News Bulletin of 8 September 2026, 12pm

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Young Women Explore Careers in Rail Industry
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Traxtion has hosted its third annual Future of Rail is Woman event in Rosslyn, introducing young women to career opportunities in South Africa’s rail industry.
High school learners took part in a Rail Fair, applying their STEM knowledge to real-world rail challenges.
Amandasig Secondary School took first place in the competition.
The programme also connected learners with women working in engineering, technology and logistics, while mentors helped them explore career options.
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JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Comes
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JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience is heading to Johannesburg following its season in Durban.
The Centre for Creative Arts will present a four-night season at The Market Theatre, featuring contemporary dance from South Africa, Africa and Europe.
The festival is in its fourth year of partnership with The Market Theatre.
Assistant Curator, Thobile Maphanga says the Johannesburg programme will give audiences an opportunity to see local and international contemporary dance performances:
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Maphosa Centre Grows Food, Jobs
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A community centre in Maphosa village, Limpopo, is using farming to support vulnerable children while creating jobs and producing food.
The Maphosa Drop-in Centre has created 17 permanent jobs and has been allocated five hectares of land to expand its vegetable production.
A partnership supported by the National Development Agency provided one-point-three million rand for irrigation, boreholes, water storage and other farming infrastructure.
The centre supports 68 children and is also helping households affected by food insecurity.
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 15.99 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,402.71 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 78,391.00.
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Cape Town Joins Road Safety Initiative
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Cape Town has joined the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety in a four-year partnership to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries.
The partnership will provide the City with road-safety training, technical support and four full-time specialists.
The work will include safer pedestrian crossings, traffic calming, improved safety around schools and safer walking and cycling routes.
The City will also use road-safety data to identify high-risk areas and target resources where they are most needed.
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Local: 71 words (33%), National: 147 words (67%), International: 0 words (0%)