---
title: "While you were sleeping: 5 October 2016"
description: "Vice presidential candidates square off, Wits closes until Monday, and Google unveils the \"Pixel\"."
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/2016-10-05-while-you-were-sleeping-5-october-2016/"
published: "2016-10-05T06:12:48"
updated: "2016-10-05T07:37:54"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 861
---

# While you were sleeping: 5 October 2016

> Vice presidential candidates square off, Wits closes until Monday, and Google unveils the "Pixel".

By John Stupart · Published 5 October 2016, 08:12 SAST · Updated 5 October 2016, 09:37 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *We will always cry. But with loving reflection more than hopeless longing.And that is how we survive. That is how the story should end. That is how they would want it to be.* **–****Mark Rickerby** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
| --- |
| \|  \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/d5541919-8166-40c1-973d-fbdbd27729cc.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [SARS Wars: ROGUE – reclaiming the narrative from the inside out](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-sars-wars-rogue-reclaiming-the-narrative-from-the-inside-out/#.V_Rte_l95hE)If there is one destructive narrative that has dominated headlines for two turbulent years it is that of an alleged SARS “rogue unit”. The shocking purge in 2014 of the entire SARS executive – an executive that had managed to transform the country’s revenue collection service into a formidable machine – remains unprecedented in South African history. The just-published Rogue – The Inside Story of SARS’s Elite Crime-Busting Unit, written by former Group Executive Johann van Loggerenberg with ex SARS spokesman Adrian Lackay, is an attempt at telling this remarkable story from the inside out. By MARIANNE THAMM.  [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-sars-wars-rogue-reclaiming-the-narrative-from-the-inside-out/#.V_Rte_l95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Vice presidential debate far more contentiousUS vice presidential novitiates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence squared off in a debate last night. The theme of the night's arguments essentially took the form of Kaine launching a full on assault on Pence's tacit support of Trump's idiotic policies. Pence, however, shot back several criticisms of his own relating to Hillary Clinton's track record, particularly on matters of foreign policy. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-kaine-pence-clash-in-vice-presidential-debate) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Wits to stay closed until MondayThe Wits University senior executive team has announced that Wits will remain closed until the 10th October. This followed discussions with the Black Student Society and the SRCs, who appear ready to enter negotiations. Again. With any luck, theresolutions made will be upheld for longer than a week. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-wits-to-close-until-monday) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Hurricane Matthew crashes into the Dominican RepublicHurricane Matthew has killed four more people, including three children, in the Dominican Republic. So far seven people have died as a result of the storm, and it has now moved to Haiti, where it has caused extensive damage. Although only 800 were evacuated from its path in the Dominican Republic, 18,000 have been displaced, at least temporarily. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-hurricane-matthew-kills-four-in-dominican-republic) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Google reveals 'Pixel' phoneGoogle has come out guns blazing against Samsung, Apple, Amazon, and just about every other smartphone manufacturer, with its revealing of the 'Pixel'. Sporting hardware similar to an iPhone 7, and with a similar price tag, the Pixel will rely heavily on Google Assistant, the company's AI, to power many of its functions. It also has a headphone jack. