News Bulletin of 11 December 2025, 9am

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2025 SPAR National Netball Championships
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Johannesburg hosted the 2025 SPAR National Netball Championships in Boksburg from early December as part of the national “16 Days of Activism.”
More than 100 teams competed under the guidance of SPAR Group and Netball South Africa.
The tournament combined sport with social campaigns: organisers ran daily awareness drives on GBV and period poverty, and also facilitated youth dialogues and on-site content creation.
On court, Johannesburg’s teams won both senior and Under-21 titles — the senior side edged Cape Town 52–51 in the final; the Under-21 team beat Dr Kenneth Kaunda 44–33.
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EC learner raises money to help charity home
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A Kingswood College matric learner in the Eastern Cape has raised 35-thousand-rand to help renovate a children’s home in Makhanda.
According to News24, Joanna du Toit collected the money through her small flower business and used it to fix ceilings, replace doors and windows, repaint the Home of Joy, and buy Christmas gifts for the children.
Du Toit says she plans to continue supporting the home next year while studying at Stellenbosch University.
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North African countries claim medals at World Under-21 Taekwondo Championship
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Tunisia's Masghouni Wafa has expressed pride in her performance after winning gold in the women's Under-62kg division at the World Under-21 Taekwondo Championships in Kenya.
The 3-day competition held in Kenya last week, saw strong performances from North African countries, with Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia all claiming medals.
Over 400- participants from 78-countries, took part in the championship.
Here is what Wafa had to say:
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.91 to the US Dollar, 22.63 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 90,259.00.
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9-Springboks tour with the Bulls
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9-Springboks have been included in the Bulls’ touring squad for the Champions Cup match against Northampton Saints in England.
Flyhalf Handré Pollard is being rested according to the Boks’ mandatory rest period, but the Pretoria team can count on other Boks such as Johan Grobbelaar, Cobus Wiese, Akker van der Merwe and Willie le Roux.
The Bulls hope to bounce back from last weekend’s loss at Loftus.
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