News Bulletin of 21 May 2025, 9am

U-Turn’s "A Night on the Streets" campaign raised over 1 million rand to support homeless rehabilitation programs across South Africa. Held at BMW SMG in Cape Town, the event encouraged attendees to sleep outside for a night, fostering empathy and awareness about homelessness. The initiative, which has now raised nearly R2 million across two years, highlighted the power of collective action and community support. The campaign also introduced the MyChange voucher system, enabling people to provide food, clothing, and safe spaces instead of cash, ensuring sustainable and meaningful support for those in need.

The City of Ekurhuleni has rolled out five new waste compactor trucks and four bakkies to enhance waste collection in Springs and Alberton.Officials say the new trucks will help reduce downtime caused by ageing vehicles and improve waste management efficiency.
Two of the newly acquired bakkies will be used for landfill site monitoring to ensure compliance with disposal regulations. With 26 compactor trucks set to be written off, the city expects five more trucks by June to strengthen waste collection services.

Oasis fans are expected to splash out more than 1billion pounds on the bands reunion tour including tickets, accommodation, food, drink, outfits and merchandise. According to research a quarter of ticket holders would have been happy to spend even more.The band’s comeback concerts after a 15-year hi atus are expected to be the most popular and profitable run of gigs in British history. Research by Wonderwallets estimates 1.06 billion pounds will be spent by the 1.4 million fans attending the 17 UK tour dates. SOUND