#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: uMhlanga reservoirs on edge of disaster as Durban North Aqueducts remain DRY
A father arrested for buying baby milk during lockdown has been awarded compensation from SAPS and much more.
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Monday morning...
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The SANDF will convene a board of inquiry to establish the circumstances around three navy divers' deaths last week when a huge wave hit a submarine in Kommetjie during a training exercise.
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The flow through Durban North Aqueducts has still not recovered sufficiently, and as a result, three main reservoirs in uMhlanga are still empty or critically low.
Read more: eThekwini hoping different reservoir will solve water supply issues
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Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record as she won the Berlin Marathon in 2:11:53 and shaved more than two minutes off the previous best.
Read more: Rory Petzer on completing his second Comrades Marathon
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Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the DOH has been delaying unblocking more than 700,000 IDs, some suspected to be used in ID fraud, as banks warned they might lose R17bn in fraudulent transactions.
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Naas Le Roux, a father arrested for buying baby milk during lockdown, has been awarded compensation from SAPS in R150K.
Read more: Durban court grants bail to 6 accused of R20m fraud
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