News Bulletin of 17 August 2026, 1pm

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Landmark photography exhibition brings global award winners to South Africa
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A major international photography exhibition has opened in Johannesburg, bringing a curated selection of winning images from the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards to South Africa for the first time.
The exhibition features award winning work from photographers around the world over the past three years, while a second showcase gives emerging South African photographers a platform to display their talent.
The Roger Ballen Centre for Photography says the exhibition brings together internationally recognised work and the next generation of South African photographic talent.
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South African scientists plan to put radio telescope on the Moon
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South African expertise in radio astronomy is set to play a key role in Africa’s first space exploration mission, which aims to place a working radio telescope on the Moon in 2029.
The Africa2Moon project will send three small antenna equipped spheres to the lunar surface, where they will work together as a radio telescope.
Rhodes University is part of the mission, which builds on expertise developed through projects including MeerKAT and the Square Kilometre Array, while the long term goal is to place 55 antennas on the Moon, representing every African nation.
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Banyana Banyana keep World Cup hopes alive with Nigeria victory
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Banyana Banyana have kept their hopes of reaching the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup alive after beating Nigeria 2 1 to secure a place in next year’s FIFA Playoff Tournament.
Thembi Kgatlana and captain Refiloe Jane scored for South Africa, while goalkeeper Kaylin Swart was named Woman of the Match after a series of crucial saves.
The result gives Banyana another chance to qualify for the World Cup after missing out on one of Africa’s automatic spots.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.16 to the US Dollar, 21.91 to the British Pound, and 18.75 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,396.52 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 88.52 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,262.00.
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Wendy’s worker earns full scholarship to Yale after bosses back his education
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A young man who once thought university was out of reach is preparing to study at Yale after receiving life changing support from his bosses at a Wendy’s restaurant in Massachusetts.
Thalles DeSouza’s employers first paid for him to attend Cape Cod Community College, where he excelled academically before applying to Yale.
The 23 year old has now earned a full scholarship and plans to study political science and human rights before pursuing a career in law.
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