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International Visual Artists Invited To Apply For $26,000 In Grants
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The Hopper Prize is inviting visual artists worldwide, including South Africans, to apply for its 2026 grants, offering financial support and international exposure.
Four artists will receive 4,500 US dollars each, worth approximately R77,000, while another eight will receive 1,000 dollars each, worth around R17,000. The unrestricted funding can be used to support their artistic work.
Artists at all career stages and working in any visual art medium can apply. A further 60 artists will be featured in the prize's digital archive, gaining exposure to international art audiences and industry professionals.
Applications close on 17 November.
Four artists will receive 4,500 US dollars each, worth approximately R77,000, while another eight will receive 1,000 dollars each, worth around R17,000. The unrestricted funding can be used to support their artistic work.
Artists at all career stages and working in any visual art medium can apply. A further 60 artists will be featured in the prize's digital archive, gaining exposure to international art audiences and industry professionals.
Applications close on 17 November.
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South African Innovators Receive R18.4 Million In Awards
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Twenty South African social entrepreneurs have received a combined R18.4 million in funding at the 2026 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards, held in Johannesburg.
The awards recognise solutions to challenges in healthcare, education, housing, mobility and disability inclusion.
MagiTech Science won first prize in the Social Innovation category for a wound-care treatment using donated human placental tissue.
NAVU Mobility took top honours in the Disability Empowerment category for an affordable, locally manufactured prosthetic knee for above-knee amputees.
The winners will also receive 12 months of business mentorship and development support.
The awards recognise solutions to challenges in healthcare, education, housing, mobility and disability inclusion.
MagiTech Science won first prize in the Social Innovation category for a wound-care treatment using donated human placental tissue.
NAVU Mobility took top honours in the Disability Empowerment category for an affordable, locally manufactured prosthetic knee for above-knee amputees.
The winners will also receive 12 months of business mentorship and development support.
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Ellis Park Tennis Centre Gives Inner-City Children Access To Tennis
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The Joburg Tennis Grassroots Foundation is helping children from Johannesburg's inner-city schools discover tennis through free coaching sessions at the historic Ellis Park Tennis Centre.
The programme currently supports between 30 and 60 primary school learners from Troyeville and Bertrams, many of whom had never held a tennis racket before joining.
Children receive donated equipment and coaching, while University of Johannesburg students help monitor their academic progress.
The foundation hopes to expand the programme and create more opportunities for young players to progress into competitive tennis.
The programme currently supports between 30 and 60 primary school learners from Troyeville and Bertrams, many of whom had never held a tennis racket before joining.
Children receive donated equipment and coaching, while University of Johannesburg students help monitor their academic progress.
The foundation hopes to expand the programme and create more opportunities for young players to progress into competitive tennis.
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The Rand is trading at 16.52 to the US Dollar, 22.02 to the British Pound, and 18.38 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,128.06 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 98.32 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 74,926.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.52 to the US Dollar, 22.02 to the British Pound, and 18.38 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,128.06 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 98.32 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 74,926.00.
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