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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Fikile Mbalula has insisted the EFF shutdown came to nothing

Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani

Amor Vittone and plastic surgeon, Charles Serrurier, spent the weekend in Saudi Arabia, Grindr dating app is distributing free at-home HIV tests and much more.

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has insisted that the EFF shutdown came to nothing on Monday because people did not want a repeat of the July 2021 riots.

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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula briefs members of the media at the party’s headquarters at Luthuli House, on the state of readiness for the continuation for the 55th National Conference and the 111th Anniversary celebrations all expected to take plac
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has insisted that the EFF shutdown came to nothing on Monday because people did not come to the party. Image: Itumeleng English

2. 

Joost Van Der Westhuizen's widow, Amor Vittone, and plastic surgeon, Charles Serrurier, spent the weekend in Saudi Arabia attending the F1 Grand Prix. However, she has shut down engagement rumours 

Read more: Judge rules that Amor Vittone will only inherit a TV set from Joost's estate

3. 

Grindr, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app, is distributing free at-home HIV tests as part of a new public health initiative.

Read more: Four men arrested for targeting LGBTQIA+ community on dating apps

Grindr to distribute free home HIV tests.
Grindr to distribute free home HIV tests. Image: CNN

4. 

Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke suffered minor injuries after his car was involved in a collision in Malibu, California

Read more: Woman makes R562k a month for looking like Megan Fox

5. 

An analysis of data by researchers at Oxford Population Health's Cancer Epidemiology Unit has shown that the use of progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives is associated with a 20-30% higher risk of breast cancer.

Read more: Zoleka Mandela launches 'Terminally Free' series on YouTube

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer.
Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer. Image: Oxford Population Health

Bonus:

A video of a South African man proposing to his partner at a McDonald’s restaurant has gone viral on social media with Twitter users offering to organise their wedding.

Read more: This is what a cheeseburger and French fries from McDonald’s looks like after 17 years

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