Anderson, Croatia make sporting history

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] Thursday, 12 July 2017 "He played the match of his life," Boris Becker, on Kevin Anderson's stunning victory over Roger Federer Story of the Day [Bantustan boundaries, alive and well in modern South Africa]( By Marianne Merten By excluding communal land from the current expropriation without compensation deliberations, the ANC not only entered into an elite pact with traditional leaders, but also agreed to the effective continuation of bantustan boundaries. It’s a decision that fails the constitutionally guaranteed national commitment to land reform, restitution and equitable access to land – and leaves some 18-million rural South African residents without the security of tenure set out in Section 25(6) of the Constitution. While You Were Sleeping [Anderson makes history at Wimbledon]( "Follow your dreams" was Kevin Anderson's message to South African kids after knocking out Roger Federer at Wimbledon. In beating Federer 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11, Anderson became the first South African to make the tournament's semi-finals in 35 years, and just the sixth in history. He faces American John Isner next. [Football is not coming home]( England's World Cup dream and their theme song are on their way home, right after they play in the third-place play-off against Belgium over the weekend. Despite taking an early lead, Gareth Southgate's men showed the attacking ambition of a taxidermied squirrel after Croatia equalised. They'll have to wait another four years to scratch that World Cup-ić. [Trump demands double defence spending]( While sporting history was being made left right and centre, Donald Trump was angering his closest strategic allies in NATO. On Wednesday the US president demanded that member nations double their spending commitments to a total of 4% of GDP. The figure is a hefty mark-up, but was absent from a joint statement resolving greater "burden sharing". [Disney to televise live Overwatch]( Players and fans of Activision Blizzard's Overwatch rejoice! Disney announced on Wednesday that it would be televising the eSports games live in partnership with ESPN. The move is a deliberate strategic pivot into eSports, where lucrative winnings and an inescapably popular genre of gaming has gained millions of followers. Picture of the Day By EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA Kevin Anderson of South Africa celebrates his win over Roger Federer of Switzerland in their quarter-final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Clubin London, Britain, 11 July 2018. [Lining up on the side of truth]( [Sponsored content by 10X Investments]( As lead sponsor of The Gathering: Media Edition, 10X Investments is proud to line up with Daily Maverick against the crooks and state capturers who [nearly brought South Africa to its knees.]( By Emma Heap, Head of Growth, 10X Investments. In Numbers 55 The number of habitable planets discovered. 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