News Bulletin of 23 June 2025, 8am

Airports Company South Africa is undergoing a massive infrastructure maintenance and capital expansion programme across its airports. The programme prioritises high-impact infrastructure, such as sewerage systems, ablution facilities, and fire escapes.The project, which started in December 2024, should be completed by December 2025, and hopes to improve passenger comfort and hygiene standards. SOUND

Gauteng residents have been urged to double their blankets ahead of a cold front expected to hit the province this week.Temperatures in Gauteng are expected to drop below the freezing mark as the cold weather grips most parts of the country.Gauteng Weather has forecast the mercury for Johannesburg on Friday to drop to -2°C, reaching a high of 11°C. Pretoria is forecast to have a temperature of 0°C, with a high of 13°C. The country also experienced a winter solstice over the weekend, with the longest night and shortest day in the southern hemisphere.

A high school in the suburbs of New York City experienced double on graduation over the weekend. Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. Some of the students at Long Island’s John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since kindergarten from their parents meeting through a local twins club. Some even still plan family vacations together. The twins are on a group text chain, which has helped them cope as graduation day approaches. The students are all fraternal twins which means none of them are identical.