#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter to shed light on corruption allegations
Updated | By Breakfast with Darren Maule / Lilitha Bodlani
Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter will appear to explain his explosive allegations and much more...
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Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Friday...
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1.
Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election.
Read more: Trump indictment decision pushed back as jury fails to meet
2.
A parole board will consider whether former Paralympics star and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius can be released from jail.
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3.
The SA Reserve Bank hiked interest rates by 50 basis points. The latest hike brings the prime rate to 11.25% - the highest level since 2009.
Read more: Rate hikes shouldn’t deter potential home owners – expert
4.
Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/andre-de-ruyter-to-appear-before-scopa-over-corruption-claims-at-eskom-a6baccb5-536d-4b98-b2ef-43fa4d1e5f46
will appear before a committee to shed more light on a slew of allegations of corruption he made about the power utility.Read more: Eskom to deal with municipal debt, Mashatile says
![André de Ruyter to appear before Scopa over corruption claims at Eskom.](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Former_eskom.original.jpg)
5.
Food scientists unveiled a giant meatball made from lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth, saying the protein from the past showed the way for future foods.
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