#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: DOE confirms no record of NSC for Dr Matthew Lani

Good morning, KZN.

Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Thursday morning...

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The EU’s top tech regulator warned Mark Zuckerberg about a surge of online disinformation, especially over the Israel-Hamas conflict, and demanded to know what he is doing to curb it.

Read more: At least 30 dead as Israel pounds Gaza overnight: Hamas govt

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The Department of Education said there is no record of a National Senior Certificate or matric certificate for TikTokker Dr Matthew Lani, who claimed to be a medical doctor.

Read more: GDE: No record of matric certificate for ‘Dr Matthew Lani’

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The State shocked the gallery in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday when it withdrew all charges against three of the accused in the Thabo Bester prison escape case.

Read more: Thabo Bester: State drops charges against three accused

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Meanwhile, the co-accused, the infamous Dr Nandipha Magudumana, collapsed before her appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court.

Read more: State to declare state of readiness for Bester trial

5.

A manhunt has been launched for two escaped convicts that escaped from the Nkandla and Vryheid Correctional facilities in KwaZulu-Natal.

Read more: One of two KZN prison escapees recaptured

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