Latest News in South Africa – Thursday, 20 October 2022

  • Load shedding Stage 3 to continue indefinitely.
  • Kanye West isn’t sorry for his anti-semitic comments.
  • Ten Hag says he will deal with Ronaldo after “celebrating this victory”. 

Eskom extends Stage 3 power cuts indefinitely – eCNA

Stage 3 load shedding will continue indefinitely, according to a statement from Eskom. “Blackouts were supposed to end at 5am on Thursday and then resume again at 4pm.” Eskom has announced that power generators have stopped working. There are three power plants involved this time around: Kendal (two units), Kriel (one unit), and Arnot (two units). Read more here

Kanye Refuses to Apologize for Antisemitism, Then Says Sorry to Those Who ‘Had Nothing to Do With’ His ‘Trauma’ – Complex

In an interview with Piers Morgan, Kanye West said that he doesn’t feel bad about his recent anti-Semitic comments. In a preview of his conversation with Morgan, Ye was asked if he was “sorry” that he said he was going to “go DEFCON 3 on Jewish people.”

“No. He smiled and said, “Absolutely not.” Morgan told him he should be. Morgan said, “That is as racist as anything you say you’ve been through, and any pain you’ve experienced, it’s the same thing,” Ye replied, “Yeah, obviously, that’s why I said it.” Morgan asked, “So you said it knowing it’s racist?”. Read more here

Cristiano Ronaldo: Erik ten Hag will ‘deal with’ Man Utd forward over early exit down tunnel – BBC

Manchester United’s manager, Erik ten Hag, has promised to deal with Cristiano Ronaldo after the unused replacement left the field during the final minutes of United’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham. “I will deal with that tomorrow, not today. We are now celebrating this victory,” said Ten Hag. Read more here

Here are the top trending stories of the day. 

Headline: Toddler killed, mom critical after giraffe tramples them in KZN – News24

Headline: Suspect arrested for murder of German tourist remanded – TimesLIVE

Headline: Kelly Rowland will be back in SA in December – TimesLIVE

Headline: Jose Riveiro ‘happy’ as Pirates end winless run – News24

Headline: Cosatu, DA call on NPA to pursue criminal charges against Markus Jooste – EWN

Weather: Rain in most provinces, with fire warnings for parts of the Northern Cape – News24

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