Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: eThekwini still exempt to stage 4 load shedding
Health workers were watching in terror this past week, South African favourite chicken feet flying off African retailer shelves and much more.
Welcome to another jam-packed Monday.
If you coming off a great weekend, don't worry, here are five things you need to know before F.O.M.O hits you:
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Health workers say they watched in terror this week as family members stormed the Phoenix mortuary and demanded that the bodies of their loved ones, some of that have been there for more than two years, be released. They also warned that if another disaster hits Durban there won’t be any space for more bodies.
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Due to much-improved generation capacity, lower weekend demand, and a full recovery in emergency generation reserves, stage 2 load shedding was suspended yesterday. eThekwini remains exempt up to stage 4 load shedding.
Read more: Stage 2 load shedding to continue over the weekend
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Last weekend, the female English football team beat Germany 2-1, ending England’s 56-year wait for a trophy by claiming a first major tournament win since 1966. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, gave each of the Lionesses a hug as they celebrated their historic win. British Royal rules limit members of the family to formal handshakes during official engagements. However, the former butler of Prince Charles, Grant Harrold, has said the gesture was a "deliberate choice".
Read more: Banyana Banyana crowned queens of Africa
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South African favourite chicken feet, also known as ‘walkie-talkies’, are flying off African retailer shelves. The canned version of the South African favourite is being distributed to other curious southern African countries.
Read more: Walking the talk! Canned chicken feet and necks hit shelves
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The Air Services Licensing Council has suspended Mango airline's licenses “for a period of two years, effective immediately, as Mango "has not operated the licensed air services for an uninterrupted period exceeding 12 months”.
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