News Bulletin of 3 November 2026, 8am

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TUT Student Wins Entrepreneurship Competition
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A Tshwane University of Technology student has won an entrepreneurship competition with an idea aimed at making university campuses easier and safer to navigate.
Karabo Dikutle's proposed University Safe Navigation platform would help students and visitors locate campus buildings, access event updates and alert campus security or police through a panic button.
He received R20,000 after winning the pitching competition, which featured ten entrepreneurs at TUT's Pretoria West Campus.
He plans to use the prize money to develop the skills needed to take the idea further.
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Youth@WORK Creates 17,700 Job Opportunities
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More than 17,700 young people have been placed in paid work through the South African youth@WORK programme.
The organisation reports that 20 percent of participants secure permanent jobs with the businesses where they were placed, while another 17 percent go on to start businesses or become self-employed.
Youth@WORK received the Startup Service Provider Champion of the Year award, recognising its contribution to supporting entrepreneurs.
The award was presented at the Africa Startup Ecosystem Builders Awards in Johannesburg last month.
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Antonelli Becomes Youngest F1 Champion
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Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has made Formula One history by becoming the sport's youngest world champion at the age of 20 years.
The Mercedes driver broke the previous record held by Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who won his first world title in 2010 at 23 years.
Antonelli secured the 2026 championship after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, while Max Verstappen won the race and Britain's Lewis Hamilton finished second.
And what Antonelli had to say:
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

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

Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 76,509.00.
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Take That To Perform At Mumbai Awards
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British pop group Take That will perform in India for the first time at the Earthshot Prize Awards in Mumbai on 17 November.
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will join international stars from music, film and sport at the ceremony.
The event, founded by Prince William, recognises people and organisations developing solutions to environmental challenges, with five winners each receiving one million pounds to expand their work.
The performance comes three days before the group's new album, Dreamers, is released on 20 November.
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