News Bulletin of 7 November 2025, 7am

The City of Johannesburg recently hosted an Urban Management and Governance Workshop, bringing together stakeholders to address pressing urban challenges like urbanisation, spatial inequality, and declining CBD performance.
The event, held in partnership with SALGA, Gauteng COGTA, and other organisations, aimed to strengthen collaboration and find practical solutions.
Keynote speaker Dr Tanya Zack highlighted the inner city's potential as a "mega retail port" serving traders across southern Africa, stressing the need for improved safety, logistics, and cross-border trade partnerships.
Panellists discussed enhancing city governance through bottom-up planning, citizen ownership, and private-sector partnerships.

Dr Keith Nurse has emphasised that Africa’s creative economy is now driven by digital innovation, cultural capital and strategic investment.
Nurse who was a keynote speaker at the 5th South African Cultural Observatory International Conference, says the sector is a vital part of the broader economy, urging countries to leverage their youth population and cultural content to tap emerging global opportunities
The 5th South African Cultural Observatory International Conference held in Cape Town, brought together academics, creatives and policymakers, offering a platform to explore inclusive growth and investment in Africa’s cultural and creative industries.
This event signals optimism for the continent’s creative future and the role of innovation in driving social and economic development.

University of Pretoria researchers, Professors Lerothodi Leeuw and Muaaz Bhamjee, have made scientific history after earning the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their role in European Organization for Nuclear Research’s ATLAS experiment in Switzerland.
Their work contributes to understanding fundamental questions about dark matter, forces, and the universe.
UP recently joined the SA-ATLAS collaboration, strengthening South Africa’s presence in global science.
Professor Leeuw says the recognition marks a phenomenal milestone for African research.