News Bulletin of 5 December 2025, 3pm

Grace Bible Church Home Cell members in Diepkloof Phase 3 have donated ten food parcels to learners at Nandi Primary School.
The group worked with the principal, France Chilone, and the school’s health board to identify families who needed support ahead of the festive season.
The church says the initiative is about helping vulnerable households feel seen and supported during Christmas.
A representative added that they hope the families have a safe and joyful holiday, and that the church will continue offering help next year.

The Zero2Five Trust, a non-profit organisation, is running holiday programmes for young children in KwaZulu-Natal who rely on school meals and are at risk of hunger during the summer break.
Children are recruited from local communities, particularly those whose parents work and cannot supervise them.
The programme provides breakfast, lunch, snacks, educational activities, and supervised play. Each child also takes home a 5‑litre food bucket to help their families.
The 2025/26 programme introduces storytelling courses for caretakers and fresh produce distribution in uThukela, uMgungundlovu, and uMlazi. In 2024, over 530 children participated, and nearly 4 000 families received support, helping address both nutrition and safety concerns during the holidays.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the World Health Organization have declared an Ebola outbreak over after the country went 42 days without a new case.
The outbreak, first identified on September 4 in Kasai Province, recorded 64 cases, with 19 recoveries.
Authorities credited a revamped national surveillance system for quickly mapping affected areas and containing transmission.
The last patient was discharged on October 19, and Congo will now continue a 90-day period of enhanced disease monitoring.