#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Zulu King to slash lobola payments to eradicate GBV
Eight VIP protection unit officers linked to an assault on the N1 highway arrested, Lionel Messi made his debut for Inter Miami, and much more...
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Monday morning...
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Eight VIP protection unit officers linked to an assault on the N1 highway were formally arrested on Sunday.
Read more: VIP protection officers suspended for N1 assault
WARNING: Please note the video contains scenes of graphic violence.
These are apparently VIP protection cops…happened in JHB. pic.twitter.com/fgSNNpyK7s
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 3, 2023
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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini promised to look into reducing lobola payments if men do better to end the scourge of gender-based violence against women and children.
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Lionel Messi made his debut for his new team, Inter Miami; there was no shortage of top-class celebrities in attendance and drama only the GOAT can provide...
Read more: Messi joining MLS side Inter Miami after PSG exit
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The Council for Geoscience recorded a 2.98 magnitude earthquake in the south of Johannesburg on Saturday night.
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5.
The face of Vodacom’s “Yebo Gogo, Hello Grandma” advert from the early 2000s, Kole Omotoso, died at the age of 80 in Johannesburg last week.
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Main image attribution: Instagram/ King Misuzulu KaZwelithini