News Bulletin of 26 September 2025, 7am

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.
It will promote collaborations, exchange insights and advance leadership practices.
Department spokesperson, Terence Khala:
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Non-profit organisation Distance For Difference is marking 20 years of changing children’s lives.
To celebrate this milestone the organisation is hosting 2 fundraising events.
The GRATITUDE Run was held in Stellenbosch on Wednesday, and in October, the organisation will host THE-500 24-Hour Cycling and Spinning Challenge in Somerset West, where cyclists will aim to cover 500-kilometres in 24-hours.
Over the past two decades, the organisation has raised over R13 million for more than 60 charities across South Africa.

Durban University of Technology third-year Public Relations and Communications student, Bongiwe Mlambo, has been selected as one of the prestigious 2025 Prisms Young Voices.
The programme exists to accelerate the next generation of PR talent through mentorship, skills development and hands-on judging exposure.
The university says Mlambo has been recognised as one of the country’s most promising emerging communicators, set to make a meaningful impact in the field of public relations across Africa.