Fiery condemnation by Comey of Trump administration

[Daily Maverick] FIRST THING with JOHN STUPART TGIF, 13 April 2018 “'Normal' is a dryer setting.” Elizabeth Moon STORY OF THE DAY [amaBhungane: Nkonki CEO resigns after we expose Gupta fronting deal]( By Susan Comrie & Stefaans Brümmer for AMABHUNGANE. Nkonki Inc chief executive Mitesh Patel resigned this week after amaBhungane revealed that his R107-million “management buyout” of the pioneering black auditing firm 18 months ago was funded by Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [White House slams Comey memoir]( Former FBI director James Comey has revealed in his new book that Donald Trump acts as a "mob boss". The president demanded absolute loyalty and habitually lied, according to Comey. In addition, the former director claimed that Trump saw the entire world aligned against him. In this regard, he might actually be correct. The White House has branded Comey a liar, hoping to dilute the impact of his impending book release. Comey, however, maintains a positive reputation among both sides in Washington. [Trump mulls a return to Pacific trade-pact]( As a trade war rages between China and the United States, President Trump took a break from railing against his scandal avalanche to direct his aides to examine a potential return to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump had famously criticised the treaty, withdrawing from it soon after taking office. As Trump is wont to indulge in a good bout of contradiction, a US return to the treaty is neither shocking for this White House nor, at this point, as embarrassing as it may have been under another president. [Alcohol limit guidelines may be incorrect]( A study published in the Lancet medical journal has revealed that many guidelines on safe limits of alcohol consumption might be incorrect. Regularly drinking more than 100g of alcohol a week leads to a shorter lifespan, it claimed. This equated to roughly six glasses of wine or the same number of pints of beer. If you have a reputation for smashin' kegs, expect to live a few years shorter than everyone else. But then, you may already have known this. [Sabbatini surges ahead at the RBS Heritage]( Rory Sabbatini has scored a seven-under 64 to gain the lead after the first round at the RBC Heritage. Playing at the Harbour Town Golf Links course, Sabbatini did not score a single bogey, managing seven birdies in total. — PICTURE OF THE DAY By EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA South African surfer Simon Lowe rides a wave in the Atlantic Ocean beneath Chapman's Peak mountain, part of World Heritage Site Table Mountain National Park, in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 April 2018. IN NUMBERS 30 The number of years The Flintstones was the most profitable cartoon show, until it was unseated by The Simpsons. FACTS OF THE DAY Today in 1964 Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win an Academy Award. 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