News Bulletin of 2 August 2026, 1pm

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Tshwane takes municipal services to communities
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The City of Tshwane has launched a Customer Care Mobile Truck to bring municipal services closer to residents, especially in remote and underserved areas.
The mobile unit will travel across the metro, helping people with municipal accounts, billing enquiries and service delivery complaints without the need to visit customer care centres.
The initiative forms part of the city's efforts to improve access to services and make it easier for residents to get assistance.
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Wings and Wishes helps teen reach specialist care
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Charity organisation Wings and Wishes has helped a 14 year old girl from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape travel to the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town for specialist medical treatment.
Kungawo has been making the long journey for hospital appointments since 2023, often travelling by long distance taxi with her family.
For her latest appointment, the organisation arranged flights from East London to Cape Town, reducing the cost and physical strain of the trip.
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NBA and partners host Soweto youth sports day
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The NBA, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and Rhiza hosted a youth sports day in Soweto to encourage young people to stay active during the school holidays.
The event introduced children to basketball, soccer and other sporting activities while promoting healthy lifestyles and inclusion.
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Youth Leadership Manager Samke Mnguni says the initiative encourages young people to spend less time on social media and more time taking part in sport.
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.55 to the US Dollar, 22.33 to the British Pound, and 19.09 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,042.97 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 87.93 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,198.00.
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Ghost Net Cleanup Protects Marine Life Off California
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A team of divers has removed abandoned fishing nets from the ocean floor off California's Catalina Island, helping to protect marine life from dangerous ghost nets that had become tangled around a sunken fishing vessel.

The cleanup was led by Healthy Seas in partnership with Hyundai and Ghost Diving USA.

Since 2013, Healthy Seas has recovered more than 1 300 tonnes of fishing nets and other marine debris worldwide. Some of the recycled nylon is now being used to make floor mats for Hyundai vehicles.
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