News Bulletin of 4 November 2025, 9am

The City of Johannesburg has welcomed Savant Foundry, a venture builder for hardware and deep-tech startups--to boost innovation and entrepreneurship in the metro.
Savant Foundry, which supports innovators through funding, mentorship, and industry partnerships, will provide tech entrepreneurs with access to venture-building expertise, funding networks, and product development support.
The partnership aims to create a resilient, knowledge-driven economy that generates meaningful opportunities for youth and entrepreneurs.
City officials and industry leaders have praised the partnership for promoting inclusive innovation and supporting underrepresented groups.

The Act for Change programme, an initiative by Shoprite, is empowering communities across South Africa by promoting sustainable food gardening, providing agricultural training, and strengthening local networks.
The initiative, which supports nearly 300 gardens across the country, has yielded over 106,000kg of fresh produce in the past year alone.
The programme not only provides nutritious food for local families but also creates opportunities for them to earn an income by selling surplus crops.
To further incentivize community-led gardening projects, Shoprite's Act for Change Food Garden competition rewards top-performing gardens with support of up to R225,000, to enables local farmers to build sustainable livelihoods and drive community growth.

Transnet says it is ready to handle increased fruit export volumes at the Cape Town Container Terminal, which serves as a key link between Western Cape producers and international markets.
This comes as the fruit season has been forecasted to increase by three-percent in export table grapes, stone fruits, berries, apples, and pears from this month until the end of March 2026.
In the 2025/2026 financial year, Transnet Port Terminals plans to spend four-billion-rand in five terminals across KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.