News Bulletin of 8 September 2026, 8am

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South Africa Eighth in Global Business Search Ranking
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South Africa ranks eighth in the world for searches by people looking to start a business.
The finding comes from a MoneySuperMarket analysis of Google search data across 249 countries and cities.
The United Kingdom ranked first, followed by Australia and Canada, while South Africa placed ahead of countries including the United States, Germany and Japan.
The analysis also found South Africa ranks ninth for searches about starting businesses abroad, showing interest in business opportunities both in the country and overseas.
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JOMBA! Dance Festival Heads to Johannesburg
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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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Comic Con Africa Returns to Johannesburg
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Comic Con Africa returns to the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec from 24 September, bringing together fans, gamers, artists and performers.
The seventh edition is expected to draw about 70-thousand visitors for four days of comics, anime, gaming, cosplay and collectables.
Cosplayers will compete in daily contests, with the top performers going on to the Cosplay Championships.
The overall winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to represent South Africa at a competition in the UK in 2027.
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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 78,373.00.
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Cape Town Joins Global 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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