#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Paul Herbst of Medi Response has passed away
SA opera star Pretty Yende has been invited to perform at the coronation of King Charles III and much more.
Good Mauling, KZN!
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Wednesday morning...
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget speech is happening today. Economists expect the country’s unstable electricity supply to be top of the agenda.
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It is Budget Week! Minister of Finance, SARS Commissioner @EdKieswetter and National Treasury Exco are putting final touches to the Budget Speech ahead of the 2023 Budget Tabling on Wednesday, 22 February. #Budget2023 @GovernmentZA pic.twitter.com/4BQARkd8hQ
— National Treasury (@TreasuryRSA) February 20, 2023
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According to the latest daily snapshot from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), 95 Unleaded petrol is looking set to increase by around R1.22 from next Wednesday, March 1, and diesel around 30c
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Paul Herbst, the director of the private KwaZulu-Natal paramedic service Medi Response, has died.
Read more: Tributes pour in as Medi Response's Paul Herbst passes away
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South African opera star Pretty Yende has been invited to perform at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in England in May.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is suspending participation in New START treaty, the only remaining major nuclear arms control pact with the US.
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