News Bulletin of 3 October 2025, 9am

One of South Africa's largest Facilities Management providers, Servest, has partnered with the Gauteng Cricket Board "Lions Cricket" to support grassroots and underprivileged cricket talent.
As part of the partnership, Servest's Landscaping and Turf division will maintain and upkeep 21 cricket fields in underserved communities across Gauteng for the next 3-years.
These fields, home to 17 cricket clubs, will provide young players with access to well-maintained, world-class playing surfaces, inspiring and nurturing young talent.
Lions Cricket CEO Jono Leaf-Wright has expressed gratitude for the collaboration, noting that high-quality playing surfaces would significantly impact performance and participation.

Learners from 3 Western Cape schools have completed an Unmanned Aerial Systems Course, gaining hands-on drone piloting and aviation technology skills.
The programme forms part of the province’s Growth for Jobs Strategy.
Western Cape Education Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says MEC David Maynier commends the initiative as a pathway into high-growth sectors, equipping young people with future-ready skills and boosting economic opportunities:
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Nomzamo Mbatha has been named as one of the world's most influential rising stars on TIME Magazine's 2025 TIME-100 Next list.
This list honours emerging leaders and talents who are shaping the future across various fields.
Mbatha's dedication to amplifying the voices of refugees through field missions in Malawi, Kenya, and South Sudan, as well as initiatives like TEDx Kakuma, has earned her international recognition.
She is joined on the list by inspiring advocates Rose Njeri Tunguru, a Nairobi-based software developer, LGBTQIA+ activist Viktoria Radvanyi, and Sudanese poet and humanitarian Emi Mahmoud.