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Government withdraws support from Miss SA pageant

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Government has withdrawn its support and that of South Africa for the Miss South Africa pageant after unsuccessful consultations on persuading the pageant to reconsider its decision to partake in the Miss Universe event scheduled to be held in Israel.

Concern over SA’s ability to reach herd immunity

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Deputy President David Mabuza has expressed concern that the country could fail to vaccinate close to 40 million citizens by the end of 2021, as South Africa races to reach herd immunity.

Condolences to de Klerk family

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Parliament's presiding officers have expressed condolences and sympathies to the family of former President FW de Klerk following his death.

Language sector urged to collaborate on efforts to support a multilingual state

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Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Director-General, Vusumuzi Mkhize, has called on the National Language Stakeholder Engagement Forum to move with speed in standardising, developing and promoting South African languages across the board, working closely with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).

Trio caught in possession of police blue lights

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An intelligence driven operation has resulted in the arrest of three people who were found in possession of police equipment including blue lights and two unlicensed firearms.

Five held for speeding in Gauteng

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A man caught driving at 216 km per hour on a prescribed maximum limit of 120 km per hour on the N4 freeway from Pretoria towards Mpumalanga, is among five drivers arrested for speeding.