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#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: The King's coronation next month has an emoji

Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s father and a former G4S employee who allegedly helped Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escape and much more.

New crown emoji revealed ahead of King Charles's May coronation.
Image: Buckingham Palace

Good Mauling, KZN. 

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

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1. 

A truck that was responsible for carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from East Palestine, Ohio — where a train carrying hazardous materials crashed in February — overturned on Monday.

Read more: Pappas calls for less trucks on road following deadly N3 pile-up

A truck that was responsible for carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from East Palestine, where a train carrying hazardous materials crashed overturned on Monday.
A truck that was responsible for carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from East Palestine, where a train carrying hazardous materials crashed overturned on Monday. Image: Gene J. Puskar

2. 

Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s father and a former G4S employee who allegedly helped Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escape from jail have been charged with murder.

WATCH: Two Thabo Bester accomplices remanded in custody

Senohe Matsoara and Nandipha Magudumana's father, Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni appeared before the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday.
Image: Newzroom Afrika

3. 

The design of an official emoji has been unveiled for the King's coronation next month.

WATCH: King Charles narrowly avoids being hit by eggs in York

New crown emoji revealed ahead of King Charles's May coronation.
Image: Buckingham Palace

4. 

The Advertising Regulatory Board has banned an advert by VW, citing it as discriminatory and offensive. The complainant said there is nothing wrong with two men cuddling, but the advert suggested so.

Read more: VW South Africa donates R2m towards KZN flood relief efforts

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5.

The new Super Mario Bros Movie has broken box office records despite the film getting poor reviews from many critics. It overtook the previous record held by Frozen 2.

Read more: Woman makes R562k a month for looking like Megan Fox

6.

Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places to identify and penalise unveiled women in an attempt to rein in the increasing numbers who are defying the country's strict dress rules.⁠

Read more: Selena Gomez supports Iranian girls detained for dancing without hijabs

Bonus 

A survey of 2,000 pet owners showed 15% of Gen Z would rather buy a concert ticket or go on vacation (30%) with saved cash, whereas 42% would prefer to save the money for pet expenses.

Read more: Gen Z are said to experience more joy from seeing pets happy

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