{"id":60798,"date":"2020-07-23T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T07:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/society-salutes-armed-forces-20200721-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:30:13","slug":"society-salutes-armed-forces-20200721-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/society-salutes-armed-forces-20200721-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Society salutes armed forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bible Society of South Africa recently honoured police members who conduct duties at the roadblock on the N14 road in the JTG district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 11 July Lt Col Itumeleng Pudule and Capt. Luleka Cawe from the Provincial Employee Health and Wellness Services (EHW) paid a surprise visit with the assistance of Capt. 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