Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Team SA's relay members contract COVID-19
Katlego Maboe is set to officially return to 'Expresso Morning Show' next week, Demi Lovato is using "she" pronouns again, and much more!
Happy Hump day everyone.
Here are five things you need to know before you start your day:
1.
The price of petrol is R1.32 per litre cheaper today, bringing the price of 95 Unleaded down to R24.77. 50ppm diesel will go down by 91 cents a litre.
2.
TV personality Katlego Maboe is set to officially return to 'Expresso Morning Show' next week Monday. He was axed from the show in late 2020 after a public cheating scandal, followed by allegations of abuse levelled against him by his former partner.
Read more: Katlego Maboe set to return to 'Expresso Morning Show'
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Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games, is almost certainly out of the Birmingham showpiece after two members tested positive for COVID-19. Teenager Lara van Niekerk dethroned Tatjana Schoenmaker as the Commonwealth Games 100m breaststroke champion on Tuesday night, but they gave SA an historic gold-silver finish in Birmingham.
Read more: Last minute changes to Team SA for Commonwealth Games
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Demi Lovato, who came out as nonbinary last year, said she is using "she" pronouns again because she's been "feeling more feminine" of late. Lovato has been using they/them pronouns since May 2021 when she announced she is nonbinary.
Read more: Demi Lovato announces title and album release date
5.
A South Carolina woman was surprised when she heard her doorbell ring, not because of the time of day, but rather by the fact that it was a bear! The footage shows the bear getting on its hind legs and ringing the bell! It was probably just her Uber Eats delivery driver...
Read more: Fuel charges now added to your Uber trip and UberEats order; we get it!
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