News Bulletin of 21 September 2026, 5pm

The Mogale City Business Committee donated vegetable seeds and gardening tools to Thuto Kitso Engineering School SOS: Mining and Agriculture in Fochville.
The donation forms part of the One School One Garden Initiative, which helps schools establish productive vegetable gardens while giving learners practical experience in agriculture and entrepreneurship.
The project also supports food production, environmental awareness and skills development.

South Africa will plant 10 million trees in a single day on Heritage Day, across all nine provinces.
The drive forms part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s One Billion Trees Programme, with schools, businesses, communities and government institutions taking part.
The programme is also aimed at addressing climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, poverty and underdevelopment.
Deputy Environment Minister Bernice Swarts says it will also help address food insecurity by encouraging the planting of fruit and other food producing trees.

Community Hours brought together 67 volunteers at the Indaba Hotel to sort almost 400kg of bottle tops by colour for the Sweethearts Foundation.
Participants from 16 schools and organisations, including children, adults and senior citizens, worked together to prepare the recyclable material.
The foundation turns recyclable waste into funding for customised wheelchairs, helping people with mobility needs gain greater independence.