#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnowAsYouWakeUp: No load shedding for Cabinet ministers and their deputies

Happy Hump Day!

As we're exactly half way into the week already, here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Wednesday. 

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1. 

In a world-first move, cow burps could be taxed in New Zealand 🐄. The proposal under consideration has been put forward in a bid to tackle climate change and will see farmers paying for agricultural emissions in some form by 2025.

Read more: 'I will be selling my cows on Saturday' - Ramaphosa

2. 

The eThekwini municipality says around 50% of households in Durban are without power following an explosion at a major substation in Klaarwater on Tuesday evening.

WATCH: Substation explosion causes blackouts in parts of eThekwini

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Suspended uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association spokesperson Carl Niehaus is this week's laughing stock on social media, after having to “surrender” his chair to KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress (ANC) chair Siboniso Duma.

Read more: 'Thank you for standing up for me' - Zuma on July unrest

4. 

Actress Kaley Cuoco says she is "over the moon" that she's pregnant with her first child. The 'Big Bang Theory' star has revealed that she and her actor partner Tom Pelphrey are expecting a baby girl next year. The pair confirmed they were dating back in May.

Read more: 'Big Bang Theory' cast get ready for final farewell with handprint ceremony

5. 

The Department of Public Service and Administration has clarified that official residences where Cabinet ministers and their deputies reside are exempt from the bouts of loadshedding effected by struggling power utility Eskom. This is because they have to be available 24 hours a day.

WATCH: Substation explosion causes blackouts in parts of eThekwini

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