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-google-takes-on-rivals-with-pixel-phone-new-hardware) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **80%** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The percentage of North Americans for whom the night sky is so polluted they cannot see the Milky Way. (A third of all humanity cannot see it.) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today is **World Teacher's Day.**It's also International No Prostitution Day, somehow.The UN has predicted that the **world's population may actually start declining** by the year 2100. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 5° max: 27°, sunny CPT: min: 16° max: 21°, cloudy DBN: min: 13° max: 20°, sunny EL: min: 14° max: 24°, cloudy JHB: min: 2° max: 26°, sunny KIM: min: 11° max: 27°, sunny NLP: min: 7° max: 24°, sunny PMB: min: 3° max: 22°, cloudy PKN: min: 6° max: 24°, sunny PE: min: 14° max: 27°, cloudy PTA: min: 4° max: 26°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$50.67 Gold=$1,311.74 Platinum=$1,006.81 R/$=13.59 R/€=15.24 R/£=17.48 €/$=1.12 JSE All Share=51,658.99 DJIA= 18,235.66 FTSE 100=6,983.52  [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Marianne-RogueReview.jpg](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/4H9U1rSo5hwxR3ddREuAI_g1GxVTufVa-_QaMilnfJs-w1kPIJS7XpXgAK_XafgD3iCyVexRZnUWJ_AF0zf2wtBGmmoq8uX8pLU-sweBxycJYaL7SI0S-UGmw6-f_YofU_BliP7bCO7glF7AHQ8=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Marianne-RogueReview.jpg) \\\| [SARS Wars: ROGUE – reclaiming the narrative from the inside out](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-sars-wars-rogue-reclaiming-the-narrative-from-the-inside-out/)  By Marianne Thamm \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![Main photo: A protester throws a stone.](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cs9i1vh1ZyhkD5mMyX4c0nvTvtnKFTnCSzQngigO8TDh5v5QBvy9723bFvfDd67Ysphn62LtSj1L058dsAZPYsDNYSUlhzuQKvkK-gs6ujeY9XNW2ECo7hohhMRseGWU1IyfUChbmJRIIoyoelih1g=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70wits-protestMAIN-PHOTO.jpg) \\\| [In photos: Violent Clashes at Wits](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-04-in-photos-violent-clashes-at-wits/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/6x7YGbLygL9sl3zgBCjWAiQImrMrcYH1YSBWZRBtmAmLLhbB2Pm464HaXq--uIYY3Cgda9Gsvj0Z23Cqo5MK5MM9O5CfzT2-s0u8qNA976glDvzyHA_90Njmv6WER_Gx_lhcOiKxEGpzZPYi1vlgtr3_XFR9ODRlgf4=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-UCT-students-main-photo.jpg)disrupted some classes but most lectures continued, the university said. Photo: Ashleigh Furlong" /> \\\| [Cape Town: No lectures at CPUT, but UWC and UCT open](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-cape-town-no-lectures-at-cput-but-uwc-and-uct-open/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/y6EvVY6UbDheKI43r-Qjt8bu_IVcUUHHTpGYuNaEpU9SnDSmYKmmCDccM-hAm88dCW2EHTuWCBhfyscirYk8zjEqqU2Jql2MsMgZRRI--nJ2kI1s1FUHmgEATq2elk5DpwzVoJvdaaaicjIN3CNMpQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70GroundUp-Habib-commits.jpg)and stun grenades rounds during ongoing protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 October 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK" /> \\\| [GroundUp: ‘We let you down’ – Habib commits to securing Wits as he sends intimidated staff home](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-04-groundup-we-let-you-down-habib-commits-to-securing-wits-as-he-sends-intimidated-staff-home/)  By GroundUp \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/iMOGExF8Awe7D9LWQmm-izUcf_14QqGPnjYbnxdr50ZXiWjCdUmWnEFYt2ARlTiwdFucjxkiqgdEhm4iuR8N0NpmOAlWAQ4Qu0kp3I8MiCRmveBWFCJ25pV-WQwWwKJDKI9_yh6TE5qgXhADnbrptr7BNxc=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70marelise-reportersnotebook.jpg)forces during ongoing protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 October 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK" /> \\\| [Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting