#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnowAsYouWakeUp: Stage 1 load shedding to be introduced on Friday
eThekwini Municipality confirmed that there was a trip at the Klaarwater substation, Novak Djokovic would be welcome to play at the Australian Open, and much more...
Top of the Thursday morning to ya!
As we look forward to the weekend, here are five things you need to know as you wake up:
Read more: #FiveThingsYouNeedToKnowAsYouWakeUp - No load shedding for Cabinet ministers and their deputies
1.
Stage 2 load shedding will continue to be implemented today between 16:00 to 00:00 and will be reduced to Stage 1 on Friday, from 16:00 until 00:00.
Read more: Eskom: Stage 2 load shedding until Wednesday
2.
In a statement, eThekwini Municipality confirmed that there was a trip at the Klaarwater substation, which is a key supply point to the city from Eskom - it was not an explosion.
WATCH: Substation explosion causes blackouts in parts of eThekwini
Watch: Many areas in Durban have been left in the dark unexpectedly following a massive power outage. Videos are doing the rounds of an explosion apparently at the Klaarwater sub station.
— Lauren_Beukes39 (@LBeukes39) October 11, 2022
Video supplied. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/hgdcVZO05U
3.
Novak Djokovic would be welcome to play at the Australian Open if he can obtain a visa. He was deported from Australia in January following a prolonged saga, including time in detention, preventing his participation in this year’s Australian Open due to his refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Read more: 'Super-pumped' Djokovic ending troubled year on a high
4.
In an ‘international romance scam’, a Japanese woman was allegedly duped of around 4.4 million yen (R530k) by a man who posed to be a Russian astronaut. The accused claimed that he is working at the International Space Station (ISS) and that he needed money to “return to earth to marry her”.
Read more: China sends three astronauts to complete space station
5.
In a revolutionary moment in medical history, KZN cardiologist and electrophysiologist Dr Brian Vezi inserted the world's tiniest, leadless pacemaker into a man's heart at the Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre this week.
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