#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Fikile Mbalula has insisted the EFF shutdown came to nothing
Amor Vittone and plastic surgeon, Charles Serrurier, spent the weekend in Saudi Arabia, Grindr dating app is distributing free at-home HIV tests and much more.
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ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has insisted that the EFF shutdown came to nothing on Monday because people did not want a repeat of the July 2021 riots.
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Joost Van Der Westhuizen's widow, Amor Vittone, and plastic surgeon, Charles Serrurier, spent the weekend in Saudi Arabia attending the F1 Grand Prix. However, she has shut down engagement rumours
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Grindr, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app, is distributing free at-home HIV tests as part of a new public health initiative.
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Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke suffered minor injuries after his car was involved in a collision in Malibu, California
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An analysis of data by researchers at Oxford Population Health's Cancer Epidemiology Unit has shown that the use of progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives is associated with a 20-30% higher risk of breast cancer.
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Bonus:
A video of a South African man proposing to his partner at a McDonald’s restaurant has gone viral on social media with Twitter users offering to organise their wedding.
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Dear South Africans and @McDonalds_SA
— .🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱 (@NkosinatiMagwa) March 5, 2023
Can we kindly organize this couple's wedding
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Minister of Electricity Ramaphosa #DateMyFamily #WitsShutdown #FamilyMeeting #cabinetreshuffle #NationalShutdown Malema pic.twitter.com/AzpTnI0ZbM
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