Home Affairs are considering registration of marriages to be allowed under Level 3 of the national lockdown.
The department is currently dealing with a tremendous backlog in birth registrations which have accumulated during Level 5, according to News24. They restarted these registrations on May 1.
“The department had an estimated backlog of 81 650 [registrations] at the beginning of Level 4 lockdown,” its acting director-general, Jackie MacKay, told the committee.
“Of the aforementioned backlog, the department registered 46 541 births which represent 57% of the above, estimated backlog.”
MacKay added that 35 109 births are yet to be registered and that demand was high for re-issuing of birth certificates and temporary ID certificates.
Finally, MacKay noted that a growing demand for all services provided by the department has led to a discussion about the identification of areas which are to be relaxed as we move through the levels of the national lockdown.
As a result, Home Affairs proposed that the registration of marriages be allowed during Level 3. According to The Citizen, these registrations, if they should be allowed, will happen through appointments.
While we are still unsure of when lockdown Level 3 will be put in place, Ramaphosa has hinted at the chance of it coming before the end of the month.
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World number 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic has shared the sweet story of how he surprised now-wife Jelena with an adorable proposal.
Novak and Jelena have known each other since childhood. They met in high school and have been together since 2005. In 2013, Djokovic went to new heights, literally, with his proposal when he took Jelena on a hot air balloon ride.
“She thought we’re going hiking or something like this but we went for a hot air balloon ride. I arranged another hot air balloon in the distance that when we were coming closer to it, it rises and released the banner sign ‘will you marry me”, Djokovic said during an interview on ‘In Depth with Graham Bensinger’.
However, the plan did not go off smoothly. The hot air balloon pilot in the other balloon was struggling to detach the proposal sign. There was also a hole in the balloon, causing it to start sinking.
“So there was a panic as the balloon started going down and she was like ‘oh my god’,” he continued.
As the balloon is sinking, the pilot manages to release the sign.
“And then the thing goes down and I’m reading it slowly because it’s letter up. I’m like what will you marry me. But I’m like its a commercial? Is he crazy at 7:00 am? Why would he want to put a commercial out? It’s not a commercial banner and he’s already down on the knee,” Jelena recalled.
Despite the hitches, the proposal was perfect because Djokovic was able to surprise his future wife.
“She keeps on telling me, she knows me so well that I can’t surprise her. But I am really glad that I managed to surprise her that time when I needed to,” Djokovic concluded.
The pair married on 10 July, 2014 and are still together. They share two children.
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4. Let your hair down
If you generally keep your hair tied up or pinned back, you’ll know the stress it can cause on your scalp. To give your roots a rest, sleep with your hair loose and invest in a silk pillowcase to avoid unnecessary snagging and moisture loss overnight.
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