News Bulletin of 3 May 2025, 8am

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The Laugh Africa Comedy Festival is underway at the Sandton Convention Centre
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The Laugh Africa Comedy Festival is underway at the Sandton Convention Centre.
The three day festival aims to shine a spotlight on African comedic excellence with performances by Felix Hlophe, Eugene Khoza, Nina hasty and Celeste Ntuli among others.

The event marks the continent’s biggest celebration of comedy, blending local legends, rising stars, and global icons across a variety of comedic styles.
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The Basic Education Department hosts the inaugural provincial G20 Education Summit Indaba
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The Department of Basic Education in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training, hosted the inaugural provincial G20 Education Summit Indaba,
in White River.
The summit marks the beginning of a series of provincial engagements, aimed at fostering dialogue, collaboration and innovation in the education sector.
The event convened key education stakeholders from across Mpumalanga and beyond to engage in meaningful discussions around the G20 agenda,
in relation to education.
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The Made-By-Ball Basketball Team to represent South Africa in the Basketball Africa League
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South Africa will be represented by the Made-By-Ball Basketball Team, in season 5 of the Basketball Africa League.

The national champions will make their debut in the Nile Conference from the 17th to the 25th of May in Kigali, in Rwanda.

The team is following in the footsteps of the Cape Town Tigers, which became the first team from South Africa to compete in the prestigious Basketball Africa League.
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Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 18.38 to the US Dollar, 24.36 to the British Pound, and 20.77 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 3,254.77 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 60.93 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 96,598.00.
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919 FM is giving away R2500 for the best idea
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919 listeners are invited to share their innovative ideas for improving the City of Johannesburg.
The station is partnering with Sandton-based businesses, to give away R2500 each week for the best idea.
To share your ideas, WhatsApp your voice notes to 084 22-12-919 , and listen to the station throughout the week to hear the best ideas live on air.
Winners will be announced every Fiday on the afternoon drive show.