#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Pakistan's former prime minister arrested
DJ Maphorisa has been released on R4,000 bail, Lionel Messi's two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain is set to come to an end, and much more...
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Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Humpday morning...
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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested at the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, in a dramatic move that threatens to spark nationwide protests.
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2.
Amapiano DJ and producer DJ Maphorisa has been released on R4,000 bail as the assault case against him was postponed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court.
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3.
Tom Hanks has written his first novel as a "release from the never-ending pressure" of making movies.
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Lionel Messi's uninspiring two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain is set to come to an end with a move to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia rumoured to be on the cards.
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A US jury of his peers has found Donald J Trump guilty of sexually abusing magazine writer E Jean Carroll. Trump is now a registered sex offender.
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— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 9, 2023
Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll. @NicolleDWallace leads continuing coverage. https://t.co/RdYLvfum24 pic.twitter.com/6x1vr3X4g3
Bonus
The IFP-led Alfred Duma (Ladysmith) Local Municipality says it is working around the clock to repair a power station that mysteriously caught fire on Sunday night, plunging the entire town and its industrial area into darkness.
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The blackout has also extended to some suburbs as they have been left in the dark since the incident. The IFP-run municipality says it is working round the clock to restore the power and water services. @IOL pic.twitter.com/DwKDynfwos
— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) May 9, 2023
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