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Grahamstown in the news: Springbok Sevens shine in Las Vegas

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Springbok Sevens shine in Las Vegas: The speedster from Grahamstown scored five tries at the Sam Boyd Stadium to be joint-third on the try-scorers’ list, and produced an unbelievable solo touchdown in the final as he carved through and around the Fijian defence. Yet despite the Blitzboks …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Misconceptions about countries such as Egypt & Mexico: Bernadette Hubbart, from Grahamstown, South Africa, is particularly aggrieved at how often this happens. ‘You must know (insert name of random person from SA / Africa here)…?’ people ask her. ‘No. Probably not,’ she retorts. ‘South Africa is big …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Specman credits Blitzbok structures: READ: Specman cracks nod for Las Vegas Dream Team The Grahamstown-raised stepper scored a brilliant try in the final of the tournament, won 19-12 by South Africa against Fiji on Monday morning (SA time), as well as having a hand in both other tries …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Specman shows there’s life after Senatla for Blitzboks: it is his side-stepping skills, quick feet and anticipation that makes him such a difficult player to mark. The dynamic 27-year-old from Grahamstown has it all, and showed that there is life after Senatla for the Blitzboks.
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Specman the only Blitzbok in Las Vegas Dream Team: The speedster from Grahamstown scored five tries at the Sam Boyd Stadium to be joint-third on the try-scorers’ list, and produced an unbelievable solo touchdown in the final as he carved through and around the Fijian defence. Yet despite the Blitzboks …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Border war meant Xhosa people were ‘rightfully expelled’ from Eastern Cape land‚ owners claim: This is one of the arguments put up by land owners of the Salem commonage near Grahamstown‚ who have taken the fight to keep their land to the Constitutional Court. Their appeal follows two judgments‚ which said the 6598 ha of agricultural land belongs …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Fighting talk from the DA: The comment comes after the DA’s Frontier Constituency introduced Nqaba Bhanga, or “Team Nqaba”, to members of the party’s Makana and Ndlambe caucuses at a meeting in Grahamstown this week, with many – including new Frontier Constituency leader …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Durban’s church bells are a quirky tourist attraction: “Bear in mind,” says Simon Milliken of the South African Guild of Church Bellringers, “We only have nine towers where change ringing is possible, spread between Durban, Cape Town, Grahamstown and Johannesburg.” Most churches may have bells but …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Leading lights: He also criticised the lack of visibility of local leaders. A Grahamstown Residents Association representative said the organisation would like to see more of the workforce taking pride in Grahamstown. “It’s the role of leadership to solve that problem …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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