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Grahamstown in the news: Dispatch Weekender | Cool things happening around town

8 July 2018 By Port Elizabethan

Dispatch Weekender | Cool things happening around town: R5 entry for scholars and R10 for adults. For more info contact Nico Schultz on 082-655-7143. Udodana at the National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown is a dance by Standard Bank Young Artist Musa H…
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Farm for Sale in Grahamstown Central: This magnificent 5481 ha game farm is fantastically situated in the heart of the Eastern Cape. It has approximately 18 km of river frontage along the Great Fish River. It has two 4 bedroom lodges. The …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

South Africa: Minister Nathi Mthethwa Announces Renaming of Grahamstown to Makhanda: The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon Nathi Mthethwa wishes to announce that on Friday 29 June 2018 the Government Gazette has published the changing of the name of the town of “Grahamstown” to “Makha…
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Grahamstown to be renamed Makhanda: Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape will soon have a new name. The changing of the name Grahamstown to Makhanda was published in the Government Gazette on Friday, the Department of Arts and Culture said. …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Grahamstown set to be renamed “Makhanda” as Minster approves change: Makhanda forever! Expect that to be a new chant you hear coming from Rhodes University students. On Friday, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had approved the name change for …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

South Africa: Grahamstown to Be Renamed Makhanda After Xhosa Warrior: Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape will soon have a new name. The changing of the name Grahamstown to Makhanda was published in the Government Gazette on Friday, the Department of Arts and Culture said. …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Govt wants Grahamstown renamed to Makhanda: Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa announced on Friday that government has gazetted the changing of the name of the Eastern Cape town, Grahamstown, to Makhanda, in line with the letter and sp…
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Grahamstown to be renamed: Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has gazetted the renaming of Grahamstown to Makhanda. Mthethwa says the renaming of the eastern town follows 20 years of discussions by members of the public, …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Grahamstown to be renamed Makhanda: The minister of arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa has published a government gazette indicating that the Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown will have its name changed to Makhanda. In an attached statement …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

New name for Grahamstown gazetted: PRETORIA – The Department of Arts and Culture has announced that a name change for Grahamstown has been gazetted. The department said the name change is an effort to transform the country. The new nam…
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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