#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: KZN residents urged to ration water
The Hawks intercepted a taxi on the M41 near uMhlanga, a truck driver was arrested at Eskom’s Camden station, and much more.
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A truck driver was arrested at Eskom’s Camden station on Tuesday for allegedly tampering with coal, just a week after the utility caught a contractor trying to sabotage operations at the same station.
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The Hawks intercepted a taxi on the M41 near uMhlanga on Tuesday afternoon and arrested a 23-year-old man for having commercial explosives in his bag. The taxi driver said he went cold when he found out!
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Germany's players covered their mouths for the team photo before their World Cup opener against Japan on Wednesday in protest against FIFA's refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands. The rainbow armbands had been viewed as a symbolic protest against laws in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.
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City councillor Sakhile Mngadi has urged residents to stockpile water following outages in various areas across the city. They are working on filling up the reservoirs after the staff go-slow affected repairs.
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More than 1,000 soldiers and 230 horses formed part of the pomp and ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London to welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president is on a state visit to Great Britain at the invitation of King Charles the Third and the British queen consort, Camilla.
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[WELCOME CEREMONY]: His Excellency President @CyrilRamaphosa welcomed by His Majesty King Charles III to Horse Guards, London on the occasion of his State Visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland #SAinUK 🇿🇦🇬🇧 #BetterAfricaBetterWorld 🌍 pic.twitter.com/H8vZan3sRq
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) November 22, 2022
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