Before you wake up and go, go, this is what you need to know, know
A list of five things you need to know as you wake up...
1. The South African economy shrank by more than half in the second quarter (51%)
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 51% in the second quarter of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on our economy. This is the steepest decline in six decades.
READ: South Africa's economy contracts by 51%
2. Clicks cuts ties with TRESemmé
Clicks have announced that it has cut ties with the hair brand after a racism storm over advertisements depicting black hair as "dry and damaged."
Posted by Clicks on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
3. The second woman in the England footballers' COVID-19 scandal speaks out
Lara Clausen, 19, has mentioned how she felt "sorry" for Phil Foden's girlfriend. She also gave further details about their secret liaison with Foden and team-mate Mason Greenwood inside the official England team hotel, stating that she had no idea who he was.
READ: Man City's Mahrez and Laporte test positive for coronavirus
— Phil Foden (@PhilFoden) September 7, 2020
4. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has green fingers
By the looks of it, Tito Mboweni is no longer accidentally growing marijuana. On Tuesday, he posted photos of what appears to be tended marijuana plants, covered by shade cloth – and claimed them as his own. The number of plants displayed is well over the proposed legal limit should they reach adulthood.
READ: Somizi invites Tito Mboweni for lunch after roast chicken disaster
Tito Mboweni’s dagga patch is legal – but he could be in trouble if all his plants flower https://t.co/vdMaeO3XGG pic.twitter.com/FbYF5y6Gb9
— Business Insider SA🇿🇦 (@BISouthAfrica) September 8, 2020
5. An unusual cache of at least 13 wooden coffins dating back 2,500 years has been discovered
The coffins were discovered in the desert necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt. What makes these coffins so special among the thousands interred in the tomb complex is the fact they have remained intact for millennia, and are still completely sealed - hundreds of years after their inhabitants died. History happens every day!
شعور لا يقارن كلما تشهد كشف اثري جديد،
— Khaled El-Enany (@KhaledElEnany6) September 6, 2020
انتظروا الاعلان عن كشف اثري جديد بسقارة، شكرا لزملائي بالوزارة.
An indescribable feeling when you witness a new archeological discovery.
Stay tuned for the announcement of a new discovery in Saqqara
Thank you to my colleagues in the ministry pic.twitter.com/RpgK6TmREo
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