Venezuela anti-president opposition to fight on

[Daily Maverick] FIRST THING with JOHN STUPART Thursday, 20 April 2017 “There is nobility in the struggle, you don't have to win.” Sharon Pollock South Africa's leading non-bank foreign exchange service. [Click here]( for all-inclusive quotes and lowest rates. STORY OF THE DAY [TRAINSPOTTER: On the road with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president-elect South Africa can’t afford]( By RICHARD POPLAK Four weeks ago, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was familiar, and yet unknown. A month into her re-entry into South African politics, a picture has formed. It’s not a good one. The former African Union chairperson is an extension of the Zuma looting project – she and her former husband share the same friends, the same rhetoric, and the same dark outlook: what remains of the ANC will swallow what remains of the South African state. [Venezuela to see fresh protests today]( Despite several deaths, Venezuela's opposition has vowed to continue protests throughout Thursday. At least eight people including a policeman have been killed in clashes thus far. The country appeared fed up with President Nicolas Maduro and a declining oil-based economy. South African opposition could do well to take some notes. [Williams confirms pregnancy]( Hours after Serena Williams posted a telling Snapchat selfie, her spokesperson confirmed the tennis champion's pregnancy. In an email statement, the agent said: "I'm happy to confirm Serena is expecting a baby this Fall." This would also mean that Williams was expecting when she destroyed all opposition at the Australian Open. [Mali state of emergency extended]( A 17-month state of emergency in Mali has been extended for another 10 days. In what is by now a routine extension, Malian officials noted that terrorist groups and armed militants still plague the country. Five soldiers were killed and 10 others injured in an attack in Timbuktu on Tuesday. [Bill O'Reilly dropped by Fox]( Infamous Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly has been sacked by his network. The Trump-supporting, sexual-harassing firebrand departed amidst a cloud of allegations, scandal, and plummeting advertising sales. For Fox, it was the last factor that ultimately proved too damaging to its reputation to retain O'Reilly. — South Africa's leading non-bank foreign exchange service. [Click here]( for all-inclusive quotes and lowest rates. PICTURE OF THE DAY BY EPA/CEM TURKEL Protesters shout slogans during a rally against the referendum results in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 April 2017. Media reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a narrow lead of the "Yes" vote in unofficial results on 17 April. The proposed reform, passed by Turkish parliament on 21 January, would change the country's parliamentarian system of governance into a presidential one, which the opposition denounced as giving more power to President Erdogan. IN NUMBERS 34 The percentage of Americans who have no savings at all. FACTS OF THE DAY Today is Adolf Hitler's birth date. In 1945 on this day Hitler also made his final trip to the surface from his bunker before his death. There are fewer bacteria in urine than there are in tap water. FEATURED ARTICLES [TRAINSPOTTER: On the road with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president-elect South Africa can’t afford]( [TRAINSPOTTER: On the road with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president-elect South Africa can’t afford]( BY Richard Poplak [Op-Ed: Radical economic transformation should be about building a more equal society]( [Op-Ed: Radical economic transformation should be about building a more equal society]( BY Cyril Ramaphosa [What’s Left? Fighters, communists and unionists plot a post-Zuma future]( [What’s Left? Fighters, communists and unionists plot a post-Zuma future]( BY Rebecca Davis [Reporter’s Notebook: Time for Hlaudi to become a relic of the SABC’s crazy past]( [Reporter’s Notebook: Time for Hlaudi to become a relic of the SABC’s crazy past]( BY Greg Nicolson [Op-Ed: Personal legal cost orders against rogue public officials are the frontline in the war against impunity]( [Op-Ed: Personal legal cost orders against rogue public officials are the frontline in the war against impunity]( BY Ivan Herselman [Reporter’s Notebook: Interviewing Zweli Mkhize]( [Reporter’s Notebook: Interviewing Zweli Mkhize]( BY Stephen Grootes [Zambia and Zimbabwe: Why fair elections are essential for Africa’s development]( [Zambia and Zimbabwe: Why fair elections are essential for Africa’s development]( BY Tendai Biti [Mineral governance in southern Africa undermined by implementation failures, says watchdog]( [Mineral governance in southern Africa undermined by implementation failures, says watchdog]( BY Simon Allison [Op-Ed: With global democracy in retreat, what are the implications for Africa?]( [Op-Ed: With global democracy in retreat, what are the implications for Africa?]( BY John Filitz [Cricket: No surprises in South Africa's Champions Trophy squad, but South Africa's A team tells a bigger story]( [Cricket: No surprises in South Africa's Champions Trophy squad, but South Africa's A team tells a bigger story]( BY Antoinette Muller OPINIONISTAS [South Africa must stand up for democracy on the continent]( [South Africa must stand up for democracy on the continent]( A column by Mmusi Maimane [Eyes in the back of our heads: Moving forward while looking back – Diversity, Division and a World of Difference]( [Eyes in the back of our heads: Moving forward while looking back – Diversity, Division and a World of Difference]( A column by Sisonke Msimang [How South Africa’s electoral system effectively disenfranchises voters]( [How South Africa’s electoral system effectively disenfranchises voters]( A column by Pierre de Vos [Debunking myths about South African history curriculum]( [Debunking myths about South African history curriculum]( A column by Maryke Bailey — South Africa's leading non-bank foreign exchange service. 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