News Bulletin of 12 August 2025, 7am

Stats SA data shows that South Africa's manufacturing sector has achieved its highest annual growth rate this year.
Manufacturing production rose by 1.9% in June, compared to June of 2024.
The manufacturing sector has reported its second consecutive quarter of growth, following a challenging period.
Industry Statistics Director Nicolai Claasen:
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The Transplant Education for Living Legacies, TELL, has launched the Orgamites Mighty Education Programme in Gauteng schools.
This is part of Organ Donor Awareness Month.
There are over eight-thousand South Africans currently waiting for life-saving transplants, including 40 children.
TELL’s managing director, Stella de Kock, says Orgamites, which is active in over three-thousand-200 schools worldwide, uses fun, organ-inspired characters to teach children aged 5-to-11 about their bodies, healthy habits, kindness, and organ donation:
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A group of South African friends passionate about problem-solving and innovation have been invited to share their project with global leaders.
The group of six postgraduate engineering students from Stellenbosch University have created a conceptual lunar satellite mission.
This is a small satellite that will join a network of satellites on the moon's far side to conduct deep space observations without Earth's interference.
The team will represent South Africa at the MIC9 Mission Idea Contest taking place in Tokyo in November.