News Bulletin of 9 September 2026, 7am

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Children Gain Food and Maths Support
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Children across South Africa are set to benefit from new support for food programmes and maths education.
Rise Against Hunger and the South African Maths Foundation have received a combined R1 million, from the Government Employees Pension Fund, to strengthen their work with children and communities.
Rise Against Hunger will use the funding to provide food to Early Childhood Development centres.
The South African Maths Foundation will use its share to support maths education and give learners greater opportunities to build their skills.
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Traxtion Opens Rail Careers to Women
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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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Cape Town Community Raises Funds for Langa
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The VUSA 24-Hour Cycle Challenge brought schools, businesses, families and volunteers together in Cape Town last week to raise funds for children in Langa.
The sixth annual event raised R900,000 for the VUSA Rugby and Learning Academy, which provides education, sport, nutrition and personal development programmes.
The challenge began in 2021 as an emergency fundraiser to keep programmes running for 160 children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
VUSA now supports more than 2,000 children, with the latest fundraising taking the community’s total contribution to more than R4 million.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

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

Gold is trading at 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 78,957.00.
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Cape Town Opens Additional Film Fund Round
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The Cape Town metro is inviting filmmakers to apply for support through an additional Film Fund round, with submissions open for productions expected to be completed in the 2026/27 financial year.
The fund provides financial support or municipal services support for projects produced in Cape Town.
Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says this aims to drive local economic development, create jobs and strengthen emerging talent:
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