News Bulletin of 27 August 2025, 5pm

The Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve and Association is teaming up with Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo to celebrate Arbor Day on 13 September under the theme Greening our Community.
The event will welcome 60 learners from Molalatladi and Sekwati Primary Schools for tree planting, education and awareness activities. The community is also invited to take part and promote the importance of conservation.
Exhibitions will be hosted by organisations including Rand Water, SANParks Junior Rangers, KaiNav Conservation Foundation, Thaba Eco Hotel and others.
The celebration highlights the role of trees in protecting biodiversity, conserving water and building a greener Johannesburg

TikTok has introduced its TikTok for Artists platform in South Africa, giving musicians, their teams and record labels access to tools and data to track how their music performs on the app.
The service provides daily updates, audience insights and post engagement analytics through a dashboard, along with guides to help artists grow their careers.
One of its main features is a Pre-Release tool that allows campaigns for new music and fan pre-saves on streaming platforms.
The platform has already been launched in Nigeria and is now available to certified TikTok Artist Accounts in South Africa. The company says the move will help local artists expand their reach and strengthen their presence on the global music stage.

Kenya has officially eliminated sleeping sickness, marking a major public health achievement for the East African nation.
The country becomes the 10th in Africa and the most populous to free its population from human African trypanosomiasis, a deadly disease spread by tsetse flies.
Once common in rural and underserved areas, the disease causes confusion, poor coordination, personality changes, and disrupted sleep, and can be fatal if untreated.
Safer treatments, simpler diagnostics, and community awareness campaigns have driven the number of cases down dramatically over the past decades.
Kenya now joins other African nations in eradicating the disease, paving the way for healthier communities and renewed economic growth.