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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Tests reveal no E coli in Durban water

Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani

The subscriber login details of more than 27,000 Showmax customers were recently published on an illicit website and much more.

Durban residents are fuming about a water outage that affected large parts of the city related to an eThekwini municipality labour dispute that has disrupted services.
Durban residents are fuming about a water outage that affected large parts of the city related to an eThekwini municipality labour dispute that has disrupted services. Image: iStock

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Good morning, KZN. 

Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Wednesday morning... 

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1. 

South Africa narrowly avoided a recession as the economy grew marginally in the first quarter of 2023.

Read more: Repo rate hike forcing SA into recession - economist

More name changes for cities, towns and other features in South Africa coming this year.
Sunrise moment overseeing eThekwini which is another name for Durban. Image: Unsplash

2. 

The subscriber login details of more than 27,000 Showmax customers were recently published on an illicit website following a data breach.

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3. 

Scientists have revealed that there are no traces of E coli (Escherichia coli) in water samples tested in Durban.

Read more: UKZN introduces website to monitor E.coli in Durban waters

Durban hits 41°C as berg winds sweep through city.
Durban hits 41°C as berg winds sweep through city. Image: Pexels

4. 

PGA Tour and LIV Golf to merge, ending "disruption and distraction" and antitrust lawsuit.

Read more: PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge to end golf's 'civil war'

Brooks Koepka LIV Golf
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5. 

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported an increase in flu cases across the country and said that “the term 'swine flu' should not be used as it causes unnecessary panic".

Read more: NICD: Spike in flu and pneumonia in 6 provinces

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