Five killed in horrific newsroom shooting

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] TGIF, 29 June 2018 “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” William Shakespeare Story of the Day [Jonas Makwakwa’s swift rise to power, and his abuse of it]( By Pauli Van Wyk The testimony of witnesses on Wednesday was all about how Tom Moyane treated SARS like a concentration camp. His right-hand man Jonas Makwakwa, however, stole the show on Thursday: Witnesses painted a picture of a mid-level manager who wormed himself into a top job while grabbing hold of operational power in order to interfere in the affairs of high-profile taxpayers. Day 3 of the Commission of Inquiry into SARS was no less of a shock than Day 2. Take your leadership skills to the next level with one-on-one mindfulness-based leadership coaching. [Click here]( for more info. Help manage stress, pursue goals and personal growth for teams. [Click here]( to find out about mindfulness training for organisations. While You Were Sleeping [Newsroom shooting causes multiple fatalities]( A shooting on Thursday in the Capital Gazette offices has killed at least five staff members. Eyewitness reports indicate that a lone gunman shot through the office entrance's glass door and began firing on employees. Located in Annapolis, US, the CapGaz shooting comes just a day after right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos called for conservatives to assassinate "hostile" reporters. This is America in 2018, apparently. [Knockout stages on the horizon for Top 16]( It's a knockout! Save for the agony of Senegal being booted out because they had more yellow cards than Japan, the final round of group fixtures were pretty uneventful. It's knockout time - and we've got a team-by-team overview of how the next few days are going to play out. You might also have nodded off during the game, but Belgium beat England. Not before a fan opted to come to the stadium in blackface, though. [Semenya back on track despite IAAF]( Caster Semenya will be running in Paris at the Diamond League seventh leg. Currently unbeaten this season in the 800m, Semenya had taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge what appeared to be deeply racist IAAF rules on testosterone that seemed to target her specifically. [Tourists stranded in Bali as volcano erupts]( Thousands of tourists were left without flights and locals without a plan as a volcanic eruption on the resort island occurred on Thursday evening. By Friday morning the international airport had been closed, cancelling 450 flights as volcanic ash clouded the nearby airspace. At present no threat is expected for locals, as a 4km no-go zone has been established around the smoking Mount Agung volcano. Picture of the Day By EPA-EFE/MADE NAGI Mount Agung volcano spews hot ash into the air as seen from Kubu Village in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, 29 June 2018. 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