Good News

BULLETIN 3 July

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

 # University of Cape Town lecturer, Sanele Ntshingana, is one of 18 global fellows selected for the W.E.B. du Bois Research Institute Fellowship at the Hutchins Centre for African and African American Research at Havard University. During his four-month stay as a Mandela Fellow at Harvard, he will focus on his book project. The university says the project explores how 19th and early 20th century isiXhosa-speaking African intellectuals theorised political authority using vernacular concepts.

# eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba says a total of 25 designers will showcase their ‘Marvels of Mzansi’ collections on the main stage at the Durban July horse race on Saturday. This forms part of the Durban July Fashion Experience, which is a collaboration between eThekwini and the Hollywood Foundation. Xaba says the fashion programme includes the Young Designers Awards, the Durban Fashion Fair Rising Stars and the Invited Designer Showcase:

# Cape Town’s first blind tourist guide, Winston Fani, is championing inclusive tourism through his company, Out of Sight Tours. Fani led Dinner in the Dark at the One-and-Only Cape Town luxury hotel, hosted in partnership with Cape Town Tourism. The guests, including mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, dined in total darkness to experience the world without sight. Fani says inclusive tourism creates connection beyond vision, where everyone feels they belong.

# The Tshwane University of Technology’s Directorate of Cooperative Education and the Advancement and Partnerships Office have formalised a collaborative partnership through a newly signed service level agreement. The agreement marks a strategic shift towards breaking down institutional silos by aligning efforts across the three departments. This alignment is aimed at optimising output, reducing duplication and streamlining processes that support student development and job readiness. The university says this initiative underscores its commitment to creating future-ready graduates and forming robust partnerships that drive positive change across academia and industry.

# And finally: The Devil Wears Prada Two is one step closer to the big screen, and it’s coming during a huge shift in the fashion industry that inspired it. 20th Century Studios announced the sequel is currently in production, and dovetails with the news that Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Vogue after almost four decades. She is famously believed to have been the inspiration for Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep. The sequel will welcome back Streep, along with Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.

Stay tuned for more news………….