News Bulletin of 31 October 2025, 12pm

Dove, the Department of Basic Education and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have joined forces to launch the #ChangeTheCompliment campaign.
As part of Dove’s global Self-Esteem Project, the campaign encourages parents, educators, and communities to shift praise from appearance-based compliments to celebrating girls’ courage, creativity, intelligence, and achievements.
Over 80-percent of South African girls report feeling ashamed of their appearance.
Deputy minister Reginah Mhaule says while significant progress in achieving gender parity in access to education has been made, more needs to be done.

The City of Cape Town’s corps of Disaster Risk Management volunteers showcased their skills at this year’s Disaster Risk Management Annual First Aid and Firefighting Competition.
Twenty-six teams were vying for top honours, 12 participating in the firefighting competition, and 14 in the first aid competition.
Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the Mitchells Plain Unit won the firefighting competition while the Ottery unit won the first aid competition:
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South Africa remains one of Africa’s leading investment destinations, alongside Egypt and Morocco.
This is according to RMB’s Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26 report.
The rankings highlight investor confidence in SA’s energy recovery and port reforms, even as growth lags due to low fixed investment.
With South Africa’s recent grey list exit expected to save investors R20-billion annually, RMB’s theme “From Aid to Trade” reflects a continent shifting toward self-reliance, intra-African trade, and resilience amid global realignments.