News Bulletin of 25 July 2026, 8am

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Brave Collective Hosts Women’s Empowerment Event
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Brave Collective will host its eighth annual Fortune Favours the Brave gathering on 5 August at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
The event will bring together hundreds of women for discussions on money, investing, leadership and building wealth.
Speakers including Rachel Kolisi, Carla Venter, Khensani Nobanda and Lihle Ngxokolo-Nqini will share advice and personal experiences.
The programme aims to give women practical tools to make financial decisions with confidence.
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Mobility Buggies Give Children Greater Independence
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The Boikanyo The Dion Herson Foundation, the Rotary Club of Rosebank, Value Logistics, and donor Ruth Stubbs provided special mobility buggies to 89 children with cerebral palsy in Nqutu and Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal.
Volunteers fitted the buggies at two local hospitals, giving children improved mobility and seating support.
The project also reduced the physical strain on parents and grandparents who carry children over long distances.
Families from across the district made the journey to receive this life-changing equipment and give their children greater independence and comfort.
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Zululand Trust Supports Families
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The Zululand Conservation Trust is supporting more than 167 children and their families in Mandlakazi, KwaZulu-Natal, through food and education projects.
The organisation has helped create vegetable gardens at crèches, upgraded early learning centres and introduced environmental education programmes.
The projects provide children with meals, learning support and families with opportunities to grow food and improve livelihoods.
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NFL Opens Doors for African Athletes
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African athletes could soon have a new route to international sport as the NFL expands its footprint on the continent.
The league hosted its third annual flag football tournament in Kenya, featuring teams from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt.
Egypt won the men's title, while Nigeria claimed the women's crown.
The event also gave NFL scouts a chance to spot top talent ahead of flag football's Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Head of NFL Africa, Osi Umenyiora, explains:
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