News Bulletin of 26 September 2025, 10am

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Basic Education Department to host International Conference
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The Basic Education Department will host the annual International Conference of the Education Management Association of South Africa at the Birchwood Conference Centre.
The conference will bring together academics, education leaders, and practitioners from South Africa and abroad.
The gathering will promote collaborations, exchange insights and advance leadership practices.
Department spokesperson, Terence Khala:
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Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2025 convenes 2,000 global mobility leaders
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The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2025 will bring together over 2,000 global mobility leaders to drive sustainable, tech-enabled solutions in the transport sector.
This will take place from next week Tuesday to Thursday at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
Africa's mobility revolution is set to gain momentum at SMA 2025, where industry leaders will showcase the latest innovations in new energy vehicles, public transport, and share expert insights.
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UP partners with software firm PowerFleet to support students
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The University of Pretoria has hailed its impactful partnership with software firm PowerFleet.
Since the beginning of the partnership in 2018, PowerFleet has provided bursary support to 204 students, with a total investment of 11.4-million-rand so far.
UP says the firm’s ongoing commitment has eased the financial burden of many students, allowing them to focus on their studies and build a foundation for their future careers.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 17.42 to the US Dollar, 23.24 to the British Pound, and 20.32 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 3,734.48 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 69.48 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 109,449.00.
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Eyecare Awareness Month highlights rising threat of cataracts
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From September 21 to October 18, South Africa observes Eyecare Awareness Month, focusing on regular eye tests and preventing avoidable blindness.
The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased the risk of cataracts, a leading cause of blindness.
To combat this, the OSSA Right to Sight Trust will perform over 1-thousand free cataract surgeries in 2025.
Around 700 of these surgeries will take place during the awareness month.
Split analysis
Local: 65 words (35%), National: 54 words (29%), International: 66 words (36%)