Good News

BULLETIN 28 May 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# The Tshwane University of Technology says the new Generation of Academics Programme academic, Sharon Mukhola, from the Department of Hospitality, has received a prestigious visiting researcher award at North Carolina Central University in the US. She is also currently pursuing her PhD in Hospitality Management, focusing on developing a comprehensive framework for the effective management and provision of hospitality leadership in South Africa. TUT says this award is a remarkable achievement for Mukhola.

# Four alumni from Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism have a project featured in the 26th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. The documentary, which they produced last year while they were still students, is titled Van Brood en Water. The festival is considered Africa’s premier documentary festival and is one of the longest-standing in the continent. The university’s professor Herman Wasserman says this is proof of their talent, hard work and dedication.

Meanwhile, the Encounters Festival has announced Mother City as its opening film. Directed by Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert, the film delves into the Reclaim the City movement’s battle for urban spaces in Cape Town. Over six years, activists such as Nkosikhona Swartbooi have navigated a challenging terrain of political and property powers to advocate for fair housing. The festival, showcasing impactful local, African, and international films, will take place across venues in Cape Town and Johannesburg next month.

# The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa together with GreenCape has announced the winners of the Youth Voices Competition 2024. This is part of the South African Climate Change Champions Project. The first prize went to Lindokuhle Bici from the Eastern Cape, second to Juvann Links from the Northern Cape, and third to Sinayo Lungile from the Eastern Cape. This European Union-funded initiative aims to inspire youth, especially from marginalised communities, to raise environmental awareness and develop solutions.

# And finally: The Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority has boosted two young entrepreneurs from Dobsonville, Soweto, who now supply big retailers with their 100-percent fruit juice brand, Loxion Fruits. Lunga Mgaga and Patrick Thokkie started Lifeway Imphatho Brands with just 800-rand in a kitchen. They now employ four people and produce one-thousand-500 litres of juice monthly. Mgaga told News24 their success is owed to their participation in the Informal Traders and Micro Enterprises Development Programme and a cash injection of ten-thousand-rand.

Stay tuned for more news………….