Latest News in South Africa – Monday, 31 October 2022

  • Load shedding won’t affect Matric exams, says Motshekga.
  • Celebrities are showing off their intriguing Halloween costumes for 2022.
  • Max Verstappen sets new record for race wins in a season. 

Load shedding won’t disrupt matric exams, says Motshekga – EWN

Despite widespread fears, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has assured the public that load shedding will not affect this year’s exams. 

Matrics begin taking their final examinations on Monday, and on Sunday, the Minister gave a public address on the department’s level of readiness.

“Even if there’s load shedding, tomorrow we are writing English so we’ll use natural light. So it’s really working around it. We can deal with English with normal light so it’s going to be written during the day…whether there’s load shedding or there’s no load shedding, we’ll continue to write,” said Motshekga. Read more here

The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2022 – Variety 

According to Variety, Hollywood’s elite attended a series of costumed parties over the weekend. Lori Harvey, Kim Kardashian, and Lizzo are just a few of the celebrities who went all out for Halloween 2022. Read more here

Mexico City Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins from Lewis Hamilton – BBC

Max Verstappen of Red Bull broke the record for most victories in a season with a comfortable and controlled victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix. In the early stages of the race, the world champion resisted a charge from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes before pulling away for his 14th victory of the year, BBC reports. Read more here

Here are the top trending stories of the day. 

Headline: ANC’s December power contest likely to result in Ramaphosa having to ‘muddle through’ — a disaster for SA – Daily Maverick

Headline: Eskom announces Stage 2 blackouts from Monday – eNCA

Headline: Battling Bavuma has backing of Proteas dressing room: ‘We all know his ability’ – News24

Headline: T20 World Cup SF picture: Proteas in control after India win, Pakistan keep hopes flickering – News24

Headline: Cardi B Wants a Third Kid: ‘I Can’t Wait’ – Billboard

Weather: Severe thunderstorms, flooding in store for parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga – News24

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