News Bulletin of 19 September 2026, 11am

The Fellowship Full Gospel Church in Ferndale has launched a community initiative to collect, buy and donate sanitary pads to underprivileged girls.
The initiative aims to collect one thousand packets of sanitary pads to support schoolgirls across Johannesburg.
The organisation’s leader Chrissy Chaplin says more than 250 packets were donated to primary schools in Zandspruit last year.

The campaign is now hoping to expand its reach to schools in areas including Cosmo City, Kya Sands and Ferndale.

The Santa Shoebox Project has opened its 2026 pledging season, with more than 84, 000 children's names available for individual public pledging, which opened on the 1st of September
The organization says it aims to deliver festive-season Shoeboxes to more than 80,000 children as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

The Cape Town-based project said the milestone year would be marked by the collective goal of bringing joy to thousands of children across South Africa.
Donors are provided with details including the child’s name, age, gender and clothing size, allowing them to put together a personalised Shoebox.

Squash South Africa has announced that the national men's and women's teams will be heading to South Korea later this year, for the World Squash Federation World Team Championships.
The event offers a chance for the nation's elite players to compete against the very best in the world.

Squash SA president Blaar Coetzee explained that sending the teams to South Korea is part of a bigger plan to rebuild South Africa's global standing in the sport.
He says the federation hopes to develop athletes who can eventually win Olympic medals, by creating clear pathways and giving players regular international exposure.