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title: "While you were sleeping: 21 October 2016"
description: "SA begins process to leave the ICC, amaBhungane prove Eskom's favoured treatment of Guptas, and Trump digs his heels in."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "South Africa"
author: "John Stupart"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-21-while-you-were-sleeping-21-october-2016/"
published: "2016-10-21T06:12:08"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# While you were sleeping: 21 October 2016

> SA begins process to leave the ICC, amaBhungane prove Eskom's favoured treatment of Guptas, and Trump digs his heels in.

By John Stupart · Published 21 October 2016, 08:12 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *“International Law has never stopped men in their pursuit of conquest or revenge.” **?*****Allen Drury** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/14cc3bea-2907-473f-af46-cc63228d5934.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [BREAKING: South Africa begins process to exit International Criminal Court](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-21-breaking-south-africa-begins-process-to-exit-international-criminal-court/#.WAmFSIN95hE)South Africa has begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court by notifying the United Nations on Thursday that it intended to revoke its ratification of the Rome Statute, which established the court, as a result of the court’s perceived biases against African nations. However, without parliamentary approval, it’s unclear if the government has the authority to unilaterally withdraw. By SIMON ALLISON.  [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-21-breaking-south-africa-begins-process-to-exit-international-criminal-court/#.WAmFSIN95hE) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## South Africa to leave the ICCJust in case you skipped the story of the day, South Africa announced to the UN late last night that it was leaving the International Criminal Court, citing bias against African states. Despite Zuma's apparent desire to have tea with Génocidaires in his own country, the move may be entirely, ahem, illegal, by parliamentary standards. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-21-breaking-south-africa-begins-process-to-exit-international-criminal-court/#.WAmFSIN95hE) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Eskom bailed out the GuptasamaBhungane have followed up on the controversial R587 million handout to a Gupta linked deal with Eskom. The investigative units has showed that the state-owned power provider shelled out the bucks just hours after the banks refused to loan the Guptas the money. Proof of preferential treatment for a Gupta-owned enterprise, in other words. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-20-amabhungane-r587m-in-six-hours-how-eskom-paid-for-gupta-mine/#.WAmGz4N95hE) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Trump defiant over results stanceDespite overwhelming evidence proving voter fraud is negligible in the US, the Sentient Nik-Nak has stubbornly clung to his debate night comments by refusing to acknowledge the result. Trump did relent somewhat, saying that he would accept the results *?* if he won. 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