Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: eThekwini set for loadshedding next month
Misery for motorists will continue in July, Wayde van Niekerk will miss the Commonwealth Games, and much more!
Happy Tuesday to you all.
Coming off a great Monday, here are five things you need to know before you get out of bed:
1.
Back-to-back floods in April and May led to major infrastructural damage to major substations across eThekwini Municipality, meaning the City could not loadshed. But we are expected to face loadshedding from next month.
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2.
Adele's music brings people together, including the loves of her life, both past and present. Standing in a VIP section together was none other than her boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul, and her ex-husband, Simon Konecki.
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3.
400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk will miss the Commonwealth Games. He is still trying to recapture his form after undergoing knee surgery in 2017.
Read more: SASCOC announce provisional Team SA for Commonwealth Games
4.
Ricky Martin has denied domestic abuse allegations after a judge issued a restraining order against the Puerto Rican superstar at the weekend. He has since issued a statement via his rep, denying the allegations.
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5.
The misery for SA motorists will continue in July with fuel prices set to reach new record levels on Wednesday. The price of 93 octane petrol will rise by R2.37/l, 95 octane by R2.57/l, and diesel by R2.30. What are the totals please? 95 Unleaded rising to R25.99 at the coast and R26.74 in the inland regions. Diesel will now be R22.63.
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