#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: EFF birthday celebration hit by tragedy
Fuel price hike to hit in August, X has reinstated rapper and designer Kanye West, 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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1.
Although general inflation appears to be easing, South African motorists will take a hit at the fuel pumps in August.
2.
Jamaican netball players allegedly robbed and ready to leave Cape Town.
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Jamaican star Jhaniele Fowler, in Cape Town for the Netball World Cup, which begins Friday, has posted on Instagram about security concerns. pic.twitter.com/lfM71m7UkQ
— Erin Delahunty (@della79) July 26, 2023
3.
An EFF supporter died after falling from level five to two at the FNB Stadium in Soweto during the party’s 10th birthday celebration on Saturday.
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♦️ICYMI♦️
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 30, 2023
CIC @Julius_S_Malema addressing the EFF 10th Anniversary Rally at FNB Stadium in Soweto.
-When we take over next year u Cyril Ramaphosa som’ Bopha! 🚔#EFF10thAnniversary pic.twitter.com/ylcglu8iqN
4.
Taylor Swift's concerts in the US city of Seattle generated seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.
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5.
X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, has reinstated rapper and designer Kanye West around eight months after his account was suspended
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We’ve officially unbanned Mr. Kanye West.
— Elon Musk (Parody) (@ElonMuskAOC) July 29, 2023
You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/urWpBoJsue
Bonus:
A National Freedom Party (NFP) councillor was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning. Ntombenhle Mchunu was assassinated in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at her home in Nongoma.
Read more: Another KZN councillor shot and killed
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