#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Striking healthcare workers allegedly attack ambulance
Petition calling for justice for Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes gaining traction, truck driver Sithulile Siyabonga Zulu appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday, and much more...
Good Mauling, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday...
Read more: #FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Another crash in KZN leaves 10 pupils injured
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An ambulance service has accused protesting NEHAWU healthcare workers of trying to remove a child in critical condition from one of its vehicles in KZN.
Read more: Striking KZN nurses accused of blocking ambulance ferrying critical child
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A petition calling for justice for slain South African rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes has garnered close to 10,000 signatures.
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Truck driver Sithulile Siyabonga Zulu appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday in connection with Monday’s 46-vehicle pile-up on the M41 in Umhlanga. The matter was remanded to March 15 for bail information.
Read more: Tipper truck driver in court for Umhlanga M41 pile-up
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A search is underway along the R511 road between Hartbeespoort Dam and Pretoria, where a lion is reported to be on the loose.
Read more: Lioness that escaped in North West, located and shot dead by farmer
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Russian filmmakers released a trailer for 'The Challenge', which became the first ever feature film to be shot in space. The filming was done in 2021 and Russia is still waging war with Ukraine.
Read more: SpaceX Dragon crew blasts off for International Space Station
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