News Bulletin of 5 October 2026, 9am

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Gwarube Named Among TIME 100 Next
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Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has made it onto TIME’s 100 Next list for 2026.
She is recognised for her work to strengthen early childhood education and improve reading and mathematics in South Africa.
The annual list features emerging leaders from around the world.
Gwarube joins South Africans including Proteas captain Temba Bavuma, who was named to TIME’s sports list this year.
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Philipstown WireCar Documentary Earns Emmy Nomination
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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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Unisa Festival Celebrates African Language Films
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The University of South Africa’s African Languages International Film Festival has given filmmakers a platform to showcase African stories in their own languages.
The festival featured films in isiZulu, Sesotho, Yoruba, Kiswahili and Tshivenda.
It also created opportunities for emerging filmmakers to connect with industry professionals and build networks in the film industry.
Festival Director Prof Siya Tyali:
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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 86,281.00.
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Four Men Shortlisted for World Hall Fame
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Four men have been shortlisted for inclusion in the sport’s World Hall of Fame next year.
They are England’s Justin Rose, Australian Adam Scott, and Americans Corey Pav-in and Jim Furyk.
Rose won the US Open in 2013; Scott won the Masters the same year; Pavin is the 1995 winner of the US Open, and Furyk won the same tournament in 2003.
A 24-member selection committee will announce the final selection in December.
The induction ceremony will take place in Scotland in July next year.
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