Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Stage 4 power cuts extended

Midway to Friday! 

With everything happening in the world, we took out five of the most important stories to share with you this morning. 

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Amid 'Russia's atrocities' in Ukraine, Shell plc announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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2.

SA will be stripped of its World Relays gold medal after one member of the 4x100m team was handed a two-year and six months ban for doping. This is the first time the country has lost a podium spot at a major athletics meet.

This is the team that race that got them the title in the first place...

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3.

A Botswanan eco-tourism company has announced plans to reopen the Vumbura Plains campsite in the world-renowned Okavango Delta in April as the tourism industry rebounds due to impressive Covid-19 vaccination roll-out and lifting of travel restrictions. 

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4.

Alarm raising data was revealed when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) reportedly granted the public to view the official data Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine information submitted to the agency. 

A 55 000-page set of documents revealed the Pfizer Covid vaccine, Comirnaty, has 1,291 side effects.

Read more about it here. 

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5.

Eskom has announced that Stage 4 starts at 9am this morning.

The power utility's Sikonathi Mantshantsha shared that stage 4 load shedding will give them the space to replenish the emergency reserves and to continue to manage the system safely.

So just stay prepared and charged up. 

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