London Mosque van attack kills one

[Daily Maverick] FIRST THING with JOHN STUPART Monday, 19 June 2017 “Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.” Holly Black [Exclusive Books Top 10. For discerning readers.]( STORY OF THE DAY [Captura Continua: Will the Guptas determine the ANC succession race?]( By RANJENI MUNUSAMY Three weeks after the Guptas’ private email correspondence began cascading into the public domain, revealing the depth of the capture of the South African state, we are yet to see outrage and a fightback from the ANC. The party elected to govern by South African people, but now essentially cuckolded by the Guptas, has shown it is powerless against the family. The Guptas appear to be still pushing buttons behind the scenes and their main focus is to ensure that they stack the deck at the ANC’s 54th national conference, mostly to secure their new Number One. [Vehicle ramming kills one in London]( One person was arrested following a vehicle ramming outside a mosque in Finsbury Park overnight. One person has died and several have been injured in the attack, being targeted deliberately as they left the local mosque. A local human rights NGO noted that there had been a sharp rise recently in anti-Muslim hate crimes. [Brexit talks begin]( Britain and the EU are set to begin the long process of Brexit negotiations today. Britain, now reeling from post-election disunity, could not be in a weaker negotiating position if it tried. Brexit minister David Davis noted that he was looking to secure "a deal like no other in history". His counterparts in Brussels, meanwhile, might think otherwise. [Mali terrorist attack kills two]( Two people were killed when gunmen stormed a popular tourist resort in Mali. Attackers shouting "Allahu ackbar" entered the Le Campement Kangaba, east of the capital Bamako. Shooting wildly and ultimately taking over 30 people hostage, the attackers were eventually killed by French and Malian forces. [Pressure too much for India - Kohli]( India's captain Virat Kohli has acknowledged that the pressure created by Pakistan's bowlers were just too much, resulting in a stunning Champion's Trophy result for the latter. Pakistan stunned the world with an impressive 180-run victory over India, showing a stellar performance in batting and bowling. Kohli conceded that: "In the end ... you have to accept and admire sometimes the skill of the opposition." — PICTURE OF THE DAY BY EPA/PAULO CUNHA Flames rise during a forest fire in Pedrogao Grande, Leiria District, central Portugal, 17 June 2017. About 180 firemen, 52 land vehicles and two planes are fighting to extinguish the fire. [Exclusive Books Top 10. For discerning readers.]( IN NUMBERS 7 The percentage of Americans who believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. FACTS OF THE DAY Today in 1974 Garfield makes his debut. A groundhog is actually a type of squirrel. FEATURED ARTICLES [Captura Continua: Will the Guptas determine the ANC succession race?]( [Captura Continua: Will the Guptas determine the ANC succession race?]( BY Ranjeni Munusamy [Whose democracy is it anyway? Home Affairs’ chilling move on your money, and your freedom]( [Whose democracy is it anyway? Home Affairs’ chilling move on your money, and your freedom]( BY Marianne Merten [After AGOA: SA must prepare for two-way free trade agreements with US]( [After AGOA: SA must prepare for two-way free trade agreements with US]( BY PETER FABRICIUS [Zwane’s Mining Charter: Risking jobs in a recession]( [Zwane’s Mining Charter: Risking jobs in a recession]( BY Greg Nicolson [Op-Ed: Who will really gain from the new version of the Mining Charter?]( [Op-Ed: Who will really gain from the new version of the Mining Charter?]( BY James Lorimer [Health-e News: Esidimeni families in the dark about police investigations]( [Health-e News: Esidimeni families in the dark about police investigations]( BY HEALTH-E NEWS [Op-Ed: God and the Knysna disaster – Ivo, the answer is in the Scriptures]( [Op-Ed: God and the Knysna disaster – Ivo, the answer is in the Scriptures]( BY ONNE VEGTER [SADC Wrap: Murder mystery in Lesotho while MPs suspended in Zambia]( [SADC Wrap: Murder mystery in Lesotho while MPs suspended in Zambia]( BY KRISTEN VAN SCHIE [Evita's Free Speech: Ep.95 – Evita on middle-aged youth (Video)]( [Evita's Free Speech: Ep.95 – Evita on middle-aged youth (Video)]( BY Pieter-Dirk Uys [Malawi: SADC’s silence on Mutharika’s tear-gassing of pupils encourages escalation of abuse]( [Malawi: SADC’s silence on Mutharika’s tear-gassing of pupils encourages escalation of abuse]( BY Maynard Manyowa OPINIONISTAS [The wearable shame of men labelled trash]( [The wearable shame of men labelled trash]( A column by Fikile Mbalula [We need another Truth and Reconciliation Commission]( [We need another Truth and Reconciliation Commission]( A column by Magda Wierzycka [Social grants should take youth out of poverty, not lock them in it]( [Social grants should take youth out of poverty, not lock them in it]( A column by Mondli Zondo [From the Inside: Things we learnt in the fire]( [From the Inside: Things we learnt in the fire]( A column by Helen Zille [The ‘76 generation left an indelible mark in the history of mankind]( [The ‘76 generation left an indelible mark in the history of mankind]( A column by Lebogang Maile — [Exclusive Books Top 10. 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