The Mr World South Africa and Mr Gay World South Africa organisations have postponed the pageants to May 21 and 22 because of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
To give people a chance to participate, entries have been extended and will close on February 28. Communications officer of the pageants Andrew Hare said they had not yet announced the judging panel.
He said: “Once we have received all the entries, we will do the necessary background checks to ensure that there is good governance in place,”
Hare added: “We have a jam-packed weekend of pageants in store for you, starting your weekend of May 21 with Mr Gay World South Africa and then Mr World South Africa on May 22. We aim to show the world that united we stand together, with the tagline ‘United with Purpose’. We will title Mr Gay World South Africa 2021 on May 21 and Mr World South Africa 2021 on May 22.”
The titleholders will represent South Africa internationally.
In other news, Miss Earth South Africa is running a stationery drive campaign to prepare for the opening of schools.
Taking to social media, the organisers thanked all those who had participated in the initiative and wrote: “The children of our nation have started to prepare to return to school. Private schools start next week, public schools within 2 weeks. We pray for safety and a calm environment so that learning can take place in a positive space.
“Catherine @ChangeAgentSA visited schools ... to distribute much-needed stationery. We thank all those that have always supported our #StationeryDrive. We continue to strive to touch lives and to be the difference in the story that we tell.”