News Bulletin of 4 March 2026, 2pm

WWF South Africa hosts Earth Hour outdoor cinema in Joburg
To celebrate Earth Hour, WWF South Africa, in partnership with South African National Biodiversity Institute, is hosting an outdoor cinema at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden on Saturday, 28 March 2026.
Guests of all ages can enjoy the 2012 animated film The Lorax, which carries a strong environmental message, while bringing their own picnics or using available food trucks.
Earth Hour is the world’s largest grassroots environmental campaign, inspiring individuals to take action against climate change and biodiversity loss.
The event will run from 4pm, with the film starting about 30 minutes after sunset.
Sandton and Gauteng
Standard Bank becomes official partner of South African football
Gregg Mitchley is set to walk from Johannesburg to Durban to raise funds for two young South African children, Sadie and Jesse Krause, who are battling the rare immune condition DOCK8.
The siblings have travelled to the United States for life-saving treatment, including a bone marrow transplant, but the costs remain overwhelming.
Mitchley, founder of the Gregg Mitchley Foundation, is taking on this physical challenge to inspire community support and bring attention to the children’s journey.
South Africa
Africa Unity for Renaissance Conference returns after six year break
The 10th Africa Unity for Renaissance Conference has wrapped up in Johannesburg after a six year break.
Hosted by the Human Sciences Research Council, the gathering brought together academics, policymakers and industry leaders to reimagine Africa’s development through a digital lens.
Discussions focused on digital transformation, artificial intelligence and innovation as drivers of economic growth, improved governance and inclusive development across the continent.
Organisers say the platform strengthens collaboration and positions research and technology at the centre of Africa’s long term progress.
University of Johannesburg's Dr Miriam Altman speaks about the importance of digital transformation
Sandton and Gauteng
Financial Indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.36 to the US Dollar, 21.87 to the British Pound, and 19.02 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 5,185.95 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 71,293.00.
Croatia declared mine free after three decades
Croatia has officially declared itself free of landmines, 31 years after its civil war during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
An estimated 1 point 5 million landmines were laid in the 1990s, contaminating vast areas and threatening communities for decades.
After spending more than one billion euros, authorities have cleared all known minefields using metal detectors, heavy machinery and trained dogs.
Interior Minister Davor Božinović says nearly 107 thousand mines and more than 400 thousand pieces of unexploded ordnance were removed under the Ottawa Convention.
The move paves the way for safer communities, expanded farming and renewed tourism.
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