Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Prof Tulio de Oliveira in Time 100 Most Influential People list
SA economist Mike Schüssler has died after a short battle with cancer, The BBC was forced to apologise to Manchester United fans and much more!
Happy Humday as we're almost in weekend mode.
While you're thinking and preparing to start your day, here are five things you need to know as you wake up:
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Prof Tulio de Oliveira and Dr. Sikhulile Moyo have been selected for this year’s Time 100 Most Influential People list. The full story is on the link below.
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Well-known SA economist Mike Schüssler has died after a short battle with cancer. On the same day prolific stage and screen actor best known for his role as David Genaro on the Etv soapie Rhythm City, has also died at 55.
Read more: Veteran actor Jamie Bartlett has died, tributes pour in
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The BBC was forced to apologise to Manchester United fans on Tuesday after a message appeared on their news ticker labeling the Premier League club as "rubbish".
Read more: 'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women soccer teams
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Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has announced the department would open offices in shopping malls across the country to take pressure off other offices.
Read more: Home Affairs clamping down on corruption, arrests imminent
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Many of the world's top hackers gathered in Vancouver, Canada this week to try to break into highly guarded technology including Microsoft Teams, Apple's Safari browser, and a Tesla car. The top prize, for people who manage to hack a Tesla Model 3, is $600,000 (about R9,5 million) and the vehicle itself.
Read more: Information regulator gives Transunion deadline to notify clients following cyberattack
