Sudanese turn attention to military, SpaceX pulls off flight victory

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [FIRST THING With John Stupart]( TGIF, 12 April 2019 “You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.” Amit Kalantri Story of the Day [Wake up and smell the McBride: How the State Capture project corroded essential law enforcement cogs and wheels]( By Marianne Thamm Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate head Robert McBride’s testimony to the Zondo Commission over the next few days will attempt to answer a simple question: Why, with the vast network of institutions aimed at combating corruption in South Africa, should the commission be here in the first place? [The Anzisha Prize]( - When Africa's most talented teenagers choose entrepreneurship as a career, what will the future look like? [Click here]( WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [Sudanese people turn against military council]( Large numbers of protesters have remained on the streets of Khartoum following the removal of Omar al-Bashir. The crowds were demanding the subsequent stepping down of the military council, which they claim - quite rightly - is part of the same rotten regime. Whether the military answer with words or bullets waits to be seen. [SpaceX pulls off successful launch]( Space Exploration Technologies managed to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on Thursday, successfully delivering a Saudi Arabian satellite and its first paying client's payload into outer space. Moreover, SpaceX was able to successfully retrieve all three boosters at sea without calamaty. [Israeli moon lander fails to land]( Israel's SpaceIL spacecraft failed to land on the moon. The lander would have been the first privately-financed space craft to land on the moon. Dubbed "Beresheet", the lander's engines failed above the moon, resulting in its inevitable crash on to the surface. [Disney launches Netflix-seeking missile]( Disney has set a launch date for its own streaming service set to rival Netflix. 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