Daily IOL Radio News Bulletin - May 22

Published May 22, 2023

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Cape Town - As you kick start your day, Nokuthula Khwela brings you the country’s biggest stories.

In our top stories:

Power utility Eskom implemented stage 4 load shedding on Sunday and stated Stage 3 load shedding would follow from 5am until 4pm today.

This easing of the power reductions followed a week where South Africans were subjected to Stages 5 and 6, which saw areas without electricity for between four and 10 hours a day.

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Twelve people were killed and hundreds injured Saturday in a stampede at an El Salvador soccer stadium, police and emergency services said.

Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American capital San Salvador to watch a local tournament match between teams Alianza and FAS.

For more on this, read here.

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