Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: KZN Liquor Authority suspends Samukelisiwe tavern
South Africans could enjoy lower petrol and diesel prices, EFF will embark on a national shutdown, and much more!
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Check out the five things you need to know before the start of the weekend:
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EFF leader Julius Malema says the party will embark on a national shutdown in an effort to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from office. He said the EFF would also demand immediate action on the serious economic and social problems that the country is facing. Guys, please, a shutdown will just make it worse! It's not the answer.
Read more: EFF wants to bring motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa
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Although the fuel price crisis is far from over, South Africans could enjoy lower petrol and diesel prices at the beginning of August if current trends persist. However, due to the price fluctuations that have taken place this month, the average figure for the month so far indicates a decrease of just 76 cents a litre for 95 ULP and 82 cents for diesel.
Read more: Consumers 'at breaking point' amid another massive fuel price hike
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The KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Authority (KZNLA) has suspended operations at Samukelisiwe tavern in Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, where four patrons died in a shooting at the weekend.
Read more: KZN Liquor Authority to probe possible licence breaches amid tavern killings
4.
A hidden self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been discovered behind one of his paintings, covered by layers of glue and cardboard for more than a century. The image was found when art conservators took an X-ray of Van Gogh's 1885 'Head of a Peasant Woman' painting ahead of a forthcoming exhibition.
Read more: SEE: Russian gallery security guard doodles on avant-garde million dollar painting
5.
Donald Trump's first wife Ivana Trump, 73, has died. The couple married in 1977 and divorced in 1992. They had three children together: Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric.
Read more: Trump lunged at driver to try to join Capitol riot
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