#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Cholera death toll rises to 31
Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani
Images of a smoke-filled New York have stunned the world, Miyu Kato has become a French Open champion, and much more.
![South Africa's cholera death toll has climbed to 31.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/olga-kononenko-98__MsKaUsI-unsplash.width-800.jpg)
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Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Friday morning...
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1.
The cholera death toll in South Africa has risen to 31.
Read more: Cholera death toll in SA now 31
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2.
According to a report by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal, Instagram is the main platform used by paedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse.
Read more: Mzansi couple share their journey building new home
![THIS JUST IN: Is Instagram hacked or not working?](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Screenshot_2022-05-16_at_19.44.49.original.png)
3.
Images of a smoke-filled New York have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of severe air pollution.
Read more: Thailand air pollution leads millions to seek medical help
4.
Japan's Miyu Kato became a French Open champion on Thursday, four days after she was controversially disqualified from the women's doubles for accidentally hitting a ball girl.
Read more: Alcaraz books Djokovic French Open clash as Sabalenka condemns Ukraine war
![Tennis Balls](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Eah6QEtX0AAu6ey.original.jpg)
5.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office confirmed he had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the upcoming African leaders' peace mission to Kyiv and Moscow.
Read more: Ramaphosa holds talks with Putin ahead of African peace mission
![Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the BRICS summit .](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Cyril_and_Putin.original.jpg)
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