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While you were sleeping: 19 September 2016

While you were sleeping: 19 September 2016
USA investigates day of terror, Game of Thrones makes Emmy history, and Paralympics draw to a successful close.

























"... there are stranger things to be seen in the world than are contained between London and Staines."

 Sir Walter Raleigh








































Story of the Day
































The Great Unravelling: Zuma’s security empire crumbles as political and legal woes mount 



Eight years ago today, an ANC national executive committee (NEC) meeting began at the Esselen Park conference centre in Ekurhuleni. A day later, it was announced that “after a long and difficult discussion, the ANC has decided to recall the President of the Republic before his term of office expires”. The decision to recall Thabo Mbeki enabled a sudden shift of power in the state to President Jacob Zuma. His once powerful security empire is now devouring itself, with few people left he can rely on. As Zuma becomes a growing liability to the ANC, he is also being left legally exposed as his protection force falls apart. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.
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USA looks for terror links in attacks


Three attacks in 24 hours has resulted in a widespread investigation into possible linkages between the incidents. A New York bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast are all being investigated to find out if they were terror-related. Read More
















Tributes pour in for Mandoza


Messages of sympathy and tribute have flooded in for Mandoza, who passed away from cancer earlier on Sunday. Appearing on stage as recently as the SABC tribute concert, Mandoza had been fighting a battle with cancer for a "long while" before this weekend. Read More
















Game of Thrones snaps highest award


Dragons, death, and debauchery series Game of Thrones has made Emmy history. Winning the Emmy for 'Outstanding Drama Series', the fantasy series has soared to 38 Emmy awards in total. Having been a hidden fantasy nerds' gem for years before, the series has certainly propelled the non-Hobbit genre into the limelight. Read More
















Rio Paralympics closes shop


The closing ceremony of the Rio Paralympics concluded the final chapter in Brazil's 2016 Olympics calendar. With the Paralympics showing unprecedented support, and the closing ceremony being conducted in a packed stadium, Rio appears to have paved a new way forward for 2020 games. Read More









































In Numbers


















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The year in which Antony and Cleopatra formed their drinking club.































Facts of the Day


















Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Expect your cornier coworkers to fully embrace this.

There is an American law requiring automatic acceptance should Canada wish to join the United States.

































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Photo: South Africa President Jacob Zuma during a welcoming ceremony
<br>at the National Invalides hotel in Paris, France, 11 July 2016.
<br>EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON The Great Unravelling: Zuma’s security empire crumbles as political and legal woes mount 
By Ranjeni Munusamy
Original photo of General Johan Booysen by Tebogo Letsie / Sunday
<br>Times Hollowing Out the State: Johan Booysen speaks out 
By Mandy Wiener
Photo: A cross stands on the 'koppie' or hill at where 34 miners where
<br>shot by South African Police Forces on 16 August 2012, during a protracted
<br>wage negotiation strike in the platinum mining area, near Rustenburg, South
<br>Africa, 16 August 2015. EPA/SHIRAAZ MOHAMED Marikana on Edge: Occupiers ready to defend in housing showdown 
By Greg Nicolson
Photo of Johannesburg at night by Nico Roets via Flickr Op-Ed: Mashaba's Johannesburg job is tough, but not impossible 
By Stephen Grootes
Photo: Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba (Wikimedia Commons) Health-E News: Hospital strike spreads in Free State 
By HEALTH-E NEWS
Photo: Investigators collect evidence on the scene of an explosion
<br>that occurred overnight in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York, New York,
<br>US, 18 September 2016. Over 20 people were injured in the blast. The motive
<br>is still being investigated, despite authorities assuming it is apparently
<br>not linked to international terrorism. EPA/JUSTIN LANE Op-Ed: In counterterrorism, good evidence trumps bad instinct 
By Anton Du Plessis
Photo: US President Donald J Trump takes the oath of office from US
<br>Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts as First Lady Melania Trump
<br>Bush holds the Bible during his Inauguration for his first term on the
<br>steps of the US Capitol Building  in Washington, DC Friday 20 January 2017.
<br>(Time Machine photos) Report: Trump’s Ascent – Friday January 20, 2017 
By J Brooks Spector
Photo: Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (R) (No 5 spot) and
<br>Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (No 1 spot) (L) attend the opening session
<br>of Arab League of the heads-of-state Summit at the Palais des Nations
<br>outside Algiers, Algeria on Tuesday 22 March 2005. Both countries have been
<br>accused by the United States of sponsoring terrorism. EPA/MIKE NELSON ICG: The Top 10 countries driving the global refugee crisis 
By International Crisis Group
Photo: A Syrian man holds his son in his arms after arriving at the
<br>Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airbase in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur,
<br>Malaysia, 28 May 2016. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL ICG: UN Refugee Summit should address conflict prevention 
By International Crisis Group
Photo: A picture made available on 07 May 2016 by North Korea’s
<br>Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking
<br>during the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the first
<br>such congress held in 36 years since 1980, in Pyongyang, North Korea, 06
<br>May 2016. EPA/KCNA Op-Ed: Africa’s role in strengthening sanctions against North Korea 
By ISS TODAY
Photo: South African national rugby union coach Allister Coetzee talks
<br>to players during the Captains Run session of the Springboks at Newlands
<br>Stadium, South Africa, 10 June 2016. EPA/NIC BOTHMA Rugby: Coetzee bemoans ‘schoolboy errors’ as Boks’ transition struggle continues 
By Antoinette Muller


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Faith-Muthambis-image.jpg My last moments with Mandoza – a personal tribute 
By Faith Muthambi



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