News Bulletin of 1 October 2026, 10am

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William Marshall Set For F4 Shootout
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William Marshall will represent South Africa at an international Formula 4 shootout in Spain next week.
The fifteen-year-old Cape Town driver is one of six young drivers selected to compete from the tenth to the fourteenth of October.
Marshall has won the South African Junior Max National Championship and the Junior African Open Championship, and took pole position at last year’s world karting championship in Italy.
The winner of the shootout will receive a fully funded Formula 4 season with MP Motorsport.
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KZN Pupils Develop Solar Water System
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Pupils from Mbongeni Secondary School in KwaZulu-Natal have developed a solar-powered system that can store, purify and supply water when the power or water supply is interrupted.
The system was developed as part of an engineering and coding competition aimed at solving everyday problems.
Other young innovators presented projects focused on water shortages, waste and electricity.
The pupils received prizes and recognition for their water solution.
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Cape Town Workers Develop AI System
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A team of Cape Town municipal workers has developed an AI-powered system to support the City’s artisans, technicians and inspectors.
The idea won the City’s first digital innovation competition, after being selected from 44 submissions.
Seven finalists presented ideas aimed at improving services and addressing challenges such as employment and the loss of institutional knowledge.
The event gave City employees a platform to develop and present technology-based solutions to everyday challenges.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.42 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,173.48 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 83,467.00.
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Drakensberg Boys Choir Tours Southern Africa
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The Drakensberg Boys Choir is on a 10-day tour sharing South African sounds with audiences across Southern Africa.
The choir is performing in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with stops in Gaborone, Lusaka, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.
Its programme includes South African indigenous music, African choral music, classical and contemporary songs.
Choir master Jacques Linde explains what the tour means for the boys:
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