News Bulletin of 16 October 2025, 6am

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Words That Heal" pop-up store open at Sandton City
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Sandton City has launched the "Words That Heal" pop-up store to promote mental health awareness, featuring limited-edition merchandise supporting the Riky Rick Foundation.
The initiative builds on a campaign that collected shoppers' voice notes and turned them into the song "Words That Heal," featuring Riky Rick, to inspire hope and resilience.
The pop-up is open until November 9, 2025.
All proceeds go to youth mental health and creativity programmes.
Sandton City Marketing Manager Lana Maree-Arendse spoke on the Social Impact yesterday:
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newly revamped mammogram clinic unveiled at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
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Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has unveiled the newly revamped mammogram clinic at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
The clinic boasts cutting-edge technology, including advanced mammography machines and biopsy capabilities, to provide breast care services to patients across the province.
The facility serves as a leading academic hospital, receiving referrals from 13 cluster hospitals and allowing self-referrals for accessible screening and early diagnosis.
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Cape Town the world’s third happiest city
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Cape Town is officially the world’s third happiest city, according to the results of a global survey by TimeOut.
The happiness survey is part of the magazine’s annual index that seeks to determine the best city in the world, based on culture, nightlife, food, walkability, affordability, quality of life and happiness.
This year’s list was topped by the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, followed by Medellin *Medegin*in Colombia.
Cape Town was followed by Mexico City and Mumbai in fourth and fifth place respectively.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.34 to the US Dollar, 23.24 to the British Pound, and 20.19 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,185.82 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 62.44 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 111,525.00.
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Google to invest R270 billion in India's AI hub
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Google will invest about R270 billion in India over 5 years to build its biggest AI hub outside the US.
The hub will feature a massive data center and energy infrastructure.
This investment aims to capitalize on India's increasing demand for AI tools and digital services, driven by the country's rapidly growing internet user base, expected to exceed 900 million by year-end.
Split analysis
Local: 144 words (62%), National: 0 words (0%), International: 90 words (38%)