Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: New HIV variant treatable
An epidemiologist shared valuable information regarding treatment for the new HIV variant...
We have five of the top stories from South Africa and across the world for you this Thursday morning.
READ MORE: 'Animal lover' Moyes defends decision to pick Zouma after cat shame
1.
West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has had his cats taken away from him by the RSPCA after he was filmed kicking and slapping them. Zouma has also now been fined £250,000 by West Ham, which equates to two weeks wages. The money will be paid to animal welfare charities.
WATCH: Lewis Hamilton nails this prank with a brilliant disguise!
2.
Lewis Hamilton will stop taking the knee at the front of the grid after Formula 1 bosses confirmed the removal of the gesture. Hamilton - and several F1 drivers - have knelt ahead of every race for the past two seasons in a show of solidarity against racism. Instead they will extend funding commitment to the Formula One Engineering Scholarship programme for underrepresented groups until 2025.
READ MORE: Durban skater girl inspires girlhood of skaters
3.
A home video showing birds of prey swooping in to snatch meaty treats from the outstretched hand of a man standing on a Durban balcony has wowed many a birder, nature lover, and even people who refer to garden birds as ‘little brown jobs’.
The enchanting video has been doing the rounds on social media, attracting more than 80,000 views on YouTube and being ‘forwarded many times’ on WhatsApp.
READ MORE: Billie Eilish and Beyoncé bag Oscar nominations
4.
The nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced this week and Steven Spielberg set a new record. As producer of 'West Side Story', which earned a total of seven nominations, Spielberg has now produced 11 films nominated for best picture, a new record for the Oscars.
READ MORE: New 'highly virulent' HIV strain discovered in the Netherlands
5.
Leading clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist, Dr Salim Abdool Karim, says while the newly discovered HIV variant can spread faster than its predecessor, it can be treated with standard ARV medication.
FOR RELATED CONTENT:
Main Image Courtesy: Supplied