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KZN floods demise toll rises to 443
Talking throughout a stay briefing on Sunday afternoon, KwaZulu Natal Premier Zihle Zikalala confirmed that the official KZN floods demise toll had risen to 443 with 63 folks nonetheless lacking.
As of Saturday, the demise toll stood at 398, with 27 folks nonetheless lacking.
He additionally confirmed, as outlined in earlier briefings and TV interviews, {that a} KZN floods conflict room had been established comprising varied provincial stakeholders.
Load shedding returns amid chilly climate
After a comparatively incident-free weekend, Eskom has introduced that it might be implementing Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm on Sunday afternoon.
“Load shedding will, regretfully, proceed till 5am on Wednesday, 20 April, relying on the extent of breakdowns. Loadshedding is applied solely as a final resort to guard the nationwide grid,” defined the ability utility in an announcement after apologizing to the general public.
Over the previous 24 hours, island vacation spot Zanzibar has discovered itself trending for all of the flawed causes and this has prompted statements from the nation’s authorities and official tourism our bodies.
All of it started when a younger Nigerian girl, named Zainab Oladehinde, shared a horrific expertise she had at a specific lodge a yr in the past when she travelled to the vacation spot for a solo vacation to have a good time her twenty third birthday. She detailed as a lot of her ordeal as she might in a prolonged Twitter thread full with footage, movies and screenshots.
Kidnapping mastermind Faizal Charloos’ brother arrested in Lenasia
Legislation enforcement officers have arrested the brother of kidnapping mastermind Faizal Charloos in Lenasia on Sunday, in relation to the spate of kidnappings plaguing the suburb and different areas within the south of Johannesburg. Authorities additionally pounced on needed suspect Irfaan Adamjee (often called “Muffins”).
A supply near the investigation who was on the scene, instructed The Citizen that Muffins was thought of harmful after he threatened a Lenasia resident final week.
Sihle Zikalala explains why a municipal water tanker was parked exterior his house
Following claims that he had obtained his personal municipal water tanker exterior his house as alleged in a viral video, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala has rubbished these claims.
Talking throughout a media briefing on Sunday held to supply updates concerning the KZN floods, aid efforts and mop-up operations, Zikalala addressed the video posted on TikTok and Twitter exhibiting a water tanker stationed exterior his house.
