News Bulletin of 17 September 2025, 9am

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Tshwane secures R86-billion in investment commitments
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The City of Tshwane has secured investment commitments worth R86-billion, to help upgrade the city, lift economic growth and create jobs.
Of this, R16-billion is dedicated to sectors including property and the automotive.
The remaining pledges focus on infrastructure, aviation, and renewable energy, with R6.8-billion already in motion.
The pledges were made during the recently held Tshwane Investment Summit.
The city's MMC for Economic Development & Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa:
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Redhill School hosts high-energy sports festival for Gauteng Schools
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The Redhill School in Morningside hosted the 2025 Redhill Sports Festival from the 11th of September, in celebration of fast format high-energy sport, involving over 20 schools from across Gauteng.
The once traditional tournament has evolved into an innovative, multi-sport showdown, featuring shortened versions of classic school sports.
Now in its fourth year, the Sports Festival has grown from a tri-sport event into a fully-fledged, inclusive celebration of school sport.
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Miss South Africa Top 10 finalists revealed
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The Miss South Africa organisation has officially revealed its Top 10 beauty queens who stand a chance to take the crown in 2025.
This year’s competition goes beyond beauty, celebrating purpose, leadership, and meaningful social impact through each contestant’s platform and advocacy.
The grand finale will take place at the Sun Bet Arena at Times Square, Pretoria, on 25 October.
The Miss SA Organisation says the woman crowned this year will use her position to drive real, lasting change nationwide.
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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 68.38 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 117,130.00.
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Albania appoints AI-powered minister to end corruption
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The prime minister of Albania, Edi Rama, has appointed the world’s first AI-generated minister to tackle state corruption and aid innovation in his cabinet.
The AI minister, developed in partnership with Microsoft and ‘appointed’ last week, is called Diella.
Rama says Diella will function as a member of the cabinet who is not present physically but has been created virtually.
The prime minister says the AI-generated bot would ensure that public tenders were completely free of corruption.
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