News Bulletin of 23 September 2026, 8am

Tshwane University of Technology’s student engineering team has won the 2026 Solar Challenge with their SunChaser 4 solar car.
The car was designed and built by the TUT team to run on solar power.
They became the first South African team to complete the 2,369-point-two-kilometre route from Sasolburg to Paarl without putting the car on a trailer.
The eight-day journey followed months of engineering and testing, with Ford engineers providing technical support.

Three artisans from Gert Sibande TVET College in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, have taken the top three positions in the millwright category at the South African National Artisan Awards.
Sheylin Sheyenne won first place and 20-thousand rand, followed by Bongani Mutsweni in second place with 15-thousand rand, and Andile Mazibuko in third with 10-thousand rand.
The awards, held earlier this month, brought together 34 finalists from across the country and recognise skills in technical trades.
They also promote artisan careers as South Africa works to address the shortage of skilled workers.

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group will take over ParliMeter, an online tool that allows the public to track the work of Memebers of Parliament and Ministers in Parliament.
It records attendance, parliamentary questions, bills, committee meetings and responses from Ministers.
This is to make it easier for the public to see and track whether MPs and ministers are carrying out their parliamentary duties.
PMG says it will continue developing the tool to give the public easier access to information about Parliament.