#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: City starts process of healing with roads
Updated | By East Coast Breakfast / Lilitha Bodlani
An 82-year-old Crawford teacher has been dismissed over racist remarks, a music legend has passed away, and much more...
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...
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A South African man who had recently traveled to Pakistan was the latest person to test positive for cholera in the country. He is currently recovering at home and in a stable condition.
Read more: Health Dept confirms cholera case in Durban
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The City of Johannesburg is starting the process to have a local state of disaster declared after the deadly blast in Lilian Ngoyi Street last week, which would unlock vital funding needed for repairs.
Read more: Three possible causes for Joburg blast, authorities say
3.
An 82-year-old Crawford teacher in Pretoria, who told pupils that they must not be hurt when the ‘K-word’ is used on them because they were not affected by apartheid, has been dismissed.
Read more: Spain opens investigation into racist abuse of Vinicius
4.
Steinhoff's shareholders have voted to dissolve the company and delist it from the Johannesburg and Frankfurt stock exchanges.
Read more: German court issues warrant for ex-Steinhoff chief Jooste
5.
Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, prompting grief and tributes for a singer who enchanted and at times shocked the world.
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What a woman. What a voice. What a power. An incandescent human who was on the right side of every fight, usually long before the rest of the world caught up. Complicated, misunderstood, fragile, powerful. What a loss.
— Lost In History (@HistoryToLearn) July 27, 2023
Vale, Sinead O’Connor. I hope you’ve found the peace… pic.twitter.com/ukOG3glI49
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