News Bulletin of 17 September 2025, 7am

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City of Johannesburg cracks down on non-compliant spaza shops
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The City of Johannesburg has reiterated its commitment to enforcing by-laws, particularly in townships.
In an effort to educate and guide business owners, the City hosted an engagement session, bringing together various departments and small business owners.
The session held in Soweto focused on presenting draft bylaws and gathering community input.
The City says it remains committed to supporting spaza shops as a job creation program.
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Eligible students encouraged to apply for NSFAS
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Eligible students are encouraged to apply for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for next year.
Applications for the 2026 academic year are now open and will close on 30 November 2025.
Government’s spokesperson, Themba Mazibuko, says the application process for next year has been simplified and strengthened, with applications being submitted via the myNSFAS portal:
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Nelson Mandela University partners with Google to launch Digital Ubuntu Cybersecurity
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Nelson Mandela University, in partnership with Google, recently launched the Digital Ubuntu Cybersecurity/AI Seminars for students.
This initiative aims to help 100-students build cybersecurity and AI capacity.
Students will have the opportunity to learn more about cybersecurity and explore career pathways in the field.
The university says emerging technologies like artificial intelligence bring new opportunities for developing innovative solutions for the improvement of society.
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Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.34 to the US Dollar, 23.66 to the British Pound, and 20.40 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 3,681.44 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 68.37 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 116,371.00.
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sprinter Zakithi Nene cruises into 400m final at Tokyo World Championships
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South African sprinter Zakithi Nene is set to race for gold in the men's 400m final at the World Championships in Tokyo tomorrow.
This after the 27-year-old cruised to victory in his semi-final in 44.20sec on Tuesday.
Following his race yesterday, Nene said he had managed it well and his confidence was at an all-time high, with his coach believing it's hard to beat a confident athlete:
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Split analysis
Local: 66 words (35%), National: 57 words (30%), International: 65 words (35%)