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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Land invasion at Umgababa has been stopped

100 South Africans are stranded in war-torn Sudan, Netflix subscriber numbers hit a record high of 232.5-million, and more.

The KwaZulu-Natal government-owned Dube TradePort says the dramatic land invasion at Umgababa.
The KwaZulu-Natal government-owned Dube TradePort says the dramatic land invasion at Umgababa. Image: Sihle Mavuso / Twitter

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Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning... 

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Dirco says at least 100 South Africans are stranded in war-torn Sudan.

Read more: Thousands flee Sudan capital as clashes rage despite truce

Smoke billows behind residential buildings in eastern Khartoum on April 17, 2023, as fighting in Sudan
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The KZN government-owned Dube TradePort says the land invasion at Umgababa in the south of Durban - which targeted lucrative coastal land earmarked for an automotive park - has been halted.

Read more: KZN depts to set aside R10m each to tackle crime

3.

Netflix said that their number of subscribers hit a record high of 232.5-million in the first quarter of the year and that its nascent ad-supported tier is faring well.

Read more: Netflix plans Africa expansion after hit series

Netflix on Tuesday said that its number of subscribers hit a record high of 232.5 million in the first quarter of the year and that its nascent ad-supported tier is faring well.
Netflix and YouTube are "neck and neck" leaders when it comes to digital video audience attention, according to Insider Intelligence. Image: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin

4.

Another G4S employee has been arrested in connection with Thabo Bester's escape plot. The 51-year-old security guard is the second one to be arrested after prison warder Senohe Matsoara.

Read more: Plane used for Bester, Magudumana deportation cost R1.4m

Another G4S employee has been arrested in connection with Thabo Bester's escape plot.
Thabo Bester sits in the dock in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on 14 April, 2023. Image: Alex Patrick

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A couple has been banned from flying with FlySafair after their sexual act aboard a flight from Gauteng to Durban was reported by a fellow passenger.

Read more: FlySafair bans couple after inappropriate sexual behaviour

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