News Bulletin of 26 September 2025, 11am

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Standard Bank Joy of Jazz gets underway
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The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz is taking place from today until Sunday at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Some of the world's finest jazz talent have come together for 3-days of extraordinary music.
The festival features 4-stages and 60 musicians from 15 countries, showcasing the richness and diversity of jazz.
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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 S-M-A-2025, where industry leaders will showcase the latest innovations in new energy vehicles, public transport, and share expert insights.
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Cape Town launches first commercial fully electric boats
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The City of Cape Town has launched the first commercial fully electric boats at the V&A Waterfront, unveiled by City Sight-seeing Cape Town.
The eco-friendly ride seats 32-passengers.
This is ahead of World Tourism Day tomorrow.
Economic Growth Mayoral committee member, James Vos, says by using products such as electric boats, the local industry players are ensuring a smaller carbon footprint:
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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 69.56 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 109,639.00.
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ESPN Africa live channels to be made available for SA
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Disney+ has announced that ESPN Africa live channels will be available to South African customers at no extra cost from October 2, 2025.
This addition will bring two 24-hour linear ESPN channels to Disney+, showcasing top live and studio sports programming from around the world.
Disney+ subscribers will get access to various sports leagues on ESPN and ESPN 2, including European football, American sports like NBA, NFL, and MLB, and rugby leagues.
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