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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: KZN temperatures are expected to hit 11°C

Twitter considering legal action against Meta, Netherlands set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Asia, and much more...

Cold weather in Eastern Cape two
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Good morning, KZN. 

Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this FRI-YAY morning...

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1. 

Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app, Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a "friendly" alternative.

Read more: Twitter rival Threads crosses 10 mn users within hours of launch

Electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk
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2.

Julius Malema said that EFF regional leaders who fail to sell gala dinner tickets and fill hundreds of buses for the party's 10th birthday celebration will be publicly shamed and banned from attending its rally on 29 July.

Read more: EFF ‘vindicated’ by govt’s coal U-turn – Malema

EFF Leader Julius Malema
Twitter/@EFFSouthAfrica

3. 

Get ready for an icy cold weekend in KZN with temperatures expected to sink to lower than 11°C in some parts and possibly some snow over the Drakensberg and Van Reenen’s Pass areas.

WARNING: Snow between Van Reenen and Harrismith, icy weekend expected in KZN

Expect rough weather over the next few days says SAWS
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4.

ITHUBA and the The Motsepe Foundation are paying for Banyana Banyana as they embark on their FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand.

Read more: CAF boss Motsepe intervenes in Banyana Banyana dispute

Banyana Banyana pay dispute resolved
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture

5.

The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period.

Read more: Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief

Make sure to catch Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up, Monday to Friday at 06:20.

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