Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Interest rates are back at pre-pandemic levels
Eskom announces stage 5 loadshedding will remain in place, Woolworths launches two new lipstick ranges, and much more.
Happy FRY-YAY!
With the weekend officially upon us, here are five things you need to know before you get out of bed:
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After leader Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" of citizens for his faltering invasion of Ukraine, more than 1,300 people were detained across Russia for participating in nationwide anti-war protests, with some directly conscripted into the military. That’s just execution with extra steps.
Read more: Putin calls up reservists, warns Russia will use 'all means' for defence
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On Thursday, Eskom announced that Stage 5 loadshedding will remain in place until 05:00 on Saturday morning.
Read more: Some areas without water due to load shedding - eThekwini
3.
PUBG, the battle royale game, will be banned in Afghanistan in 90 days as the Taliban says it is a waste of time and too violent. Also, more than 400 civilians have been killed by the Taliban since their takeover.
Just IN:— Afghan Taliban announce to ban PUBG for "promoting violence" in Afghanistan.
— South Asia Index (@SouthAsiaIndex) September 18, 2022
4.
Woolworths has launched two new lipstick ranges in celebration of spring in South Africa that are specially packaged in environmentally friendly paper and bamboo tubes.
Read more: This hack stops your lipstick from smudging on your facemask
5.
Interest rates are back at pre-pandemic levels after the SA Reserve Bank hiked rates by 75 basis points.
Read more: Repo rate pushed up again
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