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Five people survive three months adrift in the Pacific

Five people, including two children, were rescued after drifting for three months in the Pacific when a storm blew them off course.

“Listen to this: five people, including two children, have survived three months in the Pacific Ocean. They were rescued after having gone off course during a storm. It was a simple crossing between one Polynesian island and another, but they were caught in the storm.”

As heard on 702’s 702 Breakfast

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702 · 702 Breakfast

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Results Operations Center. Follow the local government elections. On 702. Things you need to know at this hour: how long would you stay alive if you were adrift at sea? Listen to this: five people, including two children, have survived three months in the Pacific Ocean. They were rescued after having gone off course during a storm. It was a simple crossing between one Polynesian island and another, but they were caught in the storm.

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One-year-old drowns in unsecured Philippi manhole as city probes contractor

GroundUp's editor says a toddler fell into an open manhole outside his Philippi home; the ward councillor had flagged the site since August.

“Talk to me about the child that fell into an exposed manhole in Philippi. So, this is an absolutely tragic story. And this happened over the weekend on Saturday in Samora, Michel.”

As heard on Cape Talk’s Good Morning Cape Town

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town

Politics

IEC presiding officer collapses and dies at voting station

The IEC says a presiding officer collapsed and died at a North West voting station, and another official was hurt in a KwaZulu-Natal crash.

“Of an electoral commission presiding officer who collapsed at a voting station. In a separate incident, another IEC official was injured in a motor vehicle accident in KwaZulu-Natal.”

As heard on 702’s Afternoon Drive

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