News Bulletin of 11 September 2026, 10am

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Dainfern Residents Donate Libraries to Diepsloot
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Dainfern residents have donated four mobile libraries to the Wot-If? Trust in Diepsloot to support children’s reading.
Members of the Dainfern Community Workshop built the lockable bookcases as part of their woodworking and DIY training.
The libraries were delivered with Bags of Love and will be stocked with 300 books donated by Dainfern residents.
The Wot-If? Trust supports women and young people through education and entrepreneurship.
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South Africans Encouraged to Explore Locally
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South Africans are being encouraged to explore more of their own country through the Sho’t Left Travel Week campaign.
The campaign offers discounts of up to 50 percent on a range of local travel and tourism deals.
The initiative aims to boost domestic tourism and give local travellers more affordable options.
South African Tourism’s Head of Domestic Tourism, Mashoto Mokgethi:
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Eversdal School Raises Funds for 50 Charities
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Eversdal Primary School in Cape Town has raised R358,510 for 50 charities as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
The school set a target of R250,000 through its annual DAMUS fundraiser and exceeded it, with the money divided equally among the 50 beneficiary organisations.
The 48th DAMUS took place on 27 August, following a 25-day campaign that introduced two beneficiary organisations each day to the school community.
The charities support children, families and vulnerable communities across South Africa.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.20 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,410.37 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 77,263.00.
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World Vision Trains Teachers, Parents Worldwide
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Humanitarian Organisation, World Vision says its Unlock Literacy programme trained 21-thousand teachers and 200-thousand parents across 36 countries last year.
In Uganda, reading comprehension among Grade Three learners in the programme jumped from 20 percent to 75 percent between 2020 and 2024.
Indonesia also recorded gains, with the number of children reading with comprehension doubling to 64 percent.
World Vision says teacher training, parent support and community reading programmes are helping sustain those gains.
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