News Bulletin of 4 October 2026, 12pm

A team of Cape Town municipal workers has developed an AI-powered system to support the City’s artisans, technicians and inspectors.The idea won the City’s first digital innovation competition, after being selected from 44 submissions.Seven finalists presented ideas aimed at improving services and addressing challenges such as employment and the loss of institutional knowledge.The event gave City employees a platform to develop and present technology-based solutions to everyday challenges.

Homemade carts, crazy costumes and plenty of spectacular wipeouts are happening in Sandton Drive today as the Red Bull Box Cart Race returns to Johannesburg.Teams of up to five have built their carts from scratch, with each one powered by gravity alone. They’ll perform a skit before racing down a course filled with jumps and obstacles.The South African event has previously attracted more than 22,000 spectators in Cape Town, while the global race has drawn more than five million spectators across 53 countries.

National Cupcake Day has raised more than 2.1 million rand for children with cancer and their families across South Africa.Cupcakes of Hope raised two million, one hundred and six thousand, twenty-one rand at 87 shopping malls, beating last year’s total. More than 3,100 volunteer bakers, known as Cupcake Angels, baked almost 118,000 cupcakes for the campaign. The money will support childhood cancer awareness and provide practical help, including medical bills, transport and other essential needs. Cupcakes of Hope currently supports more than 140 children every month.