Good News

BULLETIN 30 October 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille says the Summer Campaign creates a good platform to promote an inclusive South Africa, as an appealing and must-experience tourism destination for both domestic and international travellers. She launched the campaign in the Free State. De Lille says it aims to encourage people to travel more, see hidden gems and explore all parts of the country:

# Camps Bay in Cape Town has been ranked first in the top 30 most envied lifestyles across South Africa. This is according to a survey of three-thousand South Africans by Top10OnlineCasinos. Nestled between the Twelve Apostles and the turquoise Atlantic Ocean, Camps Bay is a favourite among both locals and international visitors. Clifton, also in Cape Town, is ranked second, followed by Plettenberg Bay, and Sandton in Johannesburg in fourth.

# The University of Cape Town’s Works of Art Collection committee is advancing its exploration of art’s transformative power. This is to foster inclusive spaces for critical discourse and knowledge creation. Currently, the university boasts a vast visual art collection of approximately one-thousand-600 artworks across 70 buildings. Committee chairperson, professor Nomusa Makhubu, says they are focused on contributing to institutional and social transformation:

# The University of South Africa says preparations for the Innovation Festival in November are progressing well. This year’s theme is Innovations for Societal Impact. The festival is open to the innovation community, including researchers, academics, investors, entrepreneurs, Unisa staff, and students. One of the keynote speakers will be Imagine Worldwide Co-CEO Rapelang Rabana. She was featured on the cover of ForbesAfrica magazine before the age of 30, named Entrepreneur for the World by the World Entrepreneurship Forum, and selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

# And finally, an unknown waltz by Chopin, composed nearly 200 years ago, has been discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. The New York Times reports the score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was found by a curator. Newly discovered works by Chopin, who died in 1849 at age 39, are rare. The Polish composer’s heart, pickled in a jar of alcohol, is encased in a church in Warsaw. The museum believes the music is from between 1830 and 1835.

Stay tuned for more news………….