--- title: "While you were sleeping: 3 October 2016" description: "Stampede kills dozens in Ethiopia, FARC peace deal rejected, and USA channel Palmer in Ryder Cup." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "South Africa" author: "John Stupart" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/johnstupart/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-03-while-you-were-sleeping-3-october-2016/" published: "2016-10-03T06:08:01" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 723 --- # While you were sleeping: 3 October 2016 > Stampede kills dozens in Ethiopia, FARC peace deal rejected, and USA channel Palmer in Ryder Cup. By John Stupart · Published 3 October 2016, 08:08 SAST ## Content | \| \\| *“Fear and debt. The two most powerful tools of empire.”* ***–*****John Perkins** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| | | --- | | \| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/e1f4d13f-f8b4-488c-9686-3a0569884ca1.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [amaBhungane: Jonas Makwakwa, then SARS No 2 executive, secured a job for his girlfriend](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-02-amabhungane-jonas-makwakwa-then-sars-no-2-executive-secured-a-job-for-his-girlfriend/#.V_HK7fl95hE)Suspended tax chief Jonas Makwakwa allegedly used his influence at the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to secure a position for his then-26-year-old girlfriend. Kelly-Ann Elskie was transferred from her position as a personal assistant in March last year, and given the title of junior consultant: legal and policy in SARS’s high court litigation unit, which deals with the tax authority’s most high-profile and sensitive cases. By Susan Comrie for AMABHUNGANE. [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-02-amabhungane-jonas-makwakwa-then-sars-no-2-executive-secured-a-job-for-his-girlfriend/#.V_HK7fl95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Dozens killed in stampede at Ethiopian festivalAt least 52 Ethiopians have been killed in a stampede and police crackdown. Celebrations at a religious festival in Bishoftu went horribly wrong when police fired rubber bullets and teargas at anti-government protestors, who had thrown stones at the security forces. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-02-52-dead-in-ethiopia-festival-stampede-regional-government) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Colombia votes against FARC peace dealThe Colombian public has rejected the proposed FARC peace deal in a public referendum, with the 'no' voters winning by a narrow margin. The shock result saw the ‘no’ camp win by half a percent, or 54,000 votes, which has thrown the historic peace agreement into utter doubt. A lack of punishment for the rebel FARC was perceived by the no camp as the primary voting motivator. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-03-colombians-shock-government-rejecting-peace-deal) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Pope speaks against gender theory in schoolsDespite an unprecented stance towards homosexuals and transexuals, Pope Francis has spoken against the notion of teaching gender theory in schools. Calling it "insidious indoctrination", the Pope is apparently fine with treating all with dignity and respect, but not with the introduction of new theories to explain their differences. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-03-pope-says-teaching-gender-theory-is-indoctrination) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Palmer 'watching over' US team in Ryder CupUS captain Davis Love has said the late Arnold Palmer was watching over the American team during their 17-11 victory against Europe in this year's Ryder Cup. That, and perhaps the throngs of anti-European hecklers, several of whom had to be ejected from the course. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-03-golf-palmer-watching-over-us-team-in-ryder-cup-triumph) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **14,000** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of landmines sniffed out by rats in Mozambique. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is **World Animal Day.****Fifty Shades of Grey** initially started out as Twilight fan fiction. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 5° max: 24°, sunny CPT: min: 13° max: 25°, cloudy DBN: min: 12° max: 17°, rainy EL: min: 14° max: 20°, rainy JHB: min: 2° max: 17°, sunny KIM: min: 3° max: 23°, sunny NLP: min: 9° max: 21°, cloudy PMB: min: 6° max: 14°, cloudy PKN: min: 8° max: 19°,cloudy PE: min: 14° max: 20°, cloudy PTA: min: 6° max: 22°, cloudy \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$50.19 Gold=$1,315.87 Platinum=$1,027.35 R/$=13.72 R/€=15.43 R/£=17.80 €/$=1.12 JSE All Share=51,949.83 DJIA= 18,308.15 FTSE 100=6,899.33 [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Photo: Jonas Makwakwa (SARS)](//ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/nAtXKnhaHf_hRY9FxJYuOlWcs20qKdAPC4bEmPq0AcXSSAgL0wHkDg0B7eg78Lyq6o74bjsGEgBZFraBQIkMgLr-5TL7IrnIc3kvvU-uzknPmNpjp0sYT9Br5fDEfWki4zc_Pl4BRdU=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Jonas-Makwakwa.jpg) \\\| [amaBhungane: Jonas Makwakwa, then SARS No 2 executive, secured a job for his girlfriend](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-02-amabhungane-jonas-makwakwa-then-sars-no-2-executive-secured-a-job-for-his-girlfriend/) By AMABHUNGANE \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/p7lq80976oNl9_0rFcbdAnkyIW4B2sUueUWKcE3O2Jf4cTC4fFIkfcfTGADZhLlHsGkCLCMT8vPLJiez4jOg6R7rJnL_YKWLJxzP5d7-hLj5j6iZ4CUS9TewQUnqE1Y2UM4NnTblq8ayVoq30PdHNK0=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Marianne-Maimane-muscle.jpg)Mmusi Maimane ©, walks at the launch of the party’s election manifesto in Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 April 2016. 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