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• Ibala turns PVC waste into school bags in Soweto Youth Month handover
  As South Africa prepares to mark 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Page 82 Media's CSI arm, Ibala, donated 100 schoolbags made from recycled PVC advertising banners to learners from KwaNtsikana Junior Secondary School. The initiative, held at Uncle Tom's Community Centre, links education, unemployment, and environmental sustainability, creating jobs while reducing waste.
• ‘Magnifica Humanitas’: What Pope Leo XIV’s theological document about AI means to Africa’s Gen Z
  Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," released in May 2025, is sparking global debate. This theological document, a new social doctrine of the Catholic Church, addresses critical global issues, particularly the profound impact of artificial intelligence on humanity.
• Ebola is back. So are the double standards
  Just four years after COVID-19, the US is demanding an Ebola quarantine camp in Kenya, while Western countries impose travel bans on African nations. This article explores the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, the low risk to South Africans, and the debate around repeating past mistakes in global health response and funding.
• Imbabala mine: abandoned coal site leaves deadly legacy for Ermelo communities
  Residents near the abandoned Imbabala coal mine in Ermelo are suffering the deadly consequences of an unrehabilitated site, with drownings, injuries, and widespread contamination. Community groups are now suing the government, demanding accountability and rehabilitation for the derelict mine.

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