News Bulletin of 4 February 2026, 11am

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Mall of the South celebrates creativity and green living
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Mall of the South in Johannesburg, through its sculpture competition, has celebrated creativity and made environmental responsibility a meaningful part of community life.
Local artists transformed waste into 10 sculptures displayed in the main court, giving old materials a new purpose while promoting environmental awareness.
Visitors voted for their favourite pieces, and the winners each received R20,000.
The top sculptures are now permanently displayed at Entrance 5, showing how discarded materials can be creatively reused.
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Fuel price drop announced for February
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Good news for motorists as the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has annonced a fuel price cut for February.
Petrol drops by 65 cents per litre, diesel by between 50 and 57 cents, and paraffin by 70 cents.
The decrease follows lower international product prices and a stronger rand, which makes importing fuel cheaper.
Drivers can start saving at the pumps from today.
Department spokesperson, Robert Maake:
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Springboks gets ready for 2027 World Cup
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says they are pushing ahead with planning now that the 2027 World Cup schedule in in Australia, is out.
South Africa, bidding for a third consecutive World Cup title, will begin their title defence against Italy in Adelaide on October 3rd, before they face Georgia and Romania in their two remaining pool matches.
Erasmus says they will leave no stone unturned in ensuring they are as well prepared as possible for the competition.
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Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 15.96 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 76,350.00.
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Steven Spielberg achieves EGOT status
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Steven Spielberg has won his first Grammy award, making him just the 22nd artist in history to become an Egot winner -joining the exclusive group of artists who hold an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
The 79-year-old won the Grammy for best music film for the documentary Music for John Williams, which he produced.
The film looks at Williams' 70-year career, highlighting his iconic movie scores.
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Local: 73 words (34%), National: 65 words (30%), International: 76 words (36%)