News Bulletin of 20 June 2025, 7am

A new mobile app called Bazinga Biz is set to help young South Africans learn business skills in a fun and interactive way. The app was launched by the Empire Partner Foundation and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority to fight youth unemployment and support future entrepreneurs. Bazinga Biz is a game-like learning platform that teaches business through quests, simulations, and challenges—no classrooms or textbooks needed. The app allows young people to learn anytime, anywhere, using just their phones. CEO of the Empire Partner Foundation Joanna Govender says Bazinga Biz is a powerful digital tool designed to uplift entrepreneurs. With many young people struggling to find jobs, the app offers a free and practical way to gain real-world business knowledge.

Indoor Padel Revolution has launched a community-based initiative that blends sports with compassion. Pawdel was launched six weeks ago and has donated 600 padel balls to Randburg SPCA. The programme is run by IPR manager Josephine Baxter, a former SPCA employee, who says the initiative is about encouraging local padel players to donate their old, but still usable, balls. The collected balls are then handed over to the SPCA to provide enrichment for shelter dogs. Donated balls are used in outreach programmes, that help disadvantaged communities deal with high stray animal issues.

Bruce Springsteen fans have been given their first glimpse of Jeremy Allen White's portrayal of The Boss, in the trailer for new biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere.The film follows Springsteen as he records his sixth album, testing the patience of a record label who want a follow-up to his 1980 pop hit Hungry Heart. White, who has won three Emmys for his lead performance in The Bear, is seen playing a harmonica and singing Nebraska's title track, as well as Springsteen's breakthrough hit Born To Run. The film comes after another legendary US singer-songwriter Timothee Chalamay received an Oscar nomination for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. SOUND