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Grahamstown in the news: Ramaphosa ready to meet with Marikana widows and families

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Ramaphosa ready to meet with Marikana widows and families: Answering questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, Ramaphosa also clarified an apology he made in Grahamstown last week for his role in the massacre. Despite being cleared by the Farlam Commission of Inquiry of any wrongdoing, Ramaphosa has faced …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Nkonyeni, Pieterse back in the limelight: He said that Nkonyeni’s production of Truck Drivers would be staged a week before heading off to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July.
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Ramaphosa prepared to account for his role in Marikana: While addressing students at Rhodes University in Grahamstown on Sunday, Ramaphosa apologised for the manner in which the Marikana massacre unfolded, saying he was sorry for the type of language he used at the time. He apologised while responding to a …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Burundi’s messenger of love and peace gets top honour: And if she is to meet her maker through a bullet past her head, then so be it. Recently, in a hall of the 1812 Settler’s Monument at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, guests and graduates stood up to observe a moment of silence at Barankitse’s request.
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

I’m prepared to meet Marikana widows – Ramaphosa: The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu asked Ramaphosa who exactly he was apologising to, since the deputy president made the comments while he was in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape on Sunday. “Why are you not going to apologise in Marikana so that the people who were …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

I used ‘inappropriate and unfortunate language’‚ says Cyril on Marikana issue: Shivambu wanted Ramaphosa to explain what he meant and who was he apologising to following his announcement to that effect while in Grahamstown this past weekend. Responding to the Marikana issue frankly for the first time in the national assembly …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Special madcap ‘Raiders’ treat created for EL fans: The madcap Raiders shows by irrepressible playwright and actor Nicholas Ellenbogen have been an institution at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival for years and are almost impossible to get tickets for, so it is something of a privilege that Ellenbogen …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Array of inspired shows for festival: Creatives from all over the country are set to dazzle art lovers next month at the National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown. FUN: This year’s national arts festival in Grahamstown in June and July will feature diverse shows for all to enjoy Picture …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Amsterdam Fringe at Brighton: ‘We started out doing shows in toilets’: Amsterdam Fringe is one of the initiators of the project, and since 2009 has exchanged shows with New York, Prague, Dublin, Edinburgh and Grahamstown fringes. The Brighton season is its biggest yet. 5. The World Fringe Festival Alliance is an informal …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown celebrates 20 years with powerful lineup: The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown is celebrating two decades of an incredible jazz festival that for 10 days every year turns Grahamstown into “Jazztown” during the National Arts Festival. Its 20th anniversary edition from Monday, 29 June …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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