#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Eskom U-turn on Jan Oberholzer retirement
Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani
Sign language to be installed as the 12th official language in SA, SA Reserve Bank has officially introduced upgraded banknotes, and much more.
![Eskom keeps Oberholzer on for longer.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/eskom_2.width-800.jpg)
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Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...
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1.
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom's COO, will stay for a while longer following his retirement in April, specifically to help see it through SA's loadshedding crisis.
Read more: Eskom announces return of stage 6 blackouts
![Eskom keeps Oberholzer on for longer to help SA through power crisis.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/eskom.original.jpg)
2.
Sign language has now been announced as the 12th official language in South Africa.
Read more: Sign language get thumbs up as 12th official language
![Sign Language](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/ABC_Alphabet_South_African_Sign_Language_2022_-.original.jpg)
3.
The SA Reserve Bank has officially introduced upgraded banknotes and coins while still paying homage to Nelson Mandela.
![new banknotes and coins](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/new_banknotes_and_coins.original.jpg)
4.
Paris Saint-Germain has suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the Argentinian’s unauthorised trip away from the team to conduct personal business.
Read more: PSG to discipline Messi over unauthorised Saudi trip
![Lionel Messi wins World Cup '22](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/334P84K-preview.original.jpg)
5.
Dubai is set to construct the world’s first 3D-printed mosque. The structure will accommodate 600 worshippers and cover 2,000 square meters over two floors.
Read more: At least 25 worshippers killed in Pakistan mosque blast
![Dubai will be constructing the world's first 3D-printed mosque.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Dubai.original.jpg)
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