Good News

BULLETIN 28 June 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# Eskom in Gauteng has announced the successful electrification of 267 houses in an informal settlement in Kromdraai, in the Mogale City Local Municipality. Eskom spokesperson, Amanda Qithi says the project is a significant milestone in the utility’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life for South Africans in the Gauteng province by providing reliable and safe electricity:

# The Innibos National Arts Festival is underway in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. According to the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism, the event is expected to boost the province’s economy. Over 200 artists in the festival will showcase their craft in art, theatre, and music. Chief Operating Officer Linda Grimbeek reports that the festival generates approximately 90-million-rand annually for the local economy. The festival concludes tomorrow.

# The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design is preparing for its sixth TUT Arts Festival from 2 to 4 September. Building on the theme of Artivism, the Festival will focus on how a creative consciousness will create joy in a society that is seized with a myriad of challenges. The Faculty is excited to announce a pioneering partnership with the Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism, Community Arts Network and the Global Commons Alliance for the highly anticipated inaugural Global Artivism Conference 2024 in September.

# bp Southern Africa has donated 2.5-million-rand to help 100 of the North-West University’s students clear their outstanding fees, enabling them to enter the working world with confidence. Answering a parliamentary question earlier this year, Higher Education, Science and Innovation, minister Blade Nzimande said 56-thousand-627 students at the NWU have outstanding fees. The NWU principal and vice chancellor, Professor Bismark Tyobeka says many highly talented students face a tragic shortfall in funding, which needs to be addressed urgently. Tyobeka says they are thankful for bpSA’s commitment to social and economic development in South Africa. 

# And finally: Since its inception in 2001, Tulbagh’s annual Christmas in Winter festival has become a longstanding favourite on the Western Cape tourism calendar. This weekend, festival goers can take a trip back in time and arrive by steam train, run by Ceres Rail Company. The journey departs from Cape Town today and takes passengers through Paarl, Wellington, the Nuwekloof Pass, and then stops at Tulbaghweg Station. Guests are transported by shuttle to Church Street for a weekend filled with wine tastings, arts and crafts, entertainment and most importantly the spirit of Christmas.

Stay tuned for more news………….