NUMBERS OF THE WEEK
42
The number of years since Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was hanged at Pretoria Central Prison on 6 April 1979. The struggle activist and ANC operative in the party’s military wing, Umkhonto wesizwe, was convicted of commonpurpose murder a year earlier
50
The size in hectares of Morgan
Freeman’s
Honeybee Sanctuary in Mississippi in the
US. After a TV interview with Jimmy Fallon in 2014, the secret was out that the actor and film director had found a new interest in beekeeping. Freeman turned his hobby up a notch when he converted his ranch into a sanctuary to preserve and save wild bees, which play a key role in plant pollination
1 000
The estimated number of fake accounts Facebook recently removed from its networks. The accounts misled the public about their true identity and were used in an attempt to influence politics. More of these removals might soon follow
R1
The amount that petrol price increased by — again — this week. Motorists can expect to pay up to R17 a litre inland. Diesel prices increased between 63 and 65 cents a litre. Luckily, fuel prices are expected to see a dip in May
7 000
The number of Spanish and French nationals who are stranded in Morocco. The popular tourist destination suspended passenger flights to and from the two European countries in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. Spain and France have organised special flights and ferry trips to transport their nationals home