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West Rand Foundation Helps Young Entrepreneurs
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Qoq’uMntwana Foundation hosted a business skills workshop at the Kagiso Memorial and Recreation Centre, helping young people explore entrepreneurship and business opportunities.
The session covered business management, marketing, financial planning and how to access funding and training through the NYDA.
The foundation says follow up sessions will focus on business plans, marketing and connecting young people with funding opportunities.
The session covered business management, marketing, financial planning and how to access funding and training through the NYDA.
The foundation says follow up sessions will focus on business plans, marketing and connecting young people with funding opportunities.
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South Africa Strengthens Local Medicine Production
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South Africa is strengthening its ability to develop and manufacture critical medicines locally through the CSIR’s FuturePHARMA initiative.
The programme will support research into medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products, helping move innovations from laboratories into local manufacturing.
This could also create opportunities for researchers and businesses while strengthening the country’s pharmaceutical capabilities.
The World Health Organization says it supports the FuturePHARMA initiative.
The programme will support research into medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products, helping move innovations from laboratories into local manufacturing.
This could also create opportunities for researchers and businesses while strengthening the country’s pharmaceutical capabilities.
The World Health Organization says it supports the FuturePHARMA initiative.
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Sea Harvest Supports Young Surfing Talent
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Sea Harvest and Surfing South Africa are celebrating ten years of supporting junior surfing and developing young talent.
Since 2016, the partnership has invested more than R4 million in equipment, travel, development programmes and competitions.
The support has helped surfers from underrepresented communities compete nationally and internationally.
The 2026 SA Junior Surfing Championships featured 170 young surfers in Jeffreys Bay.
Since 2016, the partnership has invested more than R4 million in equipment, travel, development programmes and competitions.
The support has helped surfers from underrepresented communities compete nationally and internationally.
The 2026 SA Junior Surfing Championships featured 170 young surfers in Jeffreys Bay.
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Financial Indicators
Financial indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.65 to the US Dollar, 21.97 to the British Pound, and 18.63 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,123.20 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 100.20 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 83,082.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.65 to the US Dollar, 21.97 to the British Pound, and 18.63 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,123.20 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 100.20 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 83,082.00.
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