#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Aaron Motsoaledi defends R1.4-million flight
Jamie Foxx remains hospitalised, Markus Jooste failed to appear at his criminal trial in Germany and much more.
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Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Wednesday morning...
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Markus Jooste failed to appear at his criminal trial in Germany, with his lawyers citing problems with his passport. German prosecutors have now applied for an arrest warrant.
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Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has defended the R1.4 million spent to bring Thabo Bester and Dr Magudumana back to SA, saying it was the cheapest charter flight available.
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One of the men charged with three counts of attempted murder in the July 2021 civil unrest has been acquitted.
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Jamie Foxx remains hospitalised nearly a week after experiencing a ‘medical complication’.
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A 22-year-old man was arrested after the motorbike he was riding clocked 223 km/h on the N1 freeway near Centurion on Sunday afternoon.
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