News Bulletin of 5 October 2026, 12pm

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Team SA Wins 23 Gold Panning Medals
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Team South Africa has won 23 medals at the World Gold Panning Championships in New Zealand.
Sonet Mitton won gold in the Proficient Women division, with five South African women finishing in the top 10.
Kristian Steynberg also won gold in the junior division, while Sanjay Singh claimed bronze in the Proficient Men event.
South Africa also took gold in the five-person Black Panthers team event, along with silver and bronze medals in other team competitions.
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WireCar Documentary Scores International Emmy Nod
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A documentary about the Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix has been nominated for a 2026 International Emmy Award in the Sports Documentary category.
Every year, young people in the Northern Cape town build wire cars from scrap materials and race them over about three kilometres through the community.
The documentary follows the race and the youth programme behind it, and is one of four productions nominated in its category.
The International Emmy Awards will be held in New York on 23 November.
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Young SA Scientists Tackle Real Problems
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Young South African scientists have been recognised for research aimed at solving real-life problems at the Eskom Expo International Science Fair.
The expo brings together young researchers who are developing solutions through science and innovation.
The event is supported by Eskom, universities, industry and professional bodies to encourage young people to pursue science and develop practical solutions.
Participant Akhonke Rulashe explains how science can help tackle real-life challenges:
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.64 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,138.60 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 86,176.00.
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Noel Gallagher Guitar Fetches Record Price
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A guitar played and signed by Oasis member Noel Gallagher during the band’s 1996 MTV Unplugged performance has sold for a record price at auction.
It sold for two hundred and twenty-six thousand, eight hundred pounds, the highest price paid for an Oasis acoustic guitar.
The auction also included a Yamaha grand piano used by Freddie Mercury to compose Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which sold for eighty-one thousand, nine hundred pounds.
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