Chaotic Scenes As 10 Killed In Toronto Vehicle Rampage

[Daily Maverick] Tuesday, 24 April 2018 “I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.” Louisa May Alcott Story of the Day [The Nkonki Pact, Part 3: Eskom funded Essa’s capture of audit firm]( By amaBhungane Two weeks ago Nkonki chief executive Mitesh Patel resigned after amaBhungane revealed that his R107-million buyout of the audit firm was funded by Gupta lieutenant Salim Essa. Now we explore the role that Eskom played in the next phase of its own exploitation by financing Essa in turn. By Susan Comrie and Stefaans Brümmer. While You Were Sleeping [Bodies strewn down Toronto street]( At least 10 people have been killed and 15 injured after a van ploughed through pedestrians in northern Toronto. The suspect, Alek Minassian, 25 years old, drove into pedestrians along a 2km stretch of road before being arrested by police after a tense standoff. The motive for the attack is as yet unknown. [Joyce Banda to return to Malawi]( Former Malawian president Joyce Banda will return to her country. Banda had fled Malawi in a self-imposed exile after corruption charges were laid against her. Banda will be returning to jump start her party, the Banda's People's Party ahead of elections in 2019. A warrant for her arrest relating to widespread theft of cash from state coffers, however, remains very much in effect. [British Brexit plan suffers policy own-goal]( Late on Monday Britain's upper House of Lords voted overwhelmingly in favour of keeping the EU Charter of Fundamental Human Rights. Pro-Brexit politicians had been in favour of scrapping the EU legislation and starting afresh. The majority, however, disagreed. If only said majority were awake and voting when Brexit went to the polls in the first place. [Arizona to be Democrats' unlikely battlefield]( A congressional election in Arizona would normally have been a non-contest for the dominant Republican state. But on Tuesday, Democrats appeared to be putting major effort into attempting to flip the red state, leveraging historic levels of unpopularity against President Donald Trump. The candidates are seeking to reportedly replace Congressman Trent Franks, who vacated his post after offering a staffer $5-million to be his baby's surrogate. Picture of the Day By EPA-EFE/RICK MUSACCHIO James Shaw Jr, hailed as a hero after he wrestled an assault rifle away from a gunman at a Waffle House Restaurant, listens and wipes tears as he was praised during a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, 22 April 2018. In Numbers 3 The number of border collies sent running through a wildfire-ravaged rainforest in Chile's El Maule region. They were equipped with seed-laden saddlebags. Facts of the Day Today in 1184BC is the generally-accepted date of the Fall of Troy. Going on a no-beef diet has been largely agreed to be only slightly less bad for the environment than vegetarianism. 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