Photo: Children write notes from a makeshift black board at a school<br />in Mwezeni village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province in this picture<br />taken June 5, 2012. REUTERS/Ryan GrayGroundUp Op-Ed: Education funding formula needs to be fixed 
By GroundUp
Photo: Thousands of Zimbabwe Zanu PF party supporters gathered at an<br />open space to show their support for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, in<br />Harare, Zimbabwe, 25 May 2016. EPA/AARON UFUMELIICG: Zimbabwe’s threadbare theatre of reform 
By International Crisis Group
SLAVA3-MAIN-PHOTO.jpgTheatre review: A show about nothing, yet everything 
By Lesley Stones

OPINIONISTA

Judith-February.jpgWho is funding our political parties, and why don’t we know?
By Judith February
busani-ngcaweni.jpgThinning the line between sexism, racism and freedom of speech: Is nudity our Zeitgeist? 
By Busani Ngcaweni
Herman-Mashaba.jpgOne of the most important elections in South African history 
By Herman Mashaba
ivor.jpgIn Jacob Zuma, South Africa has found its Gorbachev 
By Ivor Chipkin

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