Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: ANC's Jessie Duarte has passed away
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Miss SA Lalela Mswane was crowned Miss Supranational, Springboks outmuscle Wales to win series, and more...

Happy Mandela Day!
After an eventful weekend, here are five things you need to know before you leave the house...
1.
ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte passed away on Sunday morning after succumbing to cancer. Although small in stature, she has been described as a "force in SA politics".
Read more: Jessie Duarte passes away at 68

2.
Reigning Miss SA Lalela Mswane was on Friday crowned Miss Supranational. She made history, becoming the first woman of colour from SA to clinch the title.
Read more: All-female team set to produce the Miss South Africa live show
3.
The red carpet was laid out for Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. He became the seventh South African to play 100 Test matches for his country, and he put in a massive performance to help his side to a 30-14 win over Wales in the third Test of the series - and his fiancée Anlia van Rensburg sang the national anthem!
Read more: Kolisi scores as Springboks outmuscle Wales to win series
4.
Sony Pictures Television announced the unveiling of bronze statues of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from the hit TV programme 'Breaking Bad' in Albuquerque, where the show is set.
Read more: 'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman dies aged 75
5.
A Colorado Springs man has successfully pushed a peanut all the way to the summit of Pikes Peak with his nose. Bob Salem, 53, reached the top of Pikes Peak on Friday morning. He broke the previous verified record for the feat - completing the arduous task in seven days. The record was eight days.
Read more: Cold weekend ahead, snow expected over Drakensberg and Lesotho mountains

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