Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: SA Truckers warns of fake cops
Faulty gas cooker is the suspected cause of a fire, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has announced her new cabinet, and much more!
It's time for FRI-YAY!
With the weekend upon us, let's look at these five things you need to know before you start your weekend:
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1.
The South African Long Distance Truckers group on Facebook has cautioned all truckers and companies against the fake cops which have been spotted along the N3 and N12 highways.
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2.
A faulty gas cooker is the suspected cause of a fire that broke out on Doctor Pixley Kaseme Street (West Street) on Thursday morning. Four people were injured.
BREAKING NEWS: Fire in Durban reported at student accommodation
According to reports.... A Durban student accommodation is on fire at Pixley Kaseme Street. More details will be shared as the story is still developing!
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3.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has announced her new cabinet. One of the most notable changes was former Premier Sihle Zikalala being moved to Cogta following his resignation last week.
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4.
The SAMAs unveiled the first-of-its-kind category, 'TikTok Viral Song of the Year’, that is aimed at recognising and celebrating local artists along with their songs that have been dominating the short-video platform in the last year.
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5.
Roger Federer was asked by a young fan in 2017 if he could hold off on retiring so that they could play each other when he goes pro himself and Federer promised him he would. Fast forward five years and he surprised Izyan 'Zizou' Ahmad by flying him to Switzerland to fulfil his promise!
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