#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: KZN school feeding scheme under investigation
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is expected to join Yale, taxi strike has had a significant impact on commuters in Cape Town, and much more...
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Tuesday morning...
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Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is expected to join Yale University in the US at the end of the month, lecturing on topics such as renewable energy.
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The taxi strike has had a significant impact on commuters in Cape Town. Two people have been killed and three injured due to the violence, and healthcare workers were unable to get to work.
Read more: Cape Town taxi strike turns deadly
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The IFP has called on KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube to release the investigation report into the KZN school feeding scheme debacle that saw many children going hungry in April.
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Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has announced that he intends to put UNISA under administration after a report revealed "financial and other maladministration" at the institution.
Read more: Nzimande announces intention to place UNISA under administration
Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, has informed the University of South Africa (Unisa) of his decision to place the school under administration.
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The department said on Monday that the minister informed Unisa council chairperson James Maboa of his plan to appoint an… pic.twitter.com/kS06FB9Ok5
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A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold.
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