News Bulletin of 25 August 2026, 7am

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China Robot Beats Bolt’s Record
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Randburg-based Doorway to Dignity will host the 10th Pots of Hope on 10 October, marking a decade of the community initiative.
Potjiekos teams will compete while preparing meals for around 80 homeless and vulnerable people, with individuals paying R300 to enter and corporate teams R600.
Volunteers will serve guests potjie, dessert and drinks in a restaurant-style setting.
Leftover food will be distributed to feeding schemes, old-age homes and places of safety.
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Sandton Communities Come Together Planting Trees
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Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo brought communities and other stakeholders together at Mushroom Farm Park in Sandton for a tree-planting initiative.
Participants planted trees and worked to protect green spaces, while City Parks used the event to teach young people about environmental care.
City Parks and Zoo Horticulturalist, Susan Mathunyana, says trees play a vital role in the urban environment, and educating young people about environmental care is equally important:
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Cape Town Art Auction Raises Funds for Rescue Animals
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Cape Town’s RePAWposed Art Exhibition and Auction raised a record R70,200 for TEARS Animal Rescue, up from R50,500 last year.
Artists and members of the public transformed unwanted paintings from TEARS charity shops and auctioned them at Noordhoek Art Point Gallery in July.
Seven rescue dogs also created artworks, which were sold alongside the other pieces.
The fundraiser brought together artists, animal lovers and the community to support TEARS’ work caring for rescue animals.
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Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

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

Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 80,760.00.
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China Humanoid Robot Outruns Usain Bolt
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A humanoid robot in China has run 100 metres in 9.32 seconds, faster than Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds.
The robot, named Lightning, was developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor and reached a top speed of 14.5 metres per second during a test event for the World Humanoid Robot Games.
China is investing heavily in humanoid robots, with companies and policymakers targeting their use in manufacturing, logistics and consumer services.
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