#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: TP Mazembe football club stuck in Durban
Presidents of South Africa and Kenya say they have resolved a longstanding visa dispute, wives of Russian soldiers demand their husbands back, and much more.
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As we welcome the weekend, here are five things you need to know as you wake up...
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The presidents of South Africa and Kenya say they have resolved a longstanding visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year. South Africans already get free visas on arrival in Kenya.
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This week it has been reported that a group of wives of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine showed up at the border and demanded to take their husbands home.
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TP Mazembe are stuck in Durban after the team’s travel documents and other valuables were stolen at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
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Meanwhile in Durban, TP Mazembe players returned to the dressing room at halftime & their phones and passports had been stolen. The Ravens have however won the encounter against Royal AM 3-0 on Aggregate & booked a place in the Group Stages. pic.twitter.com/QGEfi6278u
— SINAN 🇺🇬 (@SinanRajub) November 9, 2022
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Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) and the national Health Department will provide a new HIV prevention injection to young women as part of a pilot project. According to the Department of Health, more than eight-million South Africans are living with the virus.
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The Ferrari in which Michael Schumacher won his sixth Formula One world title has smashed auction records to become the most expensive F1 car in history. The F2003-GA sold for $14.9-million in a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland. That's about R260-million!
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