--- title: "While you were sleeping: 12 September 2016" description: "Clinton collapses at ceremony, NFL gets serious on #BlackLivesMatter, and Wawrinka victorious." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Newsdeck" author: "John Stupart" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/johnstupart/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-while-you-were-sleeping-12-september-2016/" published: "2016-09-12T06:12:24" updated: "2016-09-12T06:13:11" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 834 --- # While you were sleeping: 12 September 2016 > Clinton collapses at ceremony, NFL gets serious on #BlackLivesMatter, and Wawrinka victorious. By John Stupart · Published 12 September 2016, 08:12 SAST · Updated 12 September 2016, 08:13 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”* ***–*****Jessica Mitford** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/7b39d72c-430d-474d-8a54-7b9a50f27b5d.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [House of Cards: SARS’s 9/11 as pack comes tumbling down in probe of suspicious deposits](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-11-house-of-cards-sarss-911-as-pack-comes-tumbling-down-in-probe-of-suspicious-deposits/#.V9Ybhvl95hE)SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane and Hawks head Lieutenant-General Mthandazo Ntlemeza have known for more than three months about the alleged criminal behaviour of Jonas Makwakwa, the second most senior member of the SARS executive, who has reportedly been caught by ATM cameras feeding wads of cash into his personal account as well as receiving other deposits amounting to at least R1.2-million. Daily Maverick is in possession of a report by a banking regulator that suggests these “suspicious and unusual cash deposits” into the personal accounts of Makwakwa and his girlfriend Kelly-Ann Elskie be investigated. Yet the Hawks claim this is an “internal matter” at SARS. By MARIANNE THAMM. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-11-house-of-cards-sarss-911-as-pack-comes-tumbling-down-in-probe-of-suspicious-deposits/#.V9Ybhvl95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Clinton diagnosed with pneumoniaHillary Clinton has developed a bout of pneumonia following an allergic cough. The presidential nominee was shown close to collapsing at a 9/11 memorial. As a result, her California-bound campaigning has been put on hold for now. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-clinton-cancels-california-trip-after-health-scare-campaign) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## US mourns 9/11Leaders past, present and future all commemorated 9/11 on Sunday. Speaking at Ground Zero, President Barack Obama reiterated that in the US, "diversity, our patchwork heritage, is not a weakness. It is still and always will be one of our greatest strengths". Donald Trump, meanwhile, was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter, refusing even to comment on Clinton's collapse. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-united-states-mourns-on-15th-anniversary-of-911) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## #BlackLivesMatter comes to the NFLSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to sing or stand during the national anthem has drawn support from other NFL players. Protesting ongoing police violence against black Americans, the start of the NFL regular season saw Kaepernick draw fierce criticism for the timing ***–***9/11 ***–***of his protest. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-nfl-players-protest-anthem-on-15th-anniversary-of-911) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Captain Stantastic defeats DjokovicStan Wawrinka successfully defeated Novak Djokovic 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the US Open final. At 31 years of age, Wawrinka made history as the oldest champion. After four hours of tennis, you can bet the muscles will be stiff on Monday. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-tennis-stantastic-wawrinka-stuns-djokovic-to-clinch-us-open) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **500-800** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of years it takes for one sanitary pad to decompose in a landfill. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is N**ational Chocolate Milkshake Day** in the United States.**Charles Manson's mother** sold him for a pitcher of beer. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 13° max: 27°, rainy CPT: min: 11° max: 17°, rainy DBN: min: 17° max: 24°, cloudy EL: min: 15° max: 22°, rainy JHB: min: 8° max: 27°, sunny KIM: min: 13° max: 26°, cloudy NLP: min: 10° max: 30°, cloudy PMB: min: 12° max: 31°, rainy PKN: min: 11° max: 27°, sunny PE: min: 15° max: 20°, cloudy PTA: min: 11° max: 27°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$48.01 Gold=$1,327.83 Platinum=$1,062.40 R/$=14.41 R/€=16.23 R/£=19.12 €/$=1.12 JSE All Share=53,347.30 DJIA= 18,085.45 FTSE 100=6,776.95 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ep2c7vIqxUbForlPLU4VbytZ-iQALCeY8sh9VDK8sIjHvt31V_6IkvaZIQ919hLqR6SuD51-LmuAFnIHRU8l5Oj8blcu9xh-zpjIr116FDOVgYiFloT10dOGrQUZyavmTy1_h0VA1_4-lpgeWA2zXvvlyA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70tom-moyane-jonas-makwakwa.jpg)most senior member of the SARS executive (SARS)" /> \\\| [House of Cards: SARS’s 9/11 as pack comes tumbling down in probe of suspicious deposits](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-11-house-of-cards-sarss-911-as-pack-comes-tumbling-down-in-probe-of-suspicious-deposits/) By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/4qSOsM9EBeeaevLRPPRcMEoA2tiBDVAnuV3QgUGuq0tepYqZGTBWnqoMFL19Y41DxR0q8DYHTXUOa1SYLl843UhTic0eK7cxrDs0T4Bno-mpnRrULs6gJ46nY9QLHsWM6oaveAAQJDtprquR8Vvo2AE=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Grootes-If-the-ANC-went.jpg)General Gwede Mantashe, Chairperson Baleka Mbethe, President Jacob Zuma pose for pictures during the third day of a leadership conference in Polokwane December 18, 2007. 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