Good News

BULLETIN 28 March 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Eskom has announced the suspension of load-shedding for the Easter weekend. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says updates for next week will be provided on Sunday afternoon, and any significant changes will be communicated:

# One of South Africa’s greatest jazz icons, Abdullah Ibrahim, will launch his M7 Foundation in Johannesburg next month. The Germany-based musician returns home to South Africa after a five-year absence, to perform in Cape Town and Pretoria on the 12th and 14th of next month, respectively. This is part of his world tour, which kicked off last week Sunday in Bergamo, Italy. Ibrahim says the foundation is testament to his commitment to nurturing young talent and preserving the rich legacy of South African jazz.

# The University of Pretoria says a global interdisciplinary team of researchers, including the institution’s professor Zodwa Dlamini, has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to 466-million-rand over five years. This is to tackle the cancer inequities challenge. The university says the Cancer Grand Challenges is a global funding platform that supports a community of diverse, global teams to come together, think differently and take on some of cancer’s toughest challenges. Dlamini says she is humbled by the opportunity to make a real difference in global cancer disparities.

# A Gauteng vet clinic doctor has reached his target of collecting three-thousand easter egg boxes for his charity drive. Doctor Clifford Bull of Craig View Veterinary Clinic launched this initiative in 2018. Last year, two-thousand-400 boxes of easter eggs were collected. Bull says the boxes will be delivered to children fighting cancer, the elderly who are often overlooked, and minorities at squatter camps and caravan parks. He hopes this will inspire people to do a little more for those less fortunate this Easter weekend.

# And finally: The famous door that saved Rose’s live in the block-buster movie Titanic sold at auction for 13.5-million-rand. Leading actress Kate Winslet clung to the door after the ship sank in the 1997 film, with her love-interest, Jack, portrayed by Leonardo Di Caprio, slowly freezing to death in the icy waters. Many people have since said the door must have been big enough to save them both. BBC reports Titanic director James Cameron revealed he received dozens of emails daily calling Rose selfish and Jack an idiot.

Stay tuned for more news………….