News Bulletin of 20 May 2026, 6am

GetGo Fund has launched #GetGoTheDistance, a campaign that encourages South Africans to turn fitness goals into fundraising support for schools and learners.
The Cape Town crowdfunding platform allows participants to link runs, walks and other fitness challenges to education campaigns and collect donations from friends and family.
Current campaigns include fundraising to help Masiphumelele High School retain a teacher and support a learner at Capella House to continue their education.
GetGo Fund says the initiative gives communities a direct way to support education through everyday activities.

Twenty young South Africans in Diepsloot are running small farming businesses through the Green Acres Hydro-Coop programme, which aims to tackle youth unemployment and food insecurity.
The initiative by Afrika Tikkun, funded by E Squared Investments, uses solar-powered units that combine poultry farming and hydroponic vegetable production.
Participants are gaining hands-on experience in farming, sales, and business while producing food that is sold through local retail partners.
If successful, the project could produce thousands of chickens and vegetables annually, creating both income and meals for surrounding communities.

Teacher at Tiyani Secondary School, Samuel Manganyi says the University of Venda's biogas initiative is changing how rural Limpopo households access energy.
The university in Thohoyandou is helping communities produce clean energy by converting cow dung and plant waste into biogas, while training households to build and maintain low-cost digesters using locally available materials.
The system reduces waste and cuts reliance on expensive electricity and fossil fuels, while providing energy for cooking and heating in off-grid areas.
Manganyi elaborates:
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