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Mogale City Reopens Public Swimming Pools
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Mogale City has reopened public swimming pools in Azaadville, Kagiso and Krugersdorp West after years of closures linked to pollution and broken pumps.
The municipality says its Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Division will manage operations, while the Building Maintenance Division handles structural upkeep.
The pools will operate from Tuesday to Saturday between 09:00 and 17:00, giving residents access to public swimming facilities during the summer season.
The municipality says its Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Division will manage operations, while the Building Maintenance Division handles structural upkeep.
The pools will operate from Tuesday to Saturday between 09:00 and 17:00, giving residents access to public swimming facilities during the summer season.
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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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2026 Solve For Tomorrow Winners Announced
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Samsung and the Department of Basic Education have announced the winners of the 2026 Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition, with the national awards ceremony held at the Irene Country Hotel in Centurion, Gauteng.
Cape Recife High School in the Eastern Cape took first place and R100,000 for a project that turns recycled plastic bottles into 3D-printed sports equipment.
Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo came second, while Sekete IV Secondary School in North West placed third with a solar-powered smart bin designed to improve waste management.
The competition attracted 143 entries from public schools this year, up from 47 in 2025.
Cape Recife High School in the Eastern Cape took first place and R100,000 for a project that turns recycled plastic bottles into 3D-printed sports equipment.
Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo came second, while Sekete IV Secondary School in North West placed third with a solar-powered smart bin designed to improve waste management.
The competition attracted 143 entries from public schools this year, up from 47 in 2025.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 16.66 to the US Dollar, 22.01 to the British Pound, and 18.65 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,122.59 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 100.20 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 82,190.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.66 to the US Dollar, 22.01 to the British Pound, and 18.65 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,122.59 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 100.20 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 82,190.00.
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