Daily Maverick’s The Gathering kicks off today. The line-up includes some of the country’s most prominent political leaders, as well as a host of other major thinkers guaranteed to prod your brain muscle. It is streamed live via DSTV channel 180. If you do just one thing today, be sure to keep tuned to The Gathering. Alternatively, check in with DM to see the latest as it happens.

Zimbabwe’s incoming president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has addressed a packed crowd in Harare’s Zanu-PF headquarters. Themes of prosperity and solidarity were the talk of the day. Dismissing criticisms of Mnangagwa’s creeping authoritarian streak, the president not-elect has certainly got his work cut out for him.

Suleyman Kerimov was charged in France last night for tax fraud. Kerimov was detained on Monday and faced two days of questioning relating to tax fraud pertaining to luxury properties. Moscow protested his arrest and Kerimov has since been released from custody but has relinquished his passport. Kerimov will now be living proof of whether a billionaire can escape the EU without his or her travel documents.

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it would be guiding its users into seeing and understanding whether they were duped by Russian propaganda during the US election. An app developed and scheduled for release by the end of the year should indicate your level of Russian capture. If you know someone particularly prone to fake news, this is something definitely worth foisting upon them.

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