MERCY PAKELA SAYS LOCKDOWN IS NONSENSE By Zama Nteyi.
HAS-BEEN musician Mercy Pakela has criticised lockdown regulations, calling them stupid and nonsensical.
In a heated Facebook post, she accuses the country’s president of being inconsiderate.
She pleads with Joy Mbewana, president of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa, to intervene.
“President of the federation, we put our trust in you. The president of the country is inconsiderate,” says the
Ayashisa Amateki hitmaker.
“These restrictions are stupid. The only thing he’s supposed to do is to teach people to play safe, not to dictate to us.
AN arts organisation in Taunton has won an award. Creative Innovation Centre CIC has won Best Creative Sector Support 2020 - South West England at the SME Southern Enterprise programme awards. CICCIC co-founding director, Andrew Knutt said: “Developing creative practice, communities and advising and helping others is key to our DNA. Being recognised for the hard work we have done throughout Taunton and the region is an honour to receive and we all look forward in seeing more developments in 2021. The awards were present virtually to the organisation last week. CICCIC also won the Cultural Diversity award in 2018. “As well as supporting all forms of creative practice within arts and culture, CICCIC also does lots of work behind the scenes including working with local councils, LEP and other organisations, said CICCIC’s co-founding director, Richard Holt.
December 15, 2020 1:30 pm
With schools shut for a large portion of 2020, parents in their droves were seeking home schooling resources that were engaging, creative and free. Just a few weeks after Boris Johnson announced the UK’s first lockdown, Dyson came up with the goods.
With the help of its design team, the James Dyson Foundation devised 44 Challenge Cards designed to keep kids entertained and help them learn a thing or two while at home. The challenges put forward by Dyson included making a marble run, building a periscope and designing a bridge made of spaghetti.
Beyond the cards, this news story also gave us the chance to speak to Dyson design manager Ben Edmonds, whose daily livestream of STEM activities for kids garnered interest from around the world. Edmonds’ goal was to show that parents and guardians could help foster “skills for life” in their children, with only the contents of a recycling bin for help.
What a WASTE of time and money: West End restaurateurs slam being forced to close as they throw out unused food after Covid cops clear away the last of London s drinkers before city enters Tier 3
Londoners were seen enjoying a final pint on the last night before they have to close when Tier 3 is imposed
Drinkers enjoyed a final meal and drink in Covent Garden and Soho this evening as tables packed out
Police arrived to order crowds to leave as London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire enter Tier 3 tonight
As pubs and restaurants shut, hospitality experts warned millions of pounds worth of food could go to waste
‘Bah humbug’: Theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh hits out at London Tier 3 move
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14 December 2020, 5:55 pm
Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said the Government’s decision to put London into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions is “devastating” and “smacks of panic”.
The theatre producer said the “volte-face” by the Government damages theatre and the wider economy.
Under the new restrictions, which also apply to parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, entertainment venues including theatres, concert halls, art galleries, cinemas and museums must close from Wednesday.
In a statement, Sir Cameron added that the move “makes all our considerable and costly efforts to ensure the safety of both performers and audiences alike, widely praised by the health authorities, seem worthless”.