News Bulletin of 15 February 2026, 10am

@Our NPO is tackling period poverty and mentoring young women through community-funded yoga charity events and empowerment programmes.
The Johannesburg based organisation was formed in 2022 by members of the fitness and yoga community, and raises funds through charity classes and directs the proceeds to orphanages, women’s shelters, and skills development initiatives.
In partnership with the Nyeleti Lighthouse Foundation, the group selected 60 girls and young women for its Young Girls and Women’s Self-Empowerment Programme, which began on December 10, 2025.
What started as a response to lockdown hardship now connects volunteers, donors and young women in a growing network of practical support and opportunity.

South Africa will host the 20th edition of Meetings Africa, a trade show connecting international and regional MICE industry professionals.
The event scheduled for the 23-25 February, brings together business tourism stakeholders to promote Africa as a destination for conferences and meetings.
Chief Convention Bureau Officer, Corne Koch says the gathering will create opportunities for networking, partnerships, and deals across the business tourism sector:
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New insect species have been named after SANParks and Richtersveld National Park, in recognition of the park's support for research and conservation.
Entomologists Dr Massimo Meregalli and Dr Roman Borovec discovered a new flightless weevil in the Armmanshoek Valley.
They surveyed soil insects in an area not previously studied and identified multiple new species.
One genus and species, Richtersveldiella sanparkensis, lives beneath shrubs, emerges mostly at night, and marks the first species formally named after SANParks and Richtersveld National Park.