News Bulletin of 28 July 2026, 10am

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Mental Health Support for Women
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The Golden Delight Foundation has launched a free WhatsApp and USSD mental health support service to help women across South Africa access care.
The service allows women to request confidential support, connect with psycho-social workers and receive counselling or referrals.
The initiative forms part of the Far From Okay campaign, which addresses challenges such as stress, grief, burnout and financial pressure.
The foundation says the goal is to make mental health support easier to access for women in their everyday lives.
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Winelands Learners Win Global Research Award
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Two Cape Winelands learners have won an international research award for projects on artificial intelligence and tuberculosis.
Maria Manwadu and Reananetse Mbizo received the Research Excellence Award at a youth research summit in Ireland.
Manwadu studied how AI can detect TB from chest X-rays, while Mbizo researched how homemade masks filter airborne micro-organisms.
The learners are part of a UCT-linked programme that helps young people conduct research with scientists.
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Tyla Announces A*POP World Tour
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Grammy Award-winning singer Tyla has announced her 34-date A*POP World Tour, which begins in Paris on 12 October 2026.
The tour includes South African concerts at Green Point Track in Cape Town on 4 January 2027 and the Expo Centre, Nasrec, Johannesburg, on 9 January 2027.
The performances form part of her first headline tour across North America, Europe, the UK and Africa.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.76 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,092.70 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,423.00.
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Senegal Prepares for Youth Olympic Games
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Senegal is stepping up preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with less than 100 days to go before the event.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye visited the upgraded Iba Mar Diop Stadium, one of the key venues for the Games.
Built with support from a Chinese company, the project has expanded the main stand to 8,000 seats and added a 3,000-seat handball arena, indoor courts and new football and rugby training grounds.
A government representative says the upgraded sports complex is part of the country's final preparations to host the Youth Olympic Games:
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