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Tuesday, 16 July 2024

“Patience is a conquering virtue.”

Geoffrey Chaucer

STORY OF THE DAY

Julius Malema & Floyd Shivambu could’ve been contenders, now they’re just crooks

By Richard Poplak
Unlike most people in South Africa, Julius Malema had a choice. He chose poorly.
None of us knows what the future may bring, but there are certain steps you can take now to ensure that, in the event of incapacity, your estate and financial affairs will continue to be run in a responsible manner.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇺🇸🍊 Donald Trump has selected JD Vance as his running mate. Authoring bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy, this Ohio senator used to be a vocal “never-Trumper” before becoming one of his diehard fans. Vance’s pick is likely to boost Republican votes throughout the crucial Rust Belt.
🇺🇸🛠️ Joe Biden’s campaign is potentially facing a mammoth setback in that The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with 1.3 million members, is suggesting that it may back no candidate. The union was typically leaning towards team Biden and pro-labour politics. No more, it seems.
🇺🇸🦠 Russian antivirus developer Kaspersky Labs is likely withdrawing from the US. President Biden announced measures against the company, citing undue pressures from the Russian government. None of this is good news if you’re using their antivirus.
🏎️💰 Lamborghini’s former chief technical officer is now looking to make a €1,35-million Diablo V-12. Maurizio Reggiani has joined Eccentrica, a company that specialises in modifying older Lambos.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Benine du Toit

“Enjoying the grasses and lilies in the Okavango swamps.”
Beautiful Jao Reserve, Botswana.
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IN NUMBERS

53

… new clothes items. The average number bought by Americans annually, a fourfold increase since 2000.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 1945, the world enters the nuclear age, when the US successfully tests a plutonium-based implosion device.

Abraham Lincoln founded the Secret Service in 1865, just hours before being assassinated.
None of us knows what the future may bring, but there are certain steps you can take now to ensure that, in the event of incapacity, your estate and financial affairs will continue to be run in a responsible manner.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
⚽ France’s all-time leading goal scorer Olivier Giroud confirmed his international retirement from soccer on Monday, calling time on a career that saw him score 57 goals in 137 appearances.

🏊 World Aquatics said it will increase the anti-doping tests carried out on Chinese swimmers competing at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

🎾 Spanish tennis icon Rafael Nadal returned to competition for the first time since his early Roland Garros exit on Monday, teaming up with Casper Ruud for a doubles win in Bastad.

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DAILY MAVERICK TODAY

VBS Corruption Central – National Treasury throws its weight behind former director-general Dondo Mogajane

By Neesa Moodley

Special Tribunal collapses after former justice minister Ronald Lamola’s office ‘drops the ball’

By Raymond Joseph

Five key takeaways from Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber’s maiden budget vote speech

By Victoria O’Regan

VBS chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi tries to exonerate his family from looting, claims full responsibility

By Neesa Moodley

Ramaphosa says climate change is an economic issue; $1bn in US grants ‘ready for deployment’

By Julia Evans

OPINIONISTAS

GNU must be coherent across all levels of government or it will be a contradictory mess

By Judith February

The urgent need for abazalisikazi – indigenous midwives – as part of rural healthcare

By Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka
None of us knows what the future may bring, but there are certain steps you can take now to ensure that, in the event of incapacity, your estate and financial affairs will continue to be run in a responsible manner.

John Stupart

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