Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Selfie-taking tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius
Eskom's heightened loadshedding schedule has seen a surge in demand, American tourist fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius, and much more!
Welcome to a great Wednesday!
While we're halfway into the week already, here are five things you need to know before you leave your bed:
1.
According to Makro, Eskom's heightened loadshedding schedule has seen a surge in demand for alternate power products, with at least one South African retailer reporting a 300% increase compared to last year.
Read more: Load shedding to continue throughout week - Eskom
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/load-shedding-continue-throughout-week-eskom/
2.
South African e-hailing service provider Bolt said it had launched a probe into an incident where a Durban passenger was allegedly assaulted and robbed by a driver last month. Takura Malaba, the country manager for Bolt SA, said that the driver had been blocked from the platform.
Read more: Ride-hailing tips to save you time and money
3.
Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. He said that he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over. His real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.
Read more: Olympic star Sir Mo Farah: I was trafficked as a child
4.
An American tourist fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius in an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone at the weekend. He was treated by an ambulance that arrived on the scene, but he did not want to go to the hospital. He also didn't get the selfie...
Read more: Joburg emergency services abandons search for missing Soweto boy
5.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched a mobile app that allows users to check on their flight's arrival or departure time, calculate how much parking will cost, and navigate to points of interest inside the airport. The ACSA App, originally launched on 1 July, is available for free download on Apple, Google, and Huawei app stores.
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