#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: G4S officials grilled on Thabo Bester prison break
North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, while Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father and much more.
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A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the government’s emergency alert system warned residents to take cover.
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DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach wins Braai Master SA after the savage grilling of G4S Director Cobus Groenewoud on the Thabo Bester prison escape.
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🔥 Pick a straw! Watch as DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach grill G4S officials following the prison escape of convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester. #DAinParliament pic.twitter.com/9FIKcdsQEM
— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) April 12, 2023
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Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father, King Charles III, without Meghan Markle or the kids.
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A team of researchers in Berlin have observed an elephant named Pang Pha that has learned to peel a banana using her trunk.
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Former president Jacob Zuma has stepped up his attacks on President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling his successor a “low-life thief” and urging the youth to “revolt” against his government.
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Bonus
King Misuzulu is apparently Ill - but it's more of a spiritual feeling than anything. Prime Minister to the Zulu Kingdom, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has refuted reports that King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is in poor health.
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