Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Fuel hike is set for first week of June
Dangerous Mpumalanga haulage truck driver arrested, Lewis Hamilton in stand-off with Miami Grand Prix over piercings, Elon Musk deal to take over Twitter on hold and much more!
Happy Tuesday to you all.
Here's what you have missed out on as you wake up today:
1.
According to the latest data from the Central Energy Fund, petrol and diesel prices currently look set for large increases in the first week of June. This will increase the levy for petrol from R2.35 to R3.85 per litre. The levy on diesel will be hiked from R2.20 to R3.70 per litre.
Read more: Motorists warned of steep fuel price in June
2.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are married, for real this time. The two shared the happy news on their respective Instagram accounts Monday afternoon.
Read more: Khloé Kardashian on how social media affects her self-esteem.
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and the FIA were in a standoff at this month's Miami Grand Prix over piercings the Mercedes driver has raced with for years and said he could not remove. According to Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) said Formula One is right to ban jewellery from the cockpit, but the governing FIA could have enforced the rule in a less confrontational way.
Read more: Lewis Hamilton insisted he never said he would quit Formula One
4.
We heard about World Cup-winning Springbok Elton Jantjies who was arrested at O.R. Tambo. It has surfaced that he allegedly spent 10 minutes banging on the toilet door of an Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai to Johannesburg until his fists bled, saying "Komaan, my skat (Come on, my darling)", to an air hostess hiding in the cubicle.
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Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe said the haulage truck driver recorded by another motorist driving dangerously, nearly causing a few accidents, has been found and arrested. This is shocking and you can watch the video on Darren, keri and Sky's page.
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