#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Land invasion at Umgababa has been stopped
100 South Africans are stranded in war-torn Sudan, Netflix subscriber numbers hit a record high of 232.5-million, and more.
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Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...
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Dirco says at least 100 South Africans are stranded in war-torn Sudan.
Read more: Thousands flee Sudan capital as clashes rage despite truce
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The KZN government-owned Dube TradePort says the land invasion at Umgababa in the south of Durban - which targeted lucrative coastal land earmarked for an automotive park - has been halted.
NEWS: KZN government-owned Dube Trade Port says the land invasion at Umgababa, Durban which targeted land lucrative coastal land earmarked for an automotive park, has been halted. The entity says this was after an intervention which involved several stakeholders. @IOL pic.twitter.com/VwDL8SnCqT
— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) April 19, 2023
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Netflix said that their number of subscribers hit a record high of 232.5-million in the first quarter of the year and that its nascent ad-supported tier is faring well.
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Another G4S employee has been arrested in connection with Thabo Bester's escape plot. The 51-year-old security guard is the second one to be arrested after prison warder Senohe Matsoara.
Read more: Plane used for Bester, Magudumana deportation cost R1.4m
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A couple has been banned from flying with FlySafair after their sexual act aboard a flight from Gauteng to Durban was reported by a fellow passenger.
Read more: FlySafair bans couple after inappropriate sexual behaviour
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