#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Recovery underway as Joburg fire claims many lives
The annual food fight festival La Tomatina has started, Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA relaunches her solo career, and much more...
Good morning, KZN.
Here are five things you need to know as you wake up this Friday morning...
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An Operation Dudula member has been sentenced to a fine of R10,000 or three years’ imprisonment, half-suspended for five years for inciting violence against foreign nationals via a voice note on WhatsApp.
Read more: Durban man accused of selling info to rival company granted bail
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Recovery operations are continuing inside the Albert Street building after a fire officially claimed 73 lives, including seven children. The death toll is expected to rise.
Read more: Joburg fire 'worse than Boksburg tanker explosion
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This year's Two Oceans half-marathon winner and KwaZulu-Natal 10,000m and 5,000m record holder Mbuleli Mathanga has died. He was 29 years old.
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The annual food fight festival La Tomatina has started. A truck of tomatoes rolls into the Plaza del Pueblo in Bunol, Spain, and water cannons spray tomato pulp.
Read more: Call for hospitality sector to champion fight against food waste
✨¿De verdad soy el único que piensa que la Tomatina de Buñol es una paletada y un desperdicio de comida, y que es un despropósito que esté declarada Fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional?#Tomatina2023 pic.twitter.com/MdOnaHVup1
— Ignacio Valladolid (@ignacio_vlldld) August 30, 2023
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Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has relaunched her solo career with a new single. The single is from a reimagined version of her 2013 album, 'A'.
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