Good News

BULLETIN 22 July 

Good afternoon, here is your Good News:

# The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art’s Africa Centre for Art Education in Cape Town has launched its first children’s book series. The four stories in the series are The Tale of Mouse and the Stories that Ran Away, First Light, Nya Nya Bulembu, and Khvum and the Crocodile Woman. The museum says it hopes these books, which have brought stories from Africa to life, will provide more places for the imaginations of children to thrive. The full set of the four books is available for 600-rand.

Meanwhile, the Denis Hurley Centre in Durban has launched a month-long book drive, aiming to collect ten-thousand-and-50 good quality second-hand books to sell. Director Raymond Perrier says this number represents the days the late former president Nelson Mandela spent in prison. He says they are instilling a love for literature and helping the homeless earn an income from selling books at the same time. People can visit www.denishurleycentre.org for drop-off sites.

# Western Cape MEC for Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, says the newly refurbished ten-bed overnight ward at the Eerste River Hospital in Cape Town will make a big difference. The refurbishment is in partnership with the Gift of the Givers. Wenger says over the past two years, the organisaton has funded numerous projects at the hospital, including the construction of a new administrative building, and the renovation of emergency rooms:

# The City of Cape Town says in preparation for summer, seasonal lifeguard assessments are already underway for beach and pool positions. The annual assessments coincide with World Drowning Prevention Day on Thursday. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Patricia van der Ross, says the city recruits approximately 600 seasonal lifeguards annually to support its core group of permanent senior lifeguards:

# And, a pair of John Lennon’s sunglasses with round, blue-tinted lenses are set to sell for around 70-thousand-rand at an auction in England next week. The co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles gave the glasses to a man who was visiting Abbey Road Studios in 1968. The sunglasses will go under the hammer alongside a collection of 33 black and white photographs taken at Abbey Road in 1968 and ’69. These include the Beatles’ album cover of the band walking across a zebra crossing.

Stay tuned for more news………….