for Godot, South African edition](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-reporters-notebook-waiting-for-godot-south-african-edition/)  By Marelise van der Merwe \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/SWkZhHUtDA3hx97GClFyePVpcy5NwGCqOvbOrPJZhjaJw68cs49-LEgdbj2cymC4vhRsUCBXqAOJn8pqujU7bIU0_pQOFlqt5qqDREWwOFfhmYcya2QvcD2PWvRebDsvoCa5VERk7Idb26w=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Hoffman-Integrity.jpg)his position as ANC president. Mangaung, Free State, South Africa, 18 December, 2012. Photo Greg Nicolson/NewsFire" /> \\\| [Op-Ed: We need an Integrity Commission... now](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-04-op-ed-we-need-an-integrity-commission...-now/)  By Paul Hoffman \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/YieY2DlM6lIEPY8lvylK_b9NiVbj8HsxZOgTkhyJ9_emIq539MwxY64_vT2w-_cgUtoH5APrLA8owV-eOYQAWCCVdirpIHSkm9rPVb41nEvCslMeuvw7rRLCc7vRJ38h1ThEokMLvuz8OBxwk0-9NNg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Simon-Ethiopia-bishoftu.jpg)gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri" /> \\\| [Ethiopia mourns – but mourns what, exactly?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-04-ethiopia-mourns-but-mourns-what-exactly/)  By Simon Allison \\\| \\\| ![Marelise-breast-cancer.jpg](//ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/0ivstN0wFcLk0Lfj1baJiNqED2aXwT9DJMnXhcPJ3VJqg46PGqXBg_h1WFAR1Of930RiLoR_QfJHxVYrhBcPPhabeVDE-ESOfYGnIrzbL_WD-NBkwXD3GVOOuuUTJjEZJSqOymyrrvt98e0nYDMPmA=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Marelise-breast-cancer.jpg) \\\| [Good news for breast cancer sufferers even as prevalence rises](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-05-good-news-for-breast-cancer-sufferers-even-as-prevalence-rises/)  By Marelise van der Merwe \\\| \\\| ![Image](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/vSHu_wPfaskgTd-EDISJeMAGlE7nnLFuWlxPCQPkXfh1F5cTpGQZ2BrML46X2dIV0sZqDQSObTBm4HMoUWPs2h2HoLubtIisOCuxeeW8q807OVIf-ud12r5MEKCsiQ1KMm2Q4w=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70h_53047788.jpg)Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold (L), and San Francisco 49ers free safety Eric Reid (R) take a knee during the US national anthem before the NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, 02 October 2016. Kaepernick is protesting police brutality and oppression in America. EPA/JOHN G MABANGLO" /> \\\| [While you were sleeping: 4 October 2016](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-04-while-you-were-sleeping-4-october-2016/)  By John Stupart \\\|### **OPINIONISTA**\\\| ![Maryke.jpg](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/1t9tba2ICIIkTDdC0M6peDzKyVmlReXUBzFu1EytvIQXjZXudoNsDdqr9O2pP-W94FB__fAuH14mM7P27N_EInsPw4L72iJmyiIn5GidZwlAGzswTEOoo8FQ78RG-O_A=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Maryke.jpg) \\\| [Solutions must rise](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2016-10-05-solutions-must-rise/)  By Maryke Bailey \\\| \\\| --- \\\| --- \\\| \\\| ![IvoVegterBW](//ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ciAM4qJZ9CPpJ6XmXCdbBFz1Y2aIPzZuGHPIazJ1l0J8zeq3LCw_6oQSOIWk6fEGCdH4uhbdnu1k4IYbqrBrUK9kn4HKjda7rq38xP2mlJ4ht2_djFdi3F_eSKa-xb7dlwShfH3Q5yFambesu4_BNRcHsDOkkUE2U-E=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70562c5ffb4076dfd1ddee1be88f4bf94a.jpg) \\\| [R.I.P. the African Grey parrot](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2016-10-05-r.i.p.-the-african-grey-parrot/)  By Ivo Vegter \\\| \\\| ![Oresti-New-Pic.jpg](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/VVJW8D0p0wdZ9YTQ4PYo9zn4GcUY5JuVbK1cLNBAwqTIfVERc5PdtLuCzmSNiFBsXW9bA2NX_MjdFE2NjHy-rqu4naWSFXq-KmNqidrlbqOk5X7uCVSJS7ZI8bfsXDFrW6z6M3MQVvI=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70Oresti-New-Pic.jpg) \\\| [Heritage Day or Braai Day? It’s Time to Choose.](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2016-10-05-heritage-day-or-braai-day-its-time-to-choose./)  By ORESTI PATRICIOS \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |