Good News

BULLETIN 20 February 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# South African music sensation Tyla continues to make waves around the world, this time by featuring on the cover of British Vogue for the March 2025 issue. She is the first South African artist to grace the cover. The cover features the 23-year-old in a pink strapless bustier and black skirt, set against a bright blue backdrop. Tyla, who won a Grammy for her hit single Water and recently signed an endorsement deal with Nike, says she enjoyed the whole process:

# The 12th edition of the Cape Town Art Fair gets underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre tomorrow. The three-day event will spotlight over 120 galleries from around the world, and showcase the work of more than 300 artists. Five emerging creatives from the metro’s Arts and Culture branch’s Emerging Artist Programme will also exhibit their work. The programme supports under-resourced artists in the early stages of their careers by providing training, mentorship, networking opportunities, and exhibition platforms.

# St Joseph’s Intermediate Paediatric Care is celebrating 90 years of life-changing care for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Founded in 1935 by the German Pallottine Sisters, the institution provides free transitional medical and therapeutic services. To mark the milestone, it has launched the #ZAR90Challenge, to raise more funding, which will provide meals and medical supplies for children in need. St Joseph business development manager, Lesley Liddle, says their work would not be possible without the incredible support from donors, partners, and the broader community.

# Actress and musician, Cynthia Erivo, will host the 78th Tony Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June. Erivo, who headlined one of 2024’s biggest films, Wicked, won a Tony in 2016 for her role in the Broadway revival of The Colour Purple. She is currently nominated for an Oscar for her work as Elphaba in Wicked. Erivo says she is looking forward to ushering the theatre community at large through a night that celebrates the wonderful performances witnessed throughout the year.

# And finally: Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over a century ago. King Thutmose the Second’s tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty. It is located in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near the city of Luxor. Thutmose was an ancestor of Tutankhamun, whose reign is believed to have been from about 1493 to 1479 BC. He was the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, regarded as one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs and one of the few female rulers.

Stay tuned for more news………….