News Bulletin of 23 February 2026, 9am

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2026 Curro Halala Cup
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Curro Academy will host the 2026 Curro Halala Cup, a national school football tournament, in August in Fourways.
The competition brings together high-performing schools from across South Africa.
This year’s edition adds an invitational U19 girls’ division to the tournament structure.
Organisers say the event aims to provide a competitive platform for young footballers to compete at national level.
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Ekurhuleni tennis players to represent SA in the UK
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Omphile Sekhute, Stephen Marè, Nkazimulo Sigasa, and Katherine Henderson have been selected for the South Africa Schools tennis team and will tour the United Kingdom later this year.
The players earned their spots through strong performances at the interprovincial tournaments in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, where they stood out among the country’s most promising young players.
During the UK tour, the team will visit Lawn Tennis Association clubs and watch top players compete at Wimbledon.
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Boulders Beach 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best
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Boulders Beach in Cape Town has been recognised in multiple categories of the 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best, based on millions of traveller reviews.
The beach claimed the number one spot in the ‘One of a Kind’ Beaches category, ranked first among African beaches and placed tenth in the global ‘World’s Best’ Beaches list.
Camps Bay Beach also earned recognition, highlighting the international appeal of Cape Town’s coastline.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.03 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 5,106.03 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 65,343.00.
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CAF confirms East Africa to host historic tri-nation AFCON
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CAF president Patrice Motsepe has confirmed that AFCON 2027 will be played next year, dismissing reports that the tournament could be postponed to 2028.
Motsepe also confirmed that the tournament will run from June 19 to July 18, 2027 and will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Speaking after the CAF Executive Committee in Tanzania earlier this month, Motsepe says they have done a lot to have AFCON held in East Africa, and their commitment remains to have AFCON in East Africa:
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