Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: 21 counts of culpable homicide for truck driver

Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: 21 counts of culpable homicide for truck driver

A designated team of 40 people has been tasked with removing illegal stickers, loadshedding has been reduced to Stage 5, and much more...

Phongolo truck crash
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Tuesday is here...

As we kick off the second day of the week, here are five things you need to know before you get out of bed:

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1. 

Disaster management teams have been placed on high alert after a warning of heavy rain across large parts of KwaZulu-Natal was made. The bad weather is expected to last until Wednesday. 

Read more: SAWS warns of disruptive rainfall over KZN

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2. 

Loadshedding has been reduced to Stage 5 after the return of some generation units. Overnight, a unit each at Camden, Kriel, Kusile, and Kendal were returned, but unfortunately they had to take off a unit at Duvha which developed a boiler tube leak. 

Read more: Eskom to reduce load shedding to stage 5 at midnight

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3. 

Supporters of Glasgow-based football team Celtic FC chanted anti-royal sentiments during a planned minute's applause for Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the team's match against St. Mirren in Paisley, Scotland, on Sunday.

Read more: Britain and the world say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II

On Sunday fans of the Scottish football club revealed their disdain for Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family for the second time.
On Sunday fans of the Scottish football club revealed their disdain for Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family for the second time. Image: MSN/ The South African

4. 

Sibusiso Siyaya, the truck driver who has been charged in connection with the deadly crash that claimed the lives of 21 people last week on the N2 in Pongola, made his first appearance in court. Siyaya, 28, faces 21 counts of culpable homicide. Siyaya is believed to have fled the scene before handing himself in. 

Read more: Pongola crash - Truck driver appears in court

KZN crash death rises, 19 school children dies
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5. 

According to a City representative who works in Durban CBD, Hosen Moola, a designated team of around 40 people has been tasked with removing illegal stickers. Now when we talk about illegal stickers, we're referring to the ones for safe abortions, penis enlargement, and the like.

Read more: KZN Education sets 80% pass rate target for class of 2022

These adverts are put up illegally, according to a City representative, Hosen Moola.
These adverts are put up illegally, according to a City representative, Hosen Moola. Image: IOL

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