News Bulletin of 23 October 2025, 10am

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Entrepreneurship director emphasizes support for young innovators
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South African universities Entrepreneurship Director Edwell Gumbo says supporting young innovators and integrating entrepreneurship into higher education is important.
This is being achieved through initiatives like the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Programme, which equips students with entrepreneurial skills and fosters innovation.
The programme aims to create socially conscious and sustainability-driven leaders:
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Lennox Mulugo builds digital publishing platform
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Tshwane University of Technology first-year Environmental Health student, Lennox Mulugo, has built a digital publishing platform designed to empower young African writers.
Enigmatic Docs is a one-stop hub for writers, poets and educators, offering services such as editing, formatting, International Standard Book Number registration, ghost writing, proofreading and book cover design.
TUT says Mulugo’s work reflects the institution’s vision of producing future-ready graduates who apply their learning to make a real-world impact.
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Home Affairs launches passport doorstep delivery for S. Africans living abroad
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Starting November-1, South Africans living abroad can opt for doorstep delivery when renewing their passports at one of the Home Affairs department's new service centers.
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced the launch of door-to-door delivery for South Africans who renew their passports while living abroad.
This initiative forms part of the department's Home Affairs @ Home programme, which aims to bring essential services to citizens' doorsteps.
The department is currently testing the delivery service with citizens living overseas, with plans to roll it out locally in the future.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.39 to the US Dollar, 23.22 to the British Pound, and 20.19 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,132.69 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 64.71 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 109,494.00.
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Kanye West to take the stage in SA for one-night-only show
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The "Ye Live in South Africa" concert, presented by Monyake Group, Jay Carson & Co, and Ticketpro, will take place on Saturday, December 13th, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
Organisers say Kanye West's team has already visited South Africa to finalise contracts and inspect the venue.
Tickets for the show, priced between R850 and R4865, are highly anticipated to sell out quickly, given that this will be Ye's only performance in Africa for 2025.
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