Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Man has sustained serious injury at Ballito car wash
Unaudited data released by the Central Energy Fund, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis called on Ramaphosa to lift the remaining event capacity restrictions and much more.
Top of the Thursday morning to you all.
Since it's almost the weekend already hope everyone is enjoying their Youth day public holiday. Here are five things to know before you wake up this Thursday:
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Unaudited data released by the Central Energy Fund shows an under recovery for petrol that would translate into an increase of around R2 a litre if the current oil price and currency trends persist until the end of the month. Diesel looks set to rise by around R1.30 a litre but recent daily stats suggest that could rise somewhat.
Read more: Petrol price increase has got South Africans yearning for fuel alternatives
2.
A man has sustained serious injury after he was accidentally driven over at a car wash in the Ballito area on Wednesday morning. According to Paul Herbst from Medi-Response, the man sustained critical injuries to his leg.
Read more: Another pedestrian killed on N2
3.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis called on Ramaphosa to lift the remaining event capacity restrictions ahead of the URC finals between the Stormers and Bulls at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Read more: Bulls edge Leinster to reach URC final
4.
Ryanair has dropped a controversial test in Afrikaans aimed at identifying passengers traveling on fake SA passports. The home affairs department had labelled the Ryanair policy a “backward profiling system” which failed to acknowledge the government's efforts to clamp down on fake passports.
Read more: Dirco investigating claims of Afrikaans quiz on Ryanair flights
5.
Sri Lanka, struggling with crippling food and fuel shortages amid its worst economic crisis in decades, announced that public sector workers will be given Fridays off for the next three months, without a cut in pay, to allow them time to grow their own crops.
Read more: Fuel association to explore ways to soften fuel prices
