News Bulletin of 23 July 2025, 8am

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Gauteng Hospitals to Digitize 800 Million Patient Records
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The Gauteng Health Department says plans are underway to digitise a minimum of 800 million paper-based patient records across all hospitals in the province.
This project started at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto where 800-thousand patient files have been digitised so far.
The aim is to make patient records more accessible and easier to manage while ensuring compliance with privacy and security standards.
The Provincial Health's Acting Chief Operating Officer Dr Percy Selepe says this initiative should yield positive results for the Gauteng Healthcare System:
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South Africans Unite to Help Stranded Footballers Return Home
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South Africans are coming together to help bring home stranded young footballers from Europe.
34 Cape Town players and 4 coaches from BT Football Academy were left stuck after competing in a tournament in Spain earlier this month.
When it was time to return, they discovered their flights had never been booked.
Thanks to generous donations 11 players and one coach are set to return home today.
Donations are still ongoing to help bring the rest of the group home.
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UK Music Tourism Booms with Record $13.8 Billion Contribution
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The United Kingdom's music industry has seen a significant boost, with music tourism contributing a record 13.8 billion-dollars to the economy last year.
According to UK Music 23.5 million music tourists attended concerts and festivals drawn by performances from top acts like Taylor Swift and Charli XCX.
The majority of these tourists were UK-based but international fans also flocked to the UK for major events.
With Oasis set to reunite on tour the industry expects continued success.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.55 to the US Dollar, 23.74 to the British Pound, and 20.62 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 3,392.10 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 68.78 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 118,661.00.
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