Good News

BULLETIN 11 March 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Atomic biopic Oppenheimer dominated the 96th Academy Awards, winning seven of the 13 awards it was nominated for- including best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy and best supporting actor for Robert Downey Junior. Emma Stone was awarded best actress for her role in Poor Things. The Holdovers’ star Da’Vine Joy Randolph won for best supporting actress. Barbie, last year’s highest-grossing film, only won one award – for best original song written by Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas.

# Renowned Eastern Cape traditional Gwijo singer, Vee Sholo, has embarked on a new journey, one that sees him pursuing a music degree at the University of Fort Hare. Igwijo or amagwijo are Xhosa songs that are usually sung at traditional or sporting events such as initiations. Sholo says he not only wants to polish his vocal skills, but also delve into music theory, composition, and performance techniques. He says he hopes this will equip him with the tools needed to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of the music industry.

# Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says the Conradie Park project in Pinelands, Cape Town, has had an overwhelmingly positive effect on residents. The Conradie Park Better Living Model is one of several key projects prioritised by the provincial government. It is earmarked to create a minimum of three-thousand-500 residential units. Simmers says the development has created over two-thousand job opportunities as well as more than 90 economic opportunities for small, micro and medium enterprises:

# The City of Cape Town’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Department says it is taking significant steps to enhance the safety of Early Childhood Development Centres. The department is facilitating First Aid Level One training for 420 ECD practitioners from various areas across the city. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Patricia van der Ross, says by empowering ECD practitioners with first aid skills and resources, the city aims to create safer environments for young children.

# And finally: A sports centre in Mamelodi, Pretoria, is aiming to use tennis to empower the youth and address social issues within the community. The Impilo-0720 Sports Centre of Excellence keeps boys and girls busy by giving them tennis lessons and discussing social issues affecting them. The centre’s Sizwe Radebe says their main aim is to keep children away from crime and drugs. He says they have more than 60 children who have joined the centre from the age of six upwards, learning tennis, leadership skills and discipline.

Stay tuned for more news………….