Good News

BULLETIN 3 October  

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Solidarity has secured an agreement with US company Propay Prime to export South African online IT skills, allowing citizens to work for American firms while living locally. The plan will expand into sectors like finance, engineering, education, and design. CEO Dirk Hermann highlights the potential to create thousands of jobs without racial restrictions, leveraging modern technology to earn in dollars while living in South Africa.

# The City of Cape Town says it is supporting five grassroots soccer tournaments over the next three weeks. These include the 14th edition of the Rygate Cubs Festival, featuring 257 teams from 98 clubs, the Kapstadt Cup and the SAFA Cape Town Coke Cup Finals. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says these tournaments give young players the chance to shine, dream, and take their first steps on the journey towards playing at the highest level:

# KPMG South Africa, in partnership with the University of Pretoria, has launched the Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu KPMG Scholarship. This is to honour the retirement of KPMG chairperson, professor Wiseman Nkuhlu. The three-year scholarship is open to newly qualified Black South African Chartered Accountants and aims to increase the representation of young accounting doctoral students and professors. The university says the scholarship seeks to inspire future generations in the accounting and auditing profession, while supporting the next generation of business leaders in South Africa and beyond.

# The Nelson Mandela University’s Visual Arts Department will be hosting a special artists’ walkabout in Central’s Bird Street Gallery on Saturday. This is part of Trace and Transition: A Department of Visual Arts Staff Exhibition, which marks the gallery’s tenth anniversary. On show will be an eclectic mix of staff work, from painting, sculpture and ceramics to photography, printmaking, textiles, video, fashion, graphic design and even 3D printing. The university says the exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists who explore the passage of time.

# And finally: Multi-talented South African actress, model, and humanitarian, Nomzamo Mbatha, has been in Time Magazine’s 2025 TIME100 Next list. The list recognises rising leaders and influential talents shaping the future. Mbatha has become a prominent voice for refugee rights through her role as a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador. In the advocacy category, she stands alongside inspiring peers like Rose Njeri Tunguru, a Nairobi-based software developer, LGBTQIA+ activist Viktoria Radvanyi, and Sudanese poet and humanitarian Emi Mahmoud.

Stay tuned for more news………….