Wednesday, 22 November 2017
“The fall of one regime does not bring in a utopia. Rather, it opens the way for hard work and long efforts to build more just social,
Gene Sharp
STORY OF THE DAY
Scorpio: Asset Forfeiture Unit to go after State Capture’s ‘billionaire
By JESSICA BEZUIDENHOUT for SCORPIO
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Jubilant scenes following Mugabe's downfall
Zimbabweans in Harare and South Africa took to the streets last night, celebrating the end of a long-overdue dictator. Robert Mugabe's resignation ultimately ended his inevitable impeachment process, with
Uber kept massive hack a secret
Some 57-million users have had their personal data stolen from Uber for more than a year. The ride-sharing app, meanwhile, opted not to tell you this for the duration. Chief executive Dara Kosrowshahi, leading a reputational clean-up campaign, said: "None of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it." He promptly fired the two individuals most responsible for the cover-up. Somewhere in Uber's HQ, a fissure leading directly to hell must surely have opened up.
Spurs win Champions League group
Tottenham's star striker Harry Kane has praised his team's "massive" accomplishment of winning Group H in the Champions League. Spurs defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1, claiming the top spot after goals by Kane and Son Heung-min. Real Madrid will now need to become comfortable with second place on the League table.
Majority of US women sexually harassed
Sixty percent of women in the United States have been sexually harassed, a new poll has revealed. Twenty percent of men reported sexual harassment, with most in both groups experiencing it in the workplace. The poll involved 1,415 American voters, showing a relatively small, but important, slice of the depth of sexual harassment in the US.
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FACTS OF THE DAY
Today in 1963 JFK is assassinated.
Sushi is traditionally eaten by hand, and not with chopsticks.
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