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title: "While you were sleeping: 1 August 2016"
description: "Beyond the Boundary launched, bombing & attack rocks Kabul, and Djokovic wins at Toronto."
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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/2016-08-01-while-you-were-sleeping-1-august-2016/"
published: "2016-08-01T06:13:51"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# While you were sleeping: 1 August 2016

> Beyond the Boundary launched, bombing & attack rocks Kabul, and Djokovic wins at Toronto.

By John Stupart · Published 1 August 2016, 08:13 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *"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** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/16f4079e-98a4-45ab-9d31-f3fc58885508.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [LGE 2016: The ANC-DA-EFF rally showdown and what they say to voters](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-lge-2016-the-anc-da-eff-rally-showdown-and-what-they-say-to-voters/#.V569rLh9600)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. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-lge-2016-the-anc-da-eff-rally-showdown-and-what-they-say-to-voters/#.V569rLh9600) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Beyond the Boundary launchedDaily 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](http://features.www.dailymaverick.co.za/beyond-the-boundary/) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Hot air balloon disaster explainedThe 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](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-balloon-in-deadly-texas-crash-likely-touched-power-line) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Popular Kabul hotel attackedTaliban 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](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-taliban-truck-bomb-rocks-hotel-for-foreigners-in-kabul) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Djokovic wins at TorontoNovak 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](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-tennis-djokovic-beats-nishkori-to-claim-toronto-title) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # 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). \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 1° max: 16°, sunny CPT: min: 10° max: 18°, cloudy DBN: min: 15° max: 21°, rainy EL: min: 16° max: 20°, rainy JHB: min: 2° max: 14° sunny KIM: min: 2° max: 16°, sunny NLP: min: 7° max: 22°, cloudy PMB: min: 6° max: 17°, cloudy PKN: min: 7° max: 21°, sunny PE: min: 14° max: 19°, cloudy PTA: min: 5° max: 17°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$43.53 Gold=$1,351.28 Platinum=$1,148.58 R/$=13.87 R/€=15.51 R/£=18.35 €/$=1.11 JSE All Share=52,797.58 DJIA= 18,432.24 FTSE 100=6,724.43 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/7sadFnwz5BjYc0N18uOTeiHPTcf1HtrTm0CbfaUWVLFykJSPwPs97JrexkheEvvssk_CtOnXXTYquvZR1Lamk7MooEfat-JJfAA-IB0b0AkFnS6mJKi6_x6Zkr6ugFLovbPuwvmRUTUsTm_34sETfYKt6VJBA1auhUjTku57MKPWaIk=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ranjeni-edited-SA-elections-final-weekend.jpg)rally at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg. (Greg Nicolson); Leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, Mmusi Maimane, addressing thousands of people who attended the parties final pre election rally in Soweto, Johannesburg , South Africa, 30 July 2016. EPA/KEVIN SUTHERLAND; EFF's Julius Malema greets his supporters during his campaign ahead of the August 3 local elections, in Etwatwa, a township near Benoni, South Africa July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: The ANC-DA-EFF rally showdown and what they say to voters](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-lge-2016-the-anc-da-eff-rally-showdown-and-what-they-say-to-voters/)  By Ranjeni Munusamy \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/tt2PqfnkMGY-aYlubojPf_0accTYRonC3VZzx3qZ_Obffa_7ljw_vVtH3kICvcwQZFqkA0PoBdOkyK9spPfCcy1QbNUoLqED5DRUbw9n3doS-CtkuBPTg-d8Ae7XZpkKgL_ibXhQpOpr0i_G1_Ls2lpC=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70malema-poster-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)Limpopo. (Richard Poplak)" /> \\\| [TRAINSPOTTER: Eff-ing in Polokwane — Malema comes home](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-trainspotter-eff-ing-in-polokwane-malema-comes-home/)  By Richard Poplak \\\| \\\| ![Beyond-the-Boundary-MAIN.jpg](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/q-jcCmalz9XaiZwyS69qzU2rX9bAK-vmrFM6r6qa9Xtucxema67fseONwSlR3UCmmx5e7AyCoCyf0xky-d788zRvKxPzI7KxDkv6GiTAiWalQ1faRFNIRRJ4pLkqkm9Qkfazqb3hPOFtUG9w-BPpneUe=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Beyond-the-Boundary-MAIN.jpg) \\\| [Special feature: Beyond the Boundary – state of transformation in South African cricket](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-special-feature-beyond-the-boundary-state-of-transformation-in-south-african-cricket/)  By ANTOINETTE MULLER & LEILA DEE DOUGAN \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/-rFM6tlrae2aLTs02esPc96ORalQ1l15k3vymBEoR3nE_F5Pp2_0rpT1h6UnBbXbWrWpmFDjmwFRf7SVhhit5kUsM3ntQ-eqqpSnuX3fpM0AR1DjetXQCXtCTHntKArPbFyhn3QK0j9qPkqCF4xCq_EkNZbzwLVa3nc=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70ANC-rallies-the-faithful-Grootes.jpg)stage