Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: N2 traffic to be disrupted for next two months
Charitable Fund accepted a donation from Osama Bin Laden's family, a watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler was sold at a Maryland auction for $1.1-million, and much more!
Happy Monday!
A pinch and punch for the new month that starts today, so here are five things you need to know before you start your week:
1.
It has emerged that The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund accepted a donation from Osama Bin Laden's family in 2013. Osama Bin Laden was behind the September 11 attacks of 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people in the US.
Read more: US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
2.
Traffic on the N2 between the KwaMashu interchange and Umdloti bridge will be disrupted over the next two months to bring in and place concrete barriers alongside the median to protect workers building a median barrier wall and additional lanes.
Read more: Early morning taxi protests rock Durban CBD
3.
Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has joined Premier League giants Manchester United as a first-team coach. He was fired from AmaZulu earlier this year and now he is at Manchester United!
Read more: Former AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy has secured a coaching role at Manchester United
4.
Medi Response paramedics rushed to an accident scene on the N2 near Ballito. The emergency service said a car driving behind a vehicle transporting adult toys was hit by a full box and crashed. There was no time to pull out from behind the truck. The driver is fine, just has a headache.
Read more: 11 killed in weekend crashes on KZN roads
5.
A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler was sold recently at a Maryland auction house for $1.1-million - well below the $2-million to $4-million price range the auctioneers had projected and despite the objections of the Jewish community. Apparently the watch is broken and it will forever say it's nein-o-clock.
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