Good News

BULLETIN 14 August 2 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, was overwhelmed by the generosity of a fan when she and other members of Team South Africa arrived home from Paris. A woman among the welcoming crowd gave Smith 100-rand, telling her to buy herself chocolates, that she loved her, and wished she could give her more money. The two women posed for a picture, and Smith accepted the gift graciously. She added two medals in Paris to the two she won in Tokyo.

# South African short film B(l)ind The Sacrifice premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Written and directed by award-winning multi-hyphenate Nakhane, the film explores masculinity, patriarchy, and power, set against the backdrop of an immutable yet contemporary world. It was one of 20 short films, selected from four-thousand submissions, to compete in the prestigious Pardi di Domani section at the festival.

# An artwork on the shutters of London Zoo has been confirmed as the latest and final image in Banksy’s surprise animal art trail across the English capital. It shows a gorilla lifting the shutter to release a sea lion and birds, with other animals looking on from the inside. It is the ninth Banksy to appear in London in as many days and follows images of a goat, elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, a cat, piranhas and a rhino. Banksy announced the latest work on his Instagram page.

# British banknotes with a face value of almost 80-thousand-pounds have raised more than eleven times that amount for charity following a series of auctions. New 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-pound notes featuring King Charles entered circulation in June. He received a full set of the first issues – each with a serial number ending 000001 – but hundreds of other low-serial numbered banknotes went under the hammer. The four sales run by auctioneers Spink in London raised just over 914-thousand-pounds in total. The proceeds will be shared equally between ten charities.

# And finally, the world’s first museum dedicated to dogs has officially opened in Cape Town. Founded by Karel van der Vyver, Museum of Dogs showcases the exciting array of dog visuals and special stories by their owners. The museum even has listening stations where visitors can tune into songs where dogs play a central role, from The Beatles to Pink Floyd. Van der Vyver says the mission of the space is for people to appreciate and reflect on the role dogs have played in society and their personal lives.

Stay tuned for more news………….