at the ANC's Siyanqoba Rally at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. (Greg Nicolson)" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: ANC rallies the faithful](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-lge-2016-anc-rallies-the-faithful/)  By Stephen Grootes \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/071qKmwO8pLZCR8Iig6yCMkh4rQ3HiYt5-a-hkZs53haZ0QtKqjeMVhMyQH8ZiMewhctO_rEwq6Lbmdpxt2UyxZjyMAWwc2AdqgKeX7iNXZievSbeWq0Qp74YDXjWz4sYg6F-7I_x_s=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Greg-Parks-Tau.jpg)workshop 'Learning from Leading Cities' at the Annual Meeting 2014 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, January 23, 2014. (WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/swiss-image.ch/Photo Jolanda Flubacher)" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: Parks Tau, the mayor who grew into his role](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-interview-parks-tau-the-mayor-who-grew-into-his-role/)  By Greg Nicolson \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/MnGcMAiO363qDOVkNTOofHgbTr4s80CHiZfc_NeV22XcVHj6SxUcJWfH-aFI5LR3kKmDZS0pkyJbTtSoOu8SFBMV9FA8raPq7TyCOSKBThDyumeQkGyFAjNbEYs5wNVcSDf1BQbjcdoES0L7RZ3OEnTb0Ev-_r35u1Rxk0YDPtLHGh886mMV=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Kevin-Bloom-Justice-delayed-is-justice-denied.jpg)apartheid forces in 1983." /> \\\| [An apartheid murder reckoning (part II): Jury still out on NPA’s courage](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-31-an-apartheid-murder-reckoning-part-ii-jury-still-out-on-npas-courage/)  By Kevin Bloom \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/WECCSenpUEC8lJ8sU4dodvUxs3P4KziCQbl72Q45Ylu30TUdkBg0m5JFiNHlkKtEZPwix7AwV-QwZTKQ-pRux2w0g24Yy3FKdrmUI_fcxDYDWRnHKJUPiT8QXLtd7BInk2frU9110R7nRUFuazAnjgRM42t0n9aO-w_3Ng=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Nelson-Mandela-Bay-Marianne-Merten.jpg)Danny Jordaan pauses for thought during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 January 2010. EPA/JON HRUSA" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: After a bitter campaign, Nelson Mandela Bay might just make electoral history](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-01-lge-2016-after-a-bitter-campaign-nelson-mandela-bay-might-just-make-electoral-history/)  By Marianne Merten \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/JzomVgGQjmMTJ5m1JFKF4exbYI0wMAe-pHF470qZ2dF6qvLnP5SuL76tf9oLJmFsLGs4vHohO-wwgLIN5nMdlKdQ25nS0SJc6vH_Cki9-D8Ni8wqJUiSkSknOXFxeZ4G5lMgEZtYd2tSHcAl5eNIw4Qc=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70_MG_2602-MAIN-PHOTO-REAL.jpg)before the local government elections and followed the delivery with a couple of songs. (Greg Nicolson)" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: ANC's Siyanqoba, in photos](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-31-lge-2016-ancs-siyanqoba-in-photos/)  By Greg Nicolson \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/srvBSE1GTehWRH4TUdaVdCpvww11aTaYsskHQwh6R-iYk8JkeKUBqvV-ce6tIy0be2ELk9mwQU_rW-KQiNcieXnua8UPA2heLfmjA99ZfhZoZIgUjSBLoHRn91cZ_9Yt5mEqOeDdTK4IYcAS-Y_dMdDJkYml7pMT2Q=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70LGE-gender-parity-Andrea-Teagle.jpg)(ANC) leader Jacob Zuma sing party songs as he enters the voting station in Nkandla, April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Rogan Ward" /> \\\| [LGE 2016: Gender parity in candidate lists still elusive](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-31-lge-2016-gender-parity-in-candidate-lists-still-elusive/)  By ANDREA TEAGLE \\\| \\\| ![EFS_31un.jpg](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/XtSxn8zJ5INPTqP0cmauImJtOBhKyv8Kk4X9pWAKUsHFWRZJQAuHNL3UZcZhUZ-dtQ-aX5-tNfmYIoEqT6V8y5NpAaALaRYNnrvKT02Y85q7RFbFu-VXdq42rFD1ZsXVvbQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70EFS_31un.jpg) \\\| [Video: Evita's Free Speech, Ep.49 – Evita is ready to bear her cross](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-31-video-evitas-free-speech-ep.49-evita-is-ready-to-bear-her-cross/)  By Pieter-Dirk Uys \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xg2bOFvYfE6I_1WdJUGfS314tjyDi56FC2QUibbziwJyPanz8oUYXaHtDEkvGDJVexe5h0TmLr2-DEwVnZ2u8TFnjW6Z5nR63BVpRTg3iKrYCjDWVU8PPXrkPje5dLFH1WhFbFuujb_8IpA9A_FgH5gnNpjk6IE3IKSvaijV=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Tyres-burn-on-Qeqe-Street-MAIN-PHOTO.jpg)Numerous protests have occured on the street this year, initially about lack of housing delivery but they have morphed into concerns about the ANC process for selecting its ward candidate." /> \\\| [GroundUp: Port Elizabeth's ward 26 – an ANC divided](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-07-31-groundup-port-elizabeths-ward-26-an-anc-divided/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/e87eASpEM1pDC3hb7s-YylGiZYx-xDuW3t-ZqS99s6Cai4c9qC6yW1PnZWKHHYUcN7zxq39YxCofUeEa3c4s4xiCJvU3hxkVgSxYF6qEGNJeRcy2I-F4WEVcMIUDrQSUG_dRj_B5gHDkN0WXFBsEB3HB9rRg-yX3ZWCNQ4eO=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Rio-2016-field-records-Ant-edited-SA.jpg)Republic. 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