Top trending topics I 23 August 2022

Tell you what one of the nicest things about going away is not having to look at social media and not worrying about what the trending topics are living in a bubble for a while but inevitably the bubble must burst and got to come down to reality and see what people are actually talking about so let's do that let me do it with you and find out what the big talking topics are well listen the big story is of course this national shutdown and uh expect it to be a big one tomorrow and this is where we've got the South African federation of trade unions that suffer as well as Pushtu are calling on South Africans and other union members to down tools and strike against what they believe is an impending economic collapse that's what they're saying uh some to say they're expecting all of their workers to participate in the stay away except of course the uh essential workers um as the strike is a protected one under section 77 of the labor relations act, so it should be a big one people are very, very worried about this though just in terms of how people are going to struggle in economically just on one day you know losing out on one day is pay and what is it going to actually do will there be a result of a big shutdown well you know this is what's happening it's going ahead um according Botha say the national shutdown is organized to show our working class that the only way is to fight back calling for a general strike a stay away and a general strike of all workers both ordinary workers and professional workers of white and black workers of the middle class the unemployed people who are concerned about the future of our country and the future of our people everyone is called to join in on this, so I mean I think also I'm seeing that to the general industries workers union of South Africa virus also joining in the strike um it seems like it is going to be a massive stay away and strike tomorrow it is protected, and we're asking you also a question around this, so we'll get to that in a short while so asking your views on the national shutdown will you be participating and do you think that it'll bring about the desired effects that are behind it so that's the big trending topic at the moment and I suppose an even bigger one is because Manchester United won so all the menu fans very, very excited out there beating Liverpool for the very first time in a very long time let's put it that way i just you know congratulations to them and I mean it's just um a fantastic performance from the team and uh as you know I am uh I suppose by family choice a Liverpool supporter so all Liverpool supporters are not too happy about this, but ban united really produced an impressive display to beat Liverpool by 2-1 uh and this is of course given manager Eric tan hag his very first Premier League victory, and he took this huge decision to drop the captain Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo that was rewarded with a performance that lifted the mood around man united and really left Liverpool searching for a first win of the season so congratulations to man united Benny also trending with this because obviously the news that Benny McCarthy is uh you know one of the uh the sort of coaches in the mix there as well and people are now talking to Benny, and he's bringing his magic to all of us and everyone very, very excited by the fact that uh man united won after such a long time against Liverpool and Kenny McCarthy was there and some players actually talking about Benny and what a nice guy he is and his contribution to the team already so um good on Benny McCarthy and uh yeah just uh may he just keep on going from strength to strength this is from uh who was this was from um Jaden Sancho was saying Benny McCarthy taught me how to stay composed when in the 18 area and just a lot of good things being said about Benny and his contributions so a really, really nice one for man united fans this morning and then the gossip mongers are at it, so okay help me get through this one because this is about um must Kamala and Moshe Niki, so apparently they had a physical fight over the weekend so yeah this is what must say Moshe and DK tried to jump me I didn't I jump back, and he bled the score must win Moshe nil, and you know ever since that tweet and this fight there have been charges laid against this one and that one saying this one and everybody gets involved in fighting and shouting and just you know really getting a little ugly on social media but um I know that uh sort of the last kind of tweets to come out where case numbers and I think that one was from um must put out a case number and uh yeah it's just it's dirty out there on the streets of twitter that's all I can say and there are lots and lots and lots where that comes from but if you interested in following that one go for it, but it is still a big trending topic both must and Moshe are trending, and I don't think they're going to stop training for a while so yeah we'll keep