Good News

BULLETIN 1 July

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Musician Tyla continues to make South Africa proud on the global stage, winning two Billboard awards in Los Angeles. She walked away with the best new artist and best international act. The South African singer is just the third winner for best new artist who was not born in the US. Another South African, Makhadzi, won the viewer’s choice: best new international act. In her acceptance speech, Tyla paid tribute to the African stars who paved the way for her:

# South Africa’s biggest, one-night-only, inner-city art exhibition is back in support of child welfare organisations through the creation of one-thousand A5 drawings. The one-thousand pieces of art hanging from every space at Victoria Yards, Lorentzville, in Johannesburg, are exhibited and sold for 100-rand each at the world’s biggest A5 art exhibition. The artworks are created by South Africans from all sectors of the community, from school children to the homeless and orphaned, designers and artists, students and professionals.

# The Greater Ekurhuleni Elder Choir Fundraising Forum has united elderly choirs from various areas, including Dawn Park and Vosloorus, to provide financial support. Despite a pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the forum was revived in 2022, driven by a renewed sense of purpose. It has so far hosted rotating performances, with ticket sales funding activities and meals for members. The forum, now consisting of ten organisations, aims to foster financial independence among elderly members within communities.

# The City of Cape Town says its Expanded Public Works Programme Entrepreneurship Trainee Programme is continuing to assist small businesses. The owner of Gourmet to Go who operates a home-based catering business from Parow, Peter Gie, is one of the success stories of the programme. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says the impact of the programme over the past two years has been profound, fostering job creation and economic growth among participating enterprises:

# And finally: A student at the University of the Western Cape, Asenathi Mjacu, encourages other students to start side hustles or small companies to support their finances. In 2020, during her gap year, the third-year student started a clothing line despite initially not having a passion for fashion. Mjacu mastered sewing and designing outfits, relying on her determination and online resources, including YouTube and TikTok tutorials. The 23-year-old purchased her first sewing machine using a one-thousand-rand voucher awarded by the Mossel Bay mayor, Dirk Kotzé, for her matric performance.

Stay tuned for more news………….