Headline 1
SA shines at African Youth Games in Angola
Story 1
Team South Africa has won six karate medals at the 2025 African Youth Games in Angola.
The team secured silver in Team Kata and individual medals in under-55kg kumite and girls’ +66kg kumite, kumite and individual kata.
The men’s Team Kata also won bronze.
Karae Soth Africa says the 2025 African Youth Games campaign marks a historic achievement for South Africa, with every athlete returning home with a medal for the first time in Karate South Africa’s history.
The team secured silver in Team Kata and individual medals in under-55kg kumite and girls’ +66kg kumite, kumite and individual kata.
The men’s Team Kata also won bronze.
Karae Soth Africa says the 2025 African Youth Games campaign marks a historic achievement for South Africa, with every athlete returning home with a medal for the first time in Karate South Africa’s history.
Story 1 category
Headline 2
City of Johannesburg launches free sanitary towel programme
Story 2
The City of Johannesburg launched a free sanitary towel programme for girls aged 10 to 19.
The programme began on Wednesday at Bophelong Clinic in Doornkop, Soweto.
The programme will make sanitary towels free and accessible to all city clinics, in an effort to reduce financial pressure on families and improve access to menstrual health support.
Joburg MMC for Health and Social Development Ennie Makhafola:
*sound*
The programme began on Wednesday at Bophelong Clinic in Doornkop, Soweto.
The programme will make sanitary towels free and accessible to all city clinics, in an effort to reduce financial pressure on families and improve access to menstrual health support.
Joburg MMC for Health and Social Development Ennie Makhafola:
*sound*
Story 2 category
Headline 3
South African digital creators introduced to AI
Story 3
A group of South African digital creators was introduced to artificial intelligence and digital twin technology at a workshop in Woodmead.
The session brought together over 20-award-winning creators with a combined online following of more than 15-million.
The workshop focused on practical uses of AI, including the creation of digital versions of creators to support content production, workflow automation and new income streams.
Organisers say the initiative aims to equip creators with immediately applicable skills, with plans to roll out similar workshops across South Africa and other African markets.
The session brought together over 20-award-winning creators with a combined online following of more than 15-million.
The workshop focused on practical uses of AI, including the creation of digital versions of creators to support content production, workflow automation and new income streams.
Organisers say the initiative aims to equip creators with immediately applicable skills, with plans to roll out similar workshops across South Africa and other African markets.
Story 3 category
Financial Indicators headline
Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.72 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,332.62 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 87,310.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.72 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,332.62 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 87,310.00.
Split analysis
Local: 153 words (66%), National: 0 words (0%), International: 79 words (34%)