Good News

BULLETIN 12 April 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Miss South Africa runner-up, Bryoni Govender, will represent the country at the Miss Supranational pageant set to be held in Poland on the sixth of July. She represented the country at Miss Universe last year, after the current Miss South Africa, Natasha Joubert, chose not to participate in international competitions. Govender says she has been working tirelessly to prepare herself both mentally and physically for the competition.

# Sport, Arts and Culture minister, Zizi Kodwa, will honour one of South Africa’s greatest jazz icons, Abdullah Ibrahim, in Cape Town today. This is part of the department’s Van Toeka Af Living Legends Recognition Series, which recognises and acclaims the country’s living legends in the creative and cultural sectors. The department’s spokesperson, Litha Mpondwana, says previous honourees include actor, director and playwright, John Kani, and sculptor and poet Pitika Ntuli:

# The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design says it is ecstatic to once again be nominated for the Naledi Theatre Awards. It has received 15 nominations. Department of Performing Arts lecturer Nicola Haskins has been nominated for best choreography in a dance, physical theatre and ballet production for a production titled Rapture. Student, Tswarelo Selolo, has been nominated for best male lead for Leina. The awards ceremony will be held at the Joburg Theatre on the 20th of next month.

# Netflix is working with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s company Archewell to produce two new non-fiction shows. This is part of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s deal with the streaming giant. Netflix says the first show curated by Markle will explore the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship. The second show will provide viewers unprecedented access to the world of professional polo, and capture Harry’s passion for the sport.

# And, a Nuy Valley farmer near Worcester in the Western Cape has set a new record for the biggest pumpkin in the southern hemisphere. Pieter Conradie was crowned the winner at the Giant Pumpkin Festival in Heidelberg, Gauteng. His pumpkin weighed 967.5-kilograms. He only started delving into pumpkin growing four years ago. Following the competition, the pumpkin was cut to extract the seeds for next year’s event and donate the rest to orphanages and nursing homes.

Stay tuned for more news………….