DA passes vote of no confidence in Mayor De Lille

[Daily Maverick] Thursday, 26 April 2018 “To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox Story of the Day [South Africa, a better place]( By Stephen Grootes It can be hard to measure how people feel in a country. It is entirely human to rely on headlines, to judge how things are going by what is being spoken about in the media, both mainstream and social. In a maelstrom, it can easily be forgotten that South Africa is an immeasurably better place than what it could have been. While You Were Sleeping [DA endorse no confidence vote in De Lille]( The Democratic Alliance caucus has voted to endorse Patricia De Lille's removal. The Cape Town Mayor is facing an outright insurrection within her party late on Wednesday night. With foot now squarely in mouth, the DA caucus has moved for the party's Federal Executive to have De Lille removed. De Lille in response shot back her disapproval of the process, arguing that no councillor can act in this manner without the approval of their constituents. Intent on continuing down this path of destruction, it now looks as though the DA is squared up firmly against Patricia De Lille. [Trump's lawyer pleads the fifth]( For the first time in the United States' history, the president's lawyer has invoked their constitutional rights entailed in the fifth amendment. Michael Cohen announced late on Wednesday that he would be exerting his right to prevent self-incrimination in a case brought against him by Stormy Daniels. The reality of this means that Cohen could delay legal proceedings by three months since anything he says on the Daniels case could compromise him in his New York-based, FBI-launched investigation. [Female athletes could be forced to lower testosterone levels]( The IAAF is expected to pass a regulation today that will require female athletes competing in middle distance events, who have elevated levels of testosterone, to take hormone-altering drugs months before competing. The new regulations, clearly aimed at curtailing Caster Semenya and other athletes with elevated testosterone levels, have the stench of racism. In case you had any doubts, the hammer throw and pole vault - events where testosterone levels make the most significant difference in performance - were not targeted by the IAAF at all. [Facebook profits soar despite scandals]( If ever you needed proof that the public doesn't value their data, Facebook's profits should be it. The social media giant announced an $11.97 billion revenue, generating a $5 billion profit. In addition, it was announced yesterday that Facebook's user base increased, and share price value jumped 6.9 percent. Thus, while Cambridge Analytica and associated companies maintain a rapacious attitude towards social media users' data, it appears the users themselves simply don't care. Picture of the Day By Leila Dougan Hundreds of protesters gathered in Cape Town’s Keizersgracht Street ahead of the general strike organised by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) against the national minimum wage proposal, 25 April 2018. In Numbers 32 hours The amount of time it took for the Norwegian Consumer Council to conduct a word-by-word reading of all 3rd party and Apple-specific EULAs for an 'average' iPhone. Facts of the Day Today is World Intellectual Property Day. Defend your bright idea fiercely today! During his final days, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous demanded whiskey. 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