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title: "While you were sleeping: 19 August 2016"
description: "Rio swimmers questioned by police, Bolt gets his 8th gold, and Metallica announce new album."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "South Africa"
author: "John Stupart"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-while-you-were-sleeping-19-august-2016/"
published: "2016-08-19T06:12:01"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 889
---

# While you were sleeping: 19 August 2016

> Rio swimmers questioned by police, Bolt gets his 8th gold, and Metallica announce new album.

By John Stupart · Published 19 August 2016, 08:12 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *“To reap a return in 10 years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.”* *–***H? Chí Minh** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/26aa5e22-af89-4f3d-8006-fda3e3f5abb7.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [Dispatches from Alternate Reality: Zuma and ANCYL lead the way to ANC 2017 conference](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-dispatches-from-alternate-reality-zuma-and-ancyl-lead-the-way-to-anc-2017-conference/#.V7Z5avl95hE)A shift in power is now unfolding in the country with Democratic Alliance (DA) mayors being elected in former African National Congress (ANC) strongholds. The DA’s multiparty pact with other parties and the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF’s) decision to vote for opposition party mayors has delivered a second deadly blow to the ANC after the local government elections thrashing. While the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) emerged with an insipid statement about the elections outcome, behind the scenes, President Jacob Zuma showed he is unruffled by the crisis facing the party. And the ANC Youth League is now leading the charge to purge Zuma’s detractors and choose his successor. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-dispatches-from-alternate-reality-zuma-and-ancyl-lead-the-way-to-anc-2017-conference/#.V7Z5avl95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Rio police say US swimmers made up mugging storyStar US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his Olympic teammates were not robbed in Rio as they claimed, but tried to flee after apparently vandalising a bathroom at a gas station, police said Thursday. The plot thickens. But all swimmers appear to have flown out of Rio and back to the US. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-rio-police-say-us-swimmers-made-up-the-story-about-being-mugged-at-gunpoint/#.V7ZJEPl97IU) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Bolt makes it eightUsain Bolt added to his Olympic medal tally by winning gold in the men’s 200m final, his eighth Olympic gold. As has been the case throughout his career as a professional athlete, his opponents were left in his dust. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-usain-bolt-cements-his-legend-with-third-200m-gold#.V7Zl_vl97IU) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## **Schoeman brings in bronze**After a bit of a downer on Wednesday, Thursday more than made up for it. Henri Schoeman bagged a bronze in the triathlon, overcoming a fever that had “left him in tears”, while Sunette Viljoen won silver in the javelin and Caster Semenya breezed through to the final of the women’s 800m. If you missed any of the action, you can catch up [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-18-rio-2016-live-blog-day-13-all-the-south-africans-action-from-the-olympics-on-thursday/#.V7Y8e_l97IU) with events as they happened. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Metallica announce new albumMetallica fans rejoice! The metal group has announced their first new album in eight years. 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct' will be released in November. Fans, meanwhile, will spend the coming months praying the album won't suck. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-metallica-planning-first-album-in-eight-years) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **2190** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of days required to be a licensed interior designer in Louisiana. Training to be a paramedic requires 41. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is **World Humanitarian Day.**The **cost of ivory** for billiard balls helped contribute to the development of plastic. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather & Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 11° max: 22°, rainy CPT: min: 14° max: 19°, rainy DBN: min: 18° max: 25°, cloudy EL: min: 17° max: 24°, rainy JHB: min: 6° max: 23° cloudy KIM: min: 12° max: 25°, cloudy NLP: min: 7° max: 27°, cloudy PMB: min: 10° max: 27°, cloudy PKN: min: 8° max: 22°, cloudy PE: min: 16° max: 20°, rainy PTA: min: 7° max: 24°, cloudy \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$50.75 Gold=$1,352.83 Platinum=$1,131.46 R/$=13.37 R/€=15.18 R/£=17.60 €/$=1.13 JSE All Share=52,989.66 DJIA= 18,578.49 FTSE 100=6,868.96 [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/1ChzlZRZDAaJ6vnYHAf7Rq08j3aRMfibFS0Y2YP2cGq4V0POXkOwXn5Nm0gNwaBcLIeGPxSxyYB0g70BHDzfSqCizxTKcpXtlQeAR_TAjY_n6nsYqI7lzdGQ0-xLHw8U3cfk3Xf5F1b3SYw0=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Ranjeni-ANCYL-Zuma.jpg)Conference 26 November 2013 (Greg Nicolson)" /> \\\| [Dispatches from Alternate Reality: Zuma and ANCYL lead the way to ANC 2017 conference](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-08-19-dispatches-from-alternate-reality-zuma-and-ancyl-lead-the-way-to-anc-2017-conference/)  By Ranjeni Munusamy \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/dkf-2lYXCXQrEbWIvzDktxZdiAmUeHFiYB-LsPhZ0CDq9IQPIawm026sR-VY1P3lRGbQFIsIoGm-sJe_d-IkOa1oSSDgTmmCJ7CNz5Y5GgFU4LEnaqaBIYmQjS0ILZHHr69oAryXTXSxH0xVmIjoVQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Greg-Mashaba-JHB-mayor.jpg)successor, Herman Mashaba, debated at Daily Maverick’s The Gathering, 11 June 2016. 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