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Tuesday Morning Spice

Joburgers buckle under new R200 electricity surcharge, Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial set to begin, BMW’s first electric cars are future classics, and Ramaphosa’s load shedding warning.

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Ramaphosa’s Load Shedding Warning – Writing in his weekly letter to the public, the president said that 100 days of load shedding “is not a reason to relax”. [businesstech]

Hollywood Icon Paramount Agrees $28bn Merger Deal – One of Hollywood’s oldest companies, Paramount Global, has agreed to merge with independent film studio Skydance Media. [bbc]

Impoverished Joburgers Buckle Under New Monthly R200 Prepaid Meter Fixed Electricity Surcharge – The cost of prepaid electricity is becoming a heavy burden for Johannesburg residents after the introduction of the R200 monthly fixed charge that will go towards maintaining electricity infrastructure. [dm]

White House Defends Biden’s Health In Fiery Briefing – White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden has seen a neurologist three times as president as part of his annual physical exams, and is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, as reporters push for more information about the president’s cognitive health. [bbc]

‘No Possibility Under The Sun’ That Eskom Can Recover R78bn In Municipal Debt – Ramokgopa – Municipalities owe Eskom R78 billion, and there is “no possibility under the sun” that the power utility will recover it, said Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. [news24]

Road Users Urged To Be Alert As Severe Weather Hits The Cape – The City’s Traffic Service has urged the public to be alert to localised flooding of roadways as wet and windy weather are set to remain for the next few days. [dailyvoice]

Durban Family Wants Answers After Their Teen Daughter’s Mysterious Death – Did Nonkanyiso Mgwaba really jump out of a moving car on the N3 highway? This is one of the questions confronting the Mgwaba family after their teenage daughter died in mysterious circumstances at the start of July. [iol]

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