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While you were sleeping: 6 October 2016

NSA contractor in massive data leak, hurricane Matthew approaches USA, and Paris climate pact is ratified most ricky tick.
While you were sleeping: 6 October 2016
John Stupart
By John Stupart
6 Oct 2016
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“There will be today, there will be tomorrow, there will be always, and there was yesterday, and there was the day before...” 

– Leo Tolstoy

#HlaudiHasFallen: End of the road for the SABC emperor and his board 

If you had to puff up a word cloud of the SABC board’s Wednesday presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications it would read something like this: “fraudster, disrespect, dysfunction, institutional genocide, Verwoerd, cowboy conferences, a dog show, remove Hlaudi Motsoeneng, dissolve the board”. And just like that, the Madness of King Hlaudi was called, finally exposed, and dealt with. Game over. It was a roast of note. Oh, and some ANC members found their spines. By MARIANNE THAMM.
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Story of the Day

While you were sleeping

NSA contractor in major data theft scandal

A contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton, the same firm that hired Edward Snowden, has been fingered for a massive data breach at the National Security Agency. Harold Thomas Martin III held hard copies of classified material in his home and car. For Big Brother, it appears as though all has gone to the digital dogs. Read More

Regions in Florida evacuated ahead of Hurricane Matthew 

Hurricane Matthew is set to make landfall in the United States late tonight. With winds of up to 185km/h, the storm has resulted in several regions in and around Florida being evacuated. If you think your uncle's post-lunch farts are bad, this hurricane is set to beat that lofty ceiling. Read More

UN peacekeepers failed to intervene in Sudan

A rights group has slammed the inaction of United Nations peacekeepers in Juba to, well, keep the bloody peace. In almost all instances of violence during an outbreak in July, UN blue helmets failed to intervene, according to the Centre for Civilians in Conflict on Wednesday. It's almost as if the contributing countries are simply there to collect a cheque... Read More

Paris climate deal ratified

In what has to be one of the quickest turnarounds of any international agreement, the Paris climate pact was ratified yesterday. Including China and the United States, the sobering reality that time was running around appeared to finally provide some impetus for the deal's ratification. Read More

In Numbers

448C

The code for the world's ugliest colour. 'Pantone 448C' is used on many EU tobacco products' packaging.

Facts of the Day

Today was not counted as a day by Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain in 1582. These countries implemented the Gregorian calendar, resulting in a missed date.

'Friday' singer Rebecca Black had to drop out of school because of bullying.

Weather

Financial Data

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KIM: min: 14° max: 29°, sunny
NLP: min: 7° max: 32°, sunny
PMB: min: 6° max: 30°, cloudy
PKN: min: 12° max: 28°, sunny
PE: min: 15° max: 20°, cloudy
PTA: min: 7° max: 26°, sunny

Oil=$51.78
Gold=$1,267.72
Platinum=$977.50
R/$=13.70
R/€=15.36
R/£=17.47
€/$=1.12
JSE All Share=51,868.53
DJIA= 18,277.30
FTSE 100=7,033.25
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