#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Empangeni Eskom office has been disconnected due to high electricity bill

#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Empangeni Eskom office has been disconnected due to high electricity bill

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter, Sharks star player Makazole Mapimpi has been suspended for two weeks, and much more...

The Eskom office in Empangeni was disconnected for non-payment of its “high” electricity bill on Thursday.
The Eskom office in Empangeni was disconnected for non-payment of its “high” electricity bill on Thursday. Image: Eskom

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

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1. 

Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film, 'Rust'. 

Read more: Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with family over 'Rust' death

2. 

Kim Kardashian has acquired the diamond-lined Attallah Cross pendant worn on several occasions by Diana, Princess of Wales for £163,800 (about R3.5-million).

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3. 

Sharks star player Makazole Mapimpi has been suspended for two weeks after his eye-gouging disciplinary hearing.

Read more: Springboks' Mapimpi handed two week ban for 'reckless' eye contact

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4. 

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, a remastered version of James Cameron's multi-Academy Award-winning film will be re-released to South African theatres in 3D 4K HDR and high frame rate. 'Titanic' opens in cinemas on Friday, 10 February.

Read more: 'Titanic' set to be re-released in cinemas for 25th anniversary

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron's 'Titanic' movie/20th Century Studios

5. 

The Eskom office in Empangeni was disconnected for non-payment of its “high” electricity bill on Thursday. The power utility owes the uMhlathuze municipality almost R500,000.

Read more: SALGA- Electricity tariff hike will lead to more illegal connections

The Eskom office in Empangeni was disconnected for non-payment of its “high” electricity bill on Thursday.
The Eskom office in Empangeni was disconnected for non-payment of its “high” electricity bill on Thursday. Image: Eskom

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