Good morning. The ANC national elective conference will reconvene on Monday morning to announce the results of the Top 7 voting. Elon Musk asks his Twitter followers if he should step down from running the social media company. Lionel Messi finally wins the FIFA World Cup with Argentina.
ANC delegates still voting on Sunday evening with results due on Monday
The ANC was expected to announce the results of the national elective conference voting on Sunday but in the late hours the Gauteng delegates were still voting, and the party confirmed it would reconvene the conference on Monday morning. Incumbent party president Cyril Ramaphosa is widely expected to win re-election as party leader, but he is in a tight race with challenger and former cabinet minister Zweli Mkhize. Read more here. (News24)
Musk asks his Twitter followers if she should step aside from running the company
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is fond of setting up polls on his account to ask his followers for their thoughts on important business decisions at the social media company. Over the past year, he has asked his followers many questions, including whether he should buy the company in the first place. On Sunday evening, Musk asked whether he should step down from the company, presumably to hand over the running of the business to someone else. He added that he would “abide by the results of the poll.” At the time of writing, 56.3% said he should step down from Twitter. Read more here. (Reuters)
Argentina explodes into celebrations after winning the World Cup
Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi enjoyed a crowning moment in his glittering career as he and his teammates lifted the World Cup trophy in Qatar on Sunday. The South American team finally overcame France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out having led the previous world champions twice during the match. In the first half, Argentina went 2-0 up and was cruising towards a third world cup title but French superstar Kylian Mbappe scored the first goal via a penalty and another goal seconds later to force extra time. Messi again put Argentina 3-2 up in extra time before Mbappe equalised via the penalty spot to complete a hat-trick. Read more here. (The Guardian)
Here’s what else you need to know today:
‘Detached’ Ramaphosa made eleventh hour attempt to thwart Mashatile deputy presidency – Mail & Guardian
Deployment of troops to Eskom plants raises questions about sabotage – The Citizen
Parliament welcomes army deployment at Eskom – Engineering News
Load shedding changes for the week ahead – here’s the new schedule – BusinessTech
Underhanded lobbying ensured I was contested, says Nomvula Mokonyane – News24
Twitter bans promoting Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon while Elon Musk attends FIFA World Cup final – MyBroadband
There’s never been a worse time to get sick in the UK – Daily Maverick
How much the petrol price has changed in South Africa in 2022 – BusinessTech
Saccawu to meet on Monday following one-day strike at Makro – EWN
Cloudy, warm conditions on Monday with extreme high fire risk in Northern Cape – News24
