Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Fuel prices predicted to increase even more

Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Fuel prices predicted to increase even more

A warning was sent out by the Automible Association. 

AA urges govt to tackle soaring fuel prices
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It's the last Monday of February and despite all the trouble happening in the world - you made it. 

That bring said, let's just give you are glimpse of the things happening in South Africa and across the globe. 

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1.

Elon Musk said his company, SpaceX's, Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine after a Kyiv official urged the tech titan to provide his embattled country with stations.

n this file photo taken on March 14, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California. Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold more than $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric carmaker this week, according to r
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2.

Haas Formula One team boss Guenther Steineracknowledged that his team's Russian racer Nikita Mazepin faces an uncertain future due to the fallout of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. 

The 22-year-old was signed to a race seat last year as part of a title sponsorship deal the US-owned team struck with Russian potash producer, Uralkali, which owned by his billionaire father Dmitry Mazepin.

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3.

An Indian bride refused to marry the groom on the wedding day after she saw him wearing a wig. Someone told the bride that the groom was actually bald and was wearing a wig on his head. 

The bride fainted and fell on the stage. 

The groom, Ajay Kumar, had to return home without getting married.

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4.

Disturbing videos of alleged street racing going wrong in Durban has gone viral. There’s a video of a guy in a mommy van trying to do donuts in the middle of the intersection before being struck at high speed by another car at high speed. 

Illegal races like these have been happening for more than 20 years, putting innocent people at risk. 

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READ MORE: Massive fuel price increase set for Wednesday

5.

With the price of petrol expected to reach record highsthis week, the Automobile Association (AA) has warned that further military action by Russia in Ukraine could push oil prices even higher, causing more local fuel price pressure. 

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