#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnowAsYouWakeUp: Is there reasons to be concerned about the Transnet protest
Kanye West posted on Twitter for the first time in nearly two years, Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has apologised for deleting a tweet and much more.
Top of the Monday to you all.
As we start of the week with school back on underway for many students, here is five things you need to know as you wake up today.
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Load shedding stage 2 will be implemented daily from 4 pm – 12 am from Monday to Wednesday and Eskom says it will try to limit load shedding to night-time to have minimal impact on the economy and population.
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Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has declared force majeure across its terminal operations. Negotiations with unions continue after they rejected a three percent wage increase offer.
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After being suspended by Meta on Friday, Kanye West posted on Twitter for the first time in nearly two years – a move celebrated by Elon Musk, who is in the process of buying the social media network. He tweeted a photograph of a hat that said 2024. Musk responded with his own tweet, reading “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!”
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Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 8, 2022
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Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has apologised for deleting a tweet in which he said “I’m gay” while confirming that his account was hacked. Casillas’ initial tweet read: “I hope you respect me: I’m gay. #happysunday
@IkerCasillas and @Carles5puyol joking and making fun out of coming out in football is disappointing. It’s a difficult journey that any LGBTQ+ ppl have to go through. To see my role models and legends of the game make fun out of coming out and my community is beyond disrespectful pic.twitter.com/Yp88aQyyTV
— Josh Cavallo (@JoshuaCavallo) October 9, 2022
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After three years of planning, five expeditions, and a two-week trek through dense jungle, scientists have reached the tallest tree ever found in the Amazon rainforest, a towering specimen the size of a 25-story building.
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