News Bulletin of 17 September 2026, 5pm

Home Affairs Brings Smart ID Services To Greenhills
Home Affairs brought its mobile Smart ID service to Greenhills, helping residents apply for and renew their identity documents closer to home.
The outreach included first time applicants and older residents who made use of the mobile service.
A second outreach day has been announced for the 28th of September to assist more residents in the area.
Sandton and Gauteng
Rise Against Hunger And Clover Mama Afrika Provide More Than 11,000 Meals
Rise Against Hunger South Africa and Clover Mama Afrika have provided more than 11,000 meals to vulnerable children and families in Princess, Roodepoort.
More than 7,000 meals have gone to 10 ECD centres, while nearly 5,000 have been distributed through Mama Zakhe Rammekwa’s feeding programme.
The partnership aims to provide 54,000 meals to the centres and feeding programme.
South Africa
Shout It Now Distributes 30 000 Reusable Period Panties
Shout It Now distributed 30 000 reusable period panties to girls and young women through its Menstrual Justice Initiative in Soweto.
The programme also connects young people with menstrual health education, counselling and youth friendly healthcare.
Services include HIV testing, contraception and HIV prevention support.
Sandton and Gauteng
Financial Indicators
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The Rand is trading at 16.37 to the US Dollar, 21.74 to the British Pound, and 18.67 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,364.24 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 76,451.00.
Young Man Preserves Stories Of World War Two Veterans
A 28 year old American is travelling across the country to preserve the stories of World War Two veterans before they are lost.
Rishi Sharma has interviewed more than 3,000 combat veterans over the past 10 years, recording their experiences and giving copies to their families.
He started the project at 18, wanting to hear directly from the people who lived through the war.
With only around 30,000 World War Two veterans still alive, Sharma is racing against time to preserve their firsthand accounts.
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