From Business Insider South Africa:
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Today's headlines:
1. An estimated 1.5 million people are expected to return to work today, as many industries are online again under Lockdown Level 4. Read more.
2. The price of all grades of petrol will fall by R1.74 per litre from midnight on Tuesday, while diesel will decline by between R1.56 and R1.61 per litre. Read more.
3. Deputy minister David Masondo caused a stir by calling on the Reserve Bank to buy government bonds directly (and not via the market) to fund the country’s deficit during the coronavirus crisis. This basically means that he wants the bank to print money. Read more.
4. The UIF has now paid R5.3 billion in the special coronavirus benefit to more than 1.1 million workers. A further R2.4 billion has been cleared for payment today. Read more.
5. The more than 4 000 employees of South African Airways have been given until May 8 to decide whether they will accept termination packages. Read more.
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Fact of the day
The San Antonio Zoo in the US launched a drive-thru experience: Guests will be able to drive through the zoo at "a sloth-like" 6km/h on a pre-mapped route.
Tweets of the day
The devil will have to wear Mr Price mntakabawo https://t.co/Bkg4KGaTSm
— Xolani Ndlovu (@XolanWaleKenhuk) May 2, 2020
Is the collective noun for a big group of cyclists out together in stage 4 of lockdown an “entitlement”? What about a “douchebaggery”?
— Robyn Porteous (@RobynPorteous) May 2, 2020
Whining guy on 702 yesterday in relation to moving and rentals: “Now if only they (black government, I guess) can come up with a 1st world ?? solution”... Looking at US, UK ????, Italy ???? Spain ???? Hungary ???? I’m good with our third world solutions, hey. Read, brother, read. ???????
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) May 2, 2020
I hated joggers before it was cool.
— Stuart Cairns (@MrWoogly) May 2, 2020
