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While you were sleeping: 17 October 2016

While you were sleeping: 17 October 2016

Battle for Mosul begins, lander hurtles towards Mars surface, and Neil Tovey suffers heart attack.

“My calamity is at hand!”

 John Stubbs, incorporating a pun into having his hand cut off for seditious writing in 1589.

As South Africa enters a Thuli-less era, Pravin steps into the breach

Thuli Madonsela left the office of the Public Protector in dramatic style on Friday with a final media briefing and two court applications preventing her from releasing her much awaited “state capture” report into the dealings of the Gupta family. For seven years, she was the epitome of South Africa’s “protector”. There have been concerns in society about what would happen when Madonsela goes. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan answered the question. He used South Africa’s court system to break open the Gupta chamber of secrets – a manoeuvre that corners President Jacob Zuma and his friends. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
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Story of the Day

While you were sleeping

Battle for Mosul begins

More than 25,000 Iraqi troops have been allocated to the recapture of ISIL’s last major Iraqi stronghold. The offensive, called Operation Conquest, technically began in March, but has only become a full-fledged campaign now. The drive to take back the city, however, could last months. Read More

Republican office firebombed

A Republican Party office in North Carolina was hit with a petrol bomb overnight. Donald Trump blamed the attack on Democratic Party supporters, who, he said, commited the crime “because we are winning”. Nobody was injured during the attack. Nonetheless, moonbat Republicans do appear to be rivalled in craziness this weekend by moonbat Democrats. Read More

Mars lander sent to the planet surface

A European lander has been sent on a million kilometre mission to the surface of Mars. Its mission: To search for traces of life on the Red Planet. With at least half of all US and Russian missions to send landers to the surface having failed, this expedition is certainly fraught with innumerable dangers. Read More

Tovey suffers heart attack

Former Bafana Bafana captain, Neil Tovey, has collapsed during training after having what is being reported as a heart attack. Currently the technical director for the national team, Tovey has been hospitalised previously for heart problems. He is currently in a stable condition in hospital. Read More

In Numbers

$250,000/year

One of the yearly spend requirements to qualify for an Amex Black Card.

Facts of the Day

Today is Ernie Els’ birthday. The Big Easy was born in 1969.

The velociraptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually mating noises of tortoises.

Weather

Financial Data

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CPT: min: 12° max: 23°, sunny
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JHB: min: 14° max: 27°,cloudy
KIM: min: 14° max: 27°, sunny
NLP: min: 14° max: 21°, cloudy
PMB: min: 10° max: 18°, rainy
PKN: min: 15° max: 28°, cloudy
PE: min: 15° max: 21°, sunny
PTA: min: 16° max: 31°, cloudy

Oil=$51.95
Gold=$1,251.03
Platinum=$935.74
R/$=14.31
R/€=15.59
R/£=17.41
€/$=1.09
JSE All Share=51,146.78
DJIA= 18,138.38
FTSE 100=7,013.55
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FEATURES  

Photo: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (Reuters), Former Public
Protector Thuli Madonsela (Greg Nicolson / Daily Maverick) As South Africa enters a Thuli-less era, Pravin steps into the breach 
By Ranjeni Munusamy
Photo: South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (R) jokes with his
party’s newly appointed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at the
National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in
Bloemfontein on December 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Ramaphosa’s Gordhan surprise: A sign of the turbulent times to come 
By Stephen Grootes
Photo of Raymond Suttner by Ivor Markman. Op-Ed: Chief Albert Luthuli as an ethical leader 
By Raymond Suttner
Photo: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. (SAPA) Ramaphosa: I support Minister Gordhan 
By Daily Maverick Staff Reporter
Photo: Supporters hold placards as US Republican presidential nominee
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina,
USA, 14 October 2016. The US presidential election is scheduled for 08
November 2016. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER US 2016: Trump’s ultimate descent into total darkness 
By J Brooks Spector
EFS_16Oct_w.jpg Video: Evita’s Free Speech, Ep.60 – Evita relives her New York nightmare 
By Pieter-Dirk Uys
Photo: South African police forces members patrol the Wits University
campus during ongoing clashes with #feesmustfall students during the 4th
week of protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg,
South Africa, 11 October 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK #FeesMustFall: Tear gas, rubber bullets and batons – insiders’ perspective 
By BHEKI C. SIMELANE
Photo: Students from Wits University thrown stones during clashes with
police forces as ongoing protests against the cost of higher education
continue in Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 October 2016. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK. Video – Between the Lines: Nompumelelo Runji 
By John Matisonn
Photo: Books Bob Dylan are on display at the bookstore Donner in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 14 October 2016. Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize
in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on 13 October
2016. EPA/LEX VAN LIESHOUT A tribute to Bobby D 
By Ross Harvey
Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at the Federation
of German Industry's (BDI) Day of German Industry 2016 in Berlin, Germany,
06 October 2016. EPA/BERND VON JUTRCZENKA Open Letter to Angela Merkel: Thanks – and more please 
By Babatunde Fagbayibo
Photo: A young Burundian boy tries to cover himself as police officers
beat him after dispersing protesters by firing shots during an
anti-government demonstration against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for
a third term in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, 26 May 2015. EPA/DAI
KUROKAWA ICG: The AU tried and failed on Burundi  – now it’s time to try again 
By International Crisis Group
Photo: Mamelodi Sundowns players celebrates a victory during the 2016
Caf Champions League Final match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Zamalek at
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on 15 October 2016. ©Samuel
Shivambu/Backpagepix Soccer: Mosimane’s looming history offers further redemption and should force introspection 
By Antoinette Muller
Photo: A photograph dated 19 January 2015 shows people walking near a
burning tire set alight by protesters on the street in the capital
Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. EPA/STR ICG: Boulevard of broken dreams — The ‘street’ and politics in DRC 
By International Crisis Group
Photo: Yemenis take part in a rally in solidarity and honor of the
victims of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting a funeral hall a week ago,
outside the destroyed hall in Sana'a, Yemen, 15 October 2016. According to
reports, a Saudi Arabia-led investigation into the 08 October-airstrikes
carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on a packed funeral hall in the
Yemeni capital Sana'a concluded that the coalition's warplanes had wrongly
targeted the funeral ceremony, killing more than 140 Yemenis and injuring
hundreds more. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB ICG: Yemen’s terrible war is about to get worse 
By International Crisis Group

OPINIONISTA

Judith-February.jpg Institutions Matter: Their strength or weakness determines the depth and quality of a democracy 
By Judith February
ivor.jpg #FeesMustFall: Separating Treasury’s truth from ‘ultra-left’ fiction 
By Ivor Chipkin
Joel-Modiri.jpg In the Fall: Decolonisation and the rejuvenation of the academic project in South Africa 
By Joel Modiri
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