Good News

BULLETIN 12 September 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Award-winning South African feature films The Heart is a Muscle and Carissa will have runs at selected cinemas in Cape Town and Johannesburg this month. This is part of their Road to the Oscars, as it is anticipated that one of the films could be nominated for the 98th Academy Awards in the Best International Film Category. The Heart is a Muscle will screen in Rosebank, Johannesburg, and Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront from today, and will be released countrywide in March next year. Carissa will screen next Friday.

# South African band Mango Groove’s 40th anniversary concert, Memories and Moments, will take place at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Johannesburg on Sunday. This will be the band’s first major performance in the city in five years and follows on their sold-out 40th anniversary kick-off concert at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town in January. Lead singer Claire Johnston says the audience can expect a nostalgic celebration of hits, stories, and visuals, wrapped in a giant Mango Groove-style party.

# The inaugural South Africa Fashion Awards will be held in Sandton, Johannesburg, on the fourth of next month, marking the arrival of the World Fashion Awards in Africa. Legendary designer David Tlale will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Laduma Ngxokolo will be honoured for his global contribution to fashion. Nominees include Thebe Magugu, Rich Mnisi, and Bonang Matheba. Voting is open and proceeds will benefit the Diamond Children’s Foundation.

# Retired high school principal Alui Tshigabe has fulfilled a lifelong dream by obtaining a PhD in just 26-months, a feat many doubted he could achieve in such a short time. The 68-year-old obtained his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Venda. He says many people told him it would take four years to complete the PhD, but adds that he was determined to prove his doubters wrong. Tshigabe said he is now working on a book on wildlife at the Kruger National Park.

# And finally: Durban University of Technology’s Kehinde Adewumi has been honoured with the prestigious Emerging Scholar Award from the Common Ground Research Networks in the US. Recipients are selected based on the impact and potential of their research, publications, and community engagement. Adewumi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Fine Art and Jewellery Design, says it feels good to be recognised for his hard work, especially on such an international platform. 

Stay tuned for more news………….