News Bulletin of 16 August 2025, 8am

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Tshwane gears up to celebrate excellence in Tourism
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The Tshwane Tourism Awards will take place at the Batter Boys Village in Montana today.
The awards aim to recognize excellence across four key areas including community contribution and sustainability, business collaboration, internal environment and team culture, honouring organisations that create supportive and inspiring workplaces.

The awards serve as a platform to inspire best practices, uplift the Tourism sector and promote a safe, thriving and welcoming city.
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Grow SA Learnership Programme launches its 2025 intake
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The Grow SA Learnership Programme, in partnership with the V&A Waterfront, has officially opened applications for its 2025 intake.

The program focuses on supporting individuals involved in community gardening and small green businesses in Cape Town and Stellenbosch.

The 6-month learnership offers hands-on training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help participants grow their skills and impact

The programme is six months long, structured to allow participants to continue running their own projects while attending sessions no more than two days a week. Training takes place across more than 15 venues in Cape Town and surrounding farming areas,
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Gauteng Tourism generates over R30billion
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Gauteng’s tourism economy is on the rise, generating over R30bn in revenue and attracting more than 2.6m international visitors.

Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile, has mapped out a way forward in his 'Growing Gauteng Together Vision 2030.'

The MEC has hailed Gauteng's competitive edge in the tourism sector.
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SA Canoeist claims the country’s first medal at the World Games in China
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Canoest Hamish Lovemore has bagged South Africa’s first medal at the World Games in Chengdu in China on Saturday.

The Olympian was the fastest qualifier heading into the final of the men’s short-distance K1 canoeing.

This year’s edition of The World Games is being held from the 7th to the17th of August with 110 countries competing at the Games totaling around 5,000 athletes.

Team South Africa is represented by a squad of 20 athletes across eight sports.
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