ANC's faction fracas looms large while DA licks wounds

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [FIRST THING With John Stupart]( Monday, 13 May 2019 "Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done." Amelia Earhart Story of the Day [ANC factional jockeying starts around Cabinet and Parliament, DA assesses dip, EFF & FF+ celebrate gains]( By Marianne Merten The 2019 elections are done and dusted, but the contestation within political parties is not. The ANC top six meets on Monday in what could become the start of a factional face-off over Cabinet positions and chairs of parliamentary committees. For the DA, Monday’s federal executive committee will dissect why the party dropped one-and-a-half percentage points to 20.77% of the vote. [Exclusive Books - Top 10 For Discerning Readers]( WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [ANC marks post-election win with a street party]( Downtown Johannesburg was alight with an ANC celebratory party. Despite the worst election performance in its history, the ruling party's loyal voters gathered for a bit of a razzle. Opposition parties, meanwhile, are probably sharpening the knives for the next few days' reorganisation ahead of Parliament. [Manchester City retains Premier League title]( Manchester City has won the Premier League in back-to-back seasons. City defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 on the final day of the season, nipping Liverpool to the top by just one point. A seriously-close season to the end, Liverpool fans can only spend their Monday gnashing their teeth at what might have been. [Sri Lanka jams social media - again]( The Sri Lankan government has opted to block all social media channels as a solution to a spread of attacks against Muslim shops and mosques. The attacks were a response to the devastating Easter bombings in Colombo and surrounds. No word was given as to just how long the media blackout would last, however. [Trump insists trade war hurts China, not Americans]( Despite current evidence showing that the China-US trade war has raised costs for ordinary Americans, President Trump has tweeted that the country is "right where we want to be" in terms of its trade relations with China. If that includes a systematic and deliberate targeting of American businesses, then Trump is right on the mark. Picture of the Day By EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER Workers set up the official poster of the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on the Palais des Festivals facade, in Cannes, France, 12 May 2019. In Numbers 121dB The volume of the loudest thing ever shouted. It was by an Irish teacher. Her shout of "quiet" was equal in volume to that of a jet engine. Facts of the Day Today in 1950 the World's First Grand Prix begins. The sky appears black from the summit of Mount Everest. [Exclusive Books - Top 10 For Discerning Readers]( Featured Articles [Let the ANC’s post-election games begin]( [Let the ANC’s post-election games begin]( By Stephen Grootes [KwaZulu-Natal: Old kid on block back with a vengeance]( [KwaZulu-Natal: Old kid on block back with a vengeance]( By Aisha Abdool Karim and Sandisiwe Shoba [Corrective measures needed for the boiler and mill problems at Medupi and Kusile]( [Corrective measures needed for the boiler and mill problems at Medupi and Kusile]( By Alex Ham [South Africa’s centre holds, for now]( By Saul Musker [MTN associate, Jumia Technologies, called a ‘fraud’]( By Sasha Planting [Gauteng 2020 online school admissions delayed as lobby groups oppose new system]( By Ayanda Mthethwa Opinionistas [From the Inside: The DA and the ANC took a knock — both require some soul-searching]( A column by Helen Zille [SA stands proud, again, the country’s search for redemption seemingly never-ending]( A column by Judith February [It’s in your hands now, Mr Ramaphosa — let the nation-building begin]( A column by Wayne Duvenage Weather BFN: min: 6° max: 23°, sunny CPT: min: 14° max: 21°, sunny DBN: min: 15° max: 24°, cloudy EL: min: 18° max: 25°, cloudy JHB: min: 8° max: 22°, sunny MHK: min: 9° max: 25°, sunny NLP: min: 9° max: 27°, cloudy PE: min: 13° max: 23°, cloudy PMB: min: 13° max: 27°, sunny Financial Data JSE All Share = 58044 -1.14%▼ DJIA = 25965 -1.79%▼ Oil = $70.59 0.08%▲ Gold = $1286 0.11%▲ R/$ = 14.43 0.03%▲ R/€ = 16.16 0.01%▲ R/£ = 18.87 0.06%▲ R/BTC = 88172 0.01%▼ * At 5am or latest close [Exclusive Books - Top 10 For Discerning Readers]( [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( [Fb] [Tweet] [Link] [Yt] Copyright © 2019 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Daily Maverick First Thing subscriber list. Interested in advertising with us? [Click here to sign the pact.](mailto:advertising@dailymaverick.co.za?subject=Advertising%20query%3A%20First%20Thing%20Mailers) [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( [Unsubscribe](