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Grahamstown in the news: Apartheid and the making of a black psychologist

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Apartheid and the making of a black psychologist: Consequently, throughout the 1980s my services as an expert witness were sought from as far afield as Pietersburg, Cape Town, Grahamstown and Durban. My early experience included emergency calls for assistance from lawyers who sometimes contacted me only a …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

BWW Review: Artworks, Music and Dance Offer an Immersive experience in BIRD/FISH in the Commemoration Church Hall at #NAF16: The first Standard Bank Ovation Award winner of the 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, BIRD/FISH, is a solo exhibition by Kristin NG-Yang. The installation, prints, drawings and photographs can be viewed throughout the Festival, but for the first …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Santam hands over fire-fighting equipment to Makana local municipality in Grahamstown: In an extension of its proactive risk management initiatives in municipalities across the country, Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, handed over much needed fire-fighting equipment to the value of R220 000 to the Makana local …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

DANI AND THE LION Opens at #NAF16’s Albany Cabaret Club: Photo credit: Tanya van Graan DANI AND THE LION, Daneel van der Walt’s cabaret of stories as songs, began its run at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown today, with performances continuing through 10 July. Directed by Nicholas Spagnoletti …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

‘Les Cenci’ haunting assault on the senses: GRAHAMSTOWN: Everything about Les Cenci screams madness. The entire National Arts Festival production, by director Gopala Davies, is an assault on the senses from the moment one enters the theatre to the moment the play ends. Pieces of white paper …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Troubles with my Conscience: Lessons for South Africans from Northern Ireland: Among their number was Laurence McKeown, who is in Grahamstown this week with his play, Those You Pass in the Street. Of those who survived, McKeown endured the longest, at 70 days – 15 days longer than any of the others. After the show, he and director …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Science Olympiad success for pupils: Grahamstown Grade 12 pupil Jacqui James will be flown to London at the end of this month for a high-powered two-week science enrichment programme, thanks to her achievement in the 52nd National Science Olympiad. James was named runner-up in the Life …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Grahamstown ArtsFest: Ruth First, Albertina Sisulu and Can Themba come to the stage in key new works: The moment has come for us to revere our national treasures, to place them on the stage and pick through their lives and their relevance to us. A trio of new works at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown separately look at the lives and struggles of …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

A master of illusion … and charm: GRAHAMSTOWN – If he wasn’t so cute, Stuart Lightbody would be absolutely maddening. The magician is smart, funny and sweet, adorable even, as he works his tricks on the room in his show, Sleepless Dreams, at the National Arts Festival. He is totally …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Women dominate at National Arts Festival: On the Main Programme‚ Pieter-Dirk Uys (sans Evita) is in town once again with The Echo of a Noise‚ but most of the theatre is new – well‚ to Grahamstown‚ at least. Two productions directed by the excellent Sandra Temmingh tell Cape stories: …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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