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YouthX Awards Open to Young Entrepreneurs
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Young South Africans aged 18 to 26 can enter the 2026 YouthX Awards, with entries closing on 9 October.
YouthX by Nedbank is inviting young entrepreneurs to submit business ideas, community solutions, products or existing ventures for consideration.
Winners will receive cash prizes, mentorship, financial education and business support, while the top three will have the opportunity to attend the One Young World Summit.
Finalists will present their ideas to an independent judging panel, with the winners set to be announced on 21 November.
YouthX by Nedbank is inviting young entrepreneurs to submit business ideas, community solutions, products or existing ventures for consideration.
Winners will receive cash prizes, mentorship, financial education and business support, while the top three will have the opportunity to attend the One Young World Summit.
Finalists will present their ideas to an independent judging panel, with the winners set to be announced on 21 November.
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Fundi Foundation, Police Donate Sanitary Products
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The Fundi Foundation and Kliptown Police Station have donated sanitary products to learners at Thaba Jabula Senior Secondary School in Pimville.
The initiative aims to help girls manage their periods without missing school because they cannot afford sanitary products.
The initiative also encouraged learners to value their education and make positive choices about their futures.
The initiative aims to help girls manage their periods without missing school because they cannot afford sanitary products.
The initiative also encouraged learners to value their education and make positive choices about their futures.
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Young Scientists Win Water Challenge
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Young scientists and water professionals from South Africa, Lesotho and the Netherlands have won the 2026 Wetskills South Africa Water Challenge with a plan to tackle water losses.
The winning team, WaterWatch, includes participants from Sol Plaatje University, Rhodes University, Rand Water and uMngeni uThukela Water.
Their proposal brings communities, municipalities and other partners together to identify leaks, illegal connections and other causes of water loss.
Sol Plaatje University master’s student and WaterWatch team member Bingiwe Mabena says the programme can also improve accountability:
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The winning team, WaterWatch, includes participants from Sol Plaatje University, Rhodes University, Rand Water and uMngeni uThukela Water.
Their proposal brings communities, municipalities and other partners together to identify leaks, illegal connections and other causes of water loss.
Sol Plaatje University master’s student and WaterWatch team member Bingiwe Mabena says the programme can also improve accountability:
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 15.95 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,642.88 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 78,870.00.
The Rand is trading at 15.95 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,642.88 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 78,870.00.
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