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Grahamstown in the news: 12 lessons from my first multi-day hike

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12 lessons from my first multi-day hike: Although I believe in constantly stretching and pushing myself, when asked to embark on a 4-day hike for my assignment at Getaway, I considered that I’ve only ever hiked over a tiny hill in Grahamstown. I was concerned and subsequently sought necessary …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Activist wins R120,000 in cop brutality case: The matter was settled out of court earlier this month following Kota’s claims that he had been assaulted by Grahamstown police in front of his then six year-old son in 2012. Kota had handed himself to the police after he was wanted for the alleged theft …
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Murder accused rethink bail bid: Three men who initially decided to abandon their right to apply for bail in the Grahamstown Magistrate’s Court earlier this week in connection with the gruesome murder of a 29-year-old Grahamstown man have changed their minds. Despite this sudden turnabout …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Over 22 students arrested amid NMMU fees protest: At the same time, 11 Rhodes University students are appearing in court following a series of protests in and around the Grahamstown campus. Stun grenades and rocks were used in the running battles at the university in Port Elizabeth. The situation at NMMU …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Boy taken in by African tribe traced back to Fermanagh family: Florence was a graphic letter writer, and her letters written to her family back in Ireland have survived, and document the birth of Cyril in Grahamstown in June 1875, along with the trials and tribulations of Florence, Folliott and Cyril and their travels …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

E Cape campuses on knife-edge of tension: Ten students were arrested on charges including public violence and malicious damage to property. Grahamstown attorney Basil Williams, who is representing the arrested students, yesterday said they were considering bringing a class action lawsuit against …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Bright pupil gets R1,2m bursary!: THE future looks bright for Sibusiso Mfundisi. On Sunday, the grade seven pupil at Venterspost Laerskool near Westonaria, travelled to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape after receiving a R1,2 million bursary. The 13-year-old has been transferred to Kingswood …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

R2K: Right2Know Campaign commemorates Black Wednesday: At times this has included total media blackouts, such as the University of Johannesburg barring journalists from entering campus, and a police in Grahamstown barring journalists from covering clashes between police and protesters this week. The abuse of …
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Murder accused’s bail application delayed: A Rhodes University #feesmustfall activist and four other men accused of the brutal murder of a Grahamstown man will have to wait until Monday to make a formal bail application. The other accused — Akhona Onceya, 28, Simakele Onceya, 22, Sizwe Gqotholo …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

South African student protesters again seek to disrupt: The University of Cape Town and Rhodes University in the city of Grahamstown are among institutions that reported Tuesday on alleged vandalism and stone-throwing by protesters. The University of Cape Town says there have been many reports of confrontations …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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