Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Politicians allegedly linked to Jagersfontein mine project
London Marathon will allow runners to define as non-binary, Eskom announces extension to Stage 4, and much more...
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With one more day left until the weekend, here are five things you need to know before you get out of bed:
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After the horrific news of the Jagersfontein mine dam bursting this week, it has emerged that The Zondo Commission was told that R1-million monthly payments were allegedly made to Ace Magashule and Duduzane Zuma, linked to a project at the Jagersfontein mine.
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Eskom announced that it would extend Stage 4 load shedding throughout Thursday and Friday.
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London Marathon will allow mass-participation runners to define as non-binary. The change, which does not affect the elite races, will be a "significant step" in improving the race's inclusion. The elite races and their prizes will continue to be divided into male and female categories only.
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It was announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will first embark on a "working visit to the United States of America and the United Kingdom to respectively build relations with South Africa's third largest trade partner". He will then travel to the UK "to attend the State Funeral Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
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An inmate at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, who had accused his jailers of "torture" by alleging they forced him to listen to the repetitive 'Baby Shark' song playing on a loop, has been found dead.
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