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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Road marking blunder left social media users in disbelief

Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky

Rishi Sunak will be Britain's next Prime Minister, four more cases of measles in the Greater Sekhukhune District, and much more...

The spelling error that was captured and shared on social media, after an employee had painted the word ‘SHCOOL’ near a school on Blomvlei.
The spelling error that was captured and shared on social media, after an employee had painted the word ‘SHCOOL’ near a school on Blomvlei. Image: Twitter/ Traffic SA

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Here are five things you need to know as you wake up...

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Rishi Sunak will be Britain's next Prime Minister after his rivals quit the race, following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history.

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The incorrect spelling of a road marking in Hanover Park, Cape Town left social media users in disbelief as the word "SCHOOL" was misspelled as "SHCOOL". Ward 48 councillor Zahid Badroodien said the error was an honest mistake that could have been made by anyone. 

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Over 190,000 illegally obtained driver's licences have been sent to provincial MECs for cancellation as the Department of Transport sweeps through corruption at testing stations after a Special Investigating Unit probe.

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The National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) has detected a further four cases of measles in the Greater Sekhukhune District, bringing the total number of cases to seven. It said the ages of measles-infected cases ranged from nine months to 24 years.

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The NICD has urged anyone who has not been vaccinated for measles to do so.
The NICD has urged anyone who has not been vaccinated for measles to do so. Image: Supplied

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An unlikely saviour for building collapse disasters has emerged. Belgian non-profit APOPO is kitting out rodents with tiny, high-tech backpacks with cameras and GPSs to help first responders search for survivors among rubble in disaster zones.

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The backpack currently contains a video camera, but APOPO hopes to also include a location tracker and two-way microphone.
The backpack currently contains a video camera, but APOPO hopes to also include a location tracker and two-way microphone. Image: APOPO

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