News Bulletin of 19 June 2026, 9am

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55 learners from SA join Engineering Hackathon
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Fifty-five learners from underserved schools across South Africa will take part in an engineering hackathon in Johannesburg next week.
The Young Engineers Movement Hackathon, hosted by ORT South Africa and Hudaco, will see learners design and build technology solutions to challenges in their communities.
Eleven teachers will also receive hands-on training to help bring engineering and technology skills back to their classrooms.
The learners' projects will be presented to judges, educators and industry leaders on the final day of the event.
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SAID wins two African Excellence Awards
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The Society for Animals in Distress has won two awards at the 2026 African Excellence Awards for its mobile veterinary outreach work in Gauteng.
Its mobile clinic treats more than 100 animals during each visit to communities including Tembisa, Ivory Park and Soshanguve, providing vaccinations, emergency care and sterilisation services.
The programme also trains future veterinarians through a partnership with the University of Pretoria and the VetSCO student group.
The organisation plans to expand its sterilisation campaign to reduce animal overpopulation and improve access to animal healthcare.
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Hubo Studio wins two Global Architecture Awards
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Johannesburg-based Hubo Studio has won two global Architizer A+Awards for its Redhill Early Learning Centre project.
The project received the Jury Winner award in the Best Kindergarten category and the Popular Choice award in the Educational Interiors category.
The awards recognise the design of a learning space for young children and highlight South African architecture on the global stage.
The Jury Winner was selected by an international panel of architects and designers, while the Popular Choice award was decided through public voting.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.43 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,320.98 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 62,651.00.
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Springboks host rugby clinic for youngsters
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Several Springbok players took time out from their preparations for Saturday's match against the Barbarians to host a rugby training clinic at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Learners from 13 primary schools across the Nelson Mandela Bay metro took part in the session.
The youngsters were introduced to modern training methods and learned ball-handling, tackling and scrummaging skills from the world champions.
The clinic gave aspiring players a chance to train alongside some of South Africa's top rugby stars.
SA A Captain, Vicent Tshituka:
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