News Bulletin of 25 July 2025, 7am

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Sport Department On Drive To Supply Schools With Sport Equipment
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The Sport, Arts and Culture Department is on a drive to equip schools with playing material.
The initiative aims to promotes healthy living and serves as a foundation for sport development contributing to South Africa's sporting success.
Seventy-three Gauteng schools gathered in Randfontein where they received sport equipment from the department.
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie wants to use sport as a powerful tool to combat social ills and build a better society:
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Fourways Roadworks Project Aims to Ease Congestion and Boost Safety
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A major infrastructure upgrade is underway in Fourways with a new traffic circle being built at the intersection of Sunset Avenue and Forest Drive.
The project, which started on July 1 aims to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety, and is expected to be completed by September 30.
The move comes in response to long-standing concerns over congestion and pedestrian safety in the area, during peak traffic hours.
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Ghana & UAE Sign Deal To Build Africa's Largest AI & Tech Hub
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Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have signed a 1-billion-dollar deal to build Africa's largest AI and Tech Hub.
It will serve as an AI education and research center while offering digital training programs, especially for youth.
It is expected to attract over 11,000 global tech companies including leading giants like Meta, Oracle, Google and Microsoft which are seeking to expand their footprint in emerging markets in Africa.
The UAE will fund the first phase of the project, which will include developing a 25-square-kilometer site in Greater Accra.
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.62 to the US Dollar, 23.81 to the British Pound, and 20.70 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 3,383.81 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 69.37 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 116,011.00.
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