News Bulletin of 8 October 2026, 2pm

Johannesburg Zoo Offers Free Entry To Seniors
Johannesburg Zoo is offering residents aged 60 and older free entry throughout October as part of its Senior Citizen Month programme.
The offer allows senior citizens to visit the zoo and explore its animal exhibits and grounds without paying an entrance fee.
Seniors can also use the opportunity to spend time with family and friends while enjoying the zoo’s facilities.
Visitors must bring a valid ID to verify their age when entering.
Sandton and Gauteng
Daniel Grove Defends African Laser Run Title
Seventeen year old South African Daniel Grove has defended his African Continental Laser Run title in Cape Town, securing back to back gold medals.
The Junior Protea from the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley outside Hermanus overcame strong winds that made the shooting sections difficult, using his running to recover lost time.
Grove trains on his family farm and will now take two weeks off from competition to focus on his examinations.
South Africa
West Rand Foundation Helps Young Entrepreneurs
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.
Sandton and Gauteng
Financial Indicators
Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.70 to the US Dollar, 22.03 to the British Pound, and 18.67 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,110.95 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 100.20 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 82,489.00.
Stanford Professor Wins Nobel For Brain Research
Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control specific nerve cells.
His work has helped scientists study brain circuits linked to emotions, behaviour and neurological disorders, and the technology has also been used in research to restore partial vision in people with certain forms of blindness.
Deisseroth says he was in a dream like state when he learnt he had won.
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