#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: National Assembly passes NHI Bill
Talks over South Africa hosting a Formula 1 race paused, not terminated, Ecuadoran woman wakes up inside coffin at her own wake, and much more.
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Wednesday morning...
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The National Assembly has approved the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, taking the ANC-led government one step closer to its plans for achieving universal health coverage.
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2.
Motorsport South Africa chairperson Anton Roux said that talks over South Africa hosting a Formula 1 race is paused, not terminated. This is because of our stance with Russia.
Read more: Brad Binder ready to muscle in on Ducati's Mugello stranglehold
3.
A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, prompting a government investigation into the hospital.
Read more: Ecuadoran woman wakes up inside coffin at her own wake
4.
The ninth accused in the Thabo Bester Escape appeared in the Bloemfontein High Court on Tuesday. He is accused of having assisted Dr Nandipha Magudumana in obtaining a decoy corpse from a mortuary.
Read more: Thabo Bester escape: 4 of 5 former G4S employees denied bail
5.
Sir Paul McCartney revealed there’s a “new” Beatles tune coming, thanks to AI technology.
Read more: Rolling Stones working on new project with Paul McCartney
https://www.ecr.co.za/east-coast-gold/report-rolling-stones-working-new-project-paul-mccartney/
Bonus:
US prosecutors who indicted Donald Trump used his own words - and notes jotted down by his lawyers - to build the historic case against him.
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