#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa appointed Electricity Minister
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Loadshedding has increased to stage 5, KZN Police have launched a manhunt for the driver of a truck that crashed into 36 vehicles on the M41, and much more...
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1.
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been appointed Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity.
Read more: Cabinet reshuffle - Kgosientsho Ramokgopa new electricity minister, Mashatile deputy president
2.
Toblerone chocolates can no longer be called Swiss chocolate because the brand’s US owner is moving some production out of Switzerland. They also have to remove the iconic Matterhorn mountain.
Read more: Cadbury launches new 91 calorie chocolate to encourage mindful self-treating
3.
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has called on paparazzi to keep their distance and stop yelling at him when they see him in public. Bruce has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Read more: Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia: family
4.
George Ezra is coming to South Africa in July, eight years after his first visit. The tour kicks off in Cape Town and then goes to Pretoria. Haibo! Durban!
Read more: Support acts announced for The Waterboys live in Cape Town and Johannesburg next week
5.
KZN Police have launched a manhunt for the driver of a truck that crashed into 36 vehicles on the M41 in Durban on Monday morning. Fleeing an accident is a crime.
Read more: At least 47 vehicles involved in M41 pile-up
Medics have confirmed that over 50 cars was involved in the crash. Fortunately no deaths have been reported. pic.twitter.com/IZdmQl5836
— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) March 6, 2023
Bonus
Load Shedding has increased to stage 5 on Monday afternoon after the failure of generating units.
Read more: Health Dept asks Eskom to spare 14 KZN hospitals from load shedding
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