Stellenbosch Municipality

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬” 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 🎥⭐️

The Youth Artist Academy™ in Hollywood has honored 11-year-old Stellenbosch resident, Caleb Payne, with a nomination for Leading Youth Artist in a Feature Film (Good Life – 2021).

Since 1978, the Young Artist Academy™ has produced Hollywood’s 1st and longest-running youth awards, held in Los Angeles, California.

Affectionately known as the “Youth Oscars”, the Academy has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment and is the only youth awards to be structured the same as major associations and guilds – with membership and peer voting. Previous nominees and winners include Scarlett Johansson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennifer Lawrence.

Caleb’s nomination is the first South African nomination for acting ever. He has been nominated in the top category – Leading Youth Artist.

This is a remarkable achievement! Mayor van Deventer has made a donation through the Mayoral Fund for his trip to the United States as he represents Stellenbosch and indeed South Africa on the world stage. We wish him the best of luck. Remember the name: Caleb Payne!

𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲

Stellenbosch Law Enforcement Officers Okkers and Heathcort went the extra mile to ensure that a distressed family is reunited with their daughter. The officers received a request to check up on a female student that was last seen or heard from 24 hours ago. The family stated that the student’s car was not driven since the previous day as per the car’s tracking system. The officers quickly responded and drove to the residence, where the daughter was found and reunited with her family.

Which #IdeasForChange finalist do you think will contribute to a more sustainable Stellenbosch?

– The Safety Box by Renate van Rooyen aims to safely store bicycles biometrically to tackle the issues of climate change, high petrol prices, crime and unemployment.
– Jamestown Organic Waste Recycling by Darrius Salvester collects organic waste from companies in Technopark using e-bikes which will then be composted in Usiko Stellenbosch Community Vegetable Garden in Jamestown.
– Lilly Loompa Upcycled Homeware by Lizl Naude has a vision to pioneer the way for a cleaner South Africa through innovative upcycling turning discarded waste found around town, and turning it into usable homeware that can be resold.

Vote now: https://lnkd.in/dgAFw_HU (Voting closes 21 August 2022)

Stellenbosch Municipality Sustainability Institute

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