Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Team SA's relay members contract COVID-19

Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Team SA's relay members contract COVID-19

Katlego Maboe is set to officially return to 'Expresso Morning Show' next week, Demi Lovato is using "she" pronouns again, and much more!

Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games.
Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games. Image/Sowetan Live

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Happy Hump day everyone.

Here are five things you need to know before you start your day:

1. 

The price of petrol is R1.32 per litre cheaper today, bringing the price of 95 Unleaded down to R24.77. 50ppm diesel will go down by 91 cents a litre.

Read more: BP second-quarter profit triples to $9.3 billion

2. 

TV personality Katlego Maboe is set to officially return to 'Expresso Morning Show' next week Monday. He was axed from the show in late 2020 after a public cheating scandal, followed by allegations of abuse levelled against him by his former partner.

Read more: Katlego Maboe set to return to 'Expresso Morning Show'

3. 

Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games, is almost certainly out of the Birmingham showpiece after two members tested positive for COVID-19. Teenager Lara van Niekerk dethroned Tatjana Schoenmaker as the Commonwealth Games 100m breaststroke champion on Tuesday night, but they gave SA an historic gold-silver finish in Birmingham. 

Read more: Last minute changes to Team SA for Commonwealth Games

Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games.
Team SA’s 4x100m relay team, considered a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games. Image/Sowetan Live

4. 

Demi Lovato, who came out as nonbinary last year, said she is using "she" pronouns again because she's been "feeling more feminine" of late.⁠ Lovato has been using they/them pronouns since May 2021 when she announced she is nonbinary. 

Read more: Demi Lovato announces title and album release date

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5. 

A South Carolina woman was surprised when she heard her doorbell ring, not because of the time of day, but rather by the fact that it was a bear! The footage shows the bear getting on its hind legs and ringing the bell! It was probably just her Uber Eats delivery driver... 

Read more: Fuel charges now added to your Uber trip and UberEats order; we get it!

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