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Grahamstown News: From guarding flamingo feathers to furthering fintech – how FNB made it to 180 years

30 April 2019 By Port Elizabethan

From guarding flamingo feathers to furthering fintech – how FNB made it to 180 years: Subscribe to Fin24’s newsletter here As early as the bank’s founding in Grahamstown in 1838, then known as Eastern Province Bank, the bank served as a storage facility of valuable items. At the time …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Freedom Day faeces spread in Ramaphosa’s path in the Eastern Cape: Protesters led by the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) barricaded Dr Jacob Zuma Drive in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) during the early hours of Saturday, in anticipation of President Cyril …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Should there be a waiting period for spoiler discussions?: Kelly Solomons: Hmmm.. This is quite a tough one. For example I’m taking forever to see it [Avengers: Endgame] because there’s no cinema in Grahamstown so I have to go to PE. But now that’s not anyone …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Faeces spread in president’s path in Makhanda: Protestors led by the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) barricaded Dr Jacob Zuma Drive in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) during the early hours of Saturday in anticipation of the President Cyril …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Eco store opens doors in Thames to fight back against soft plastic: Donnelly hopes that the Restore Eco Market can add to the popularity of main street retail that’s growing in Grahamstown, the heritage precinct in Thames. “We’re grateful to the support of the local …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Rhodes PhD students come out tops at international competition: The four students – Nobuhle Ndebele, 24, Lindokuhle Nene, 25, Reitumetse Nkhahle, 26, and Gauta Matlou, 29, – all PhD chemistry students at Rhodes University in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Faeces spread in president’s path: Protesters lead by the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) barricaded Dr Jacob Zuma Drive in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) during the early hours of Saturday, in anticipation of the President Cyril …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

‘Our work is not yet done’: Ramaphosa leads Freedom Day celebrations: The president led national Freedom Day celebrations today by delivering the keynote address at a commemoration event in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape. “We are gathered here …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Hefty sentences for 3 Grahamstown rhino poachers: Forget Ndlovu, Jabulani Ndlovu and Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu were charged with more than 55 counts of rhino poaching between the 2013 and 2016. Convicted rhino poachers Forget Ndlovu, Jabulani Ndlovu and …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

Fixing South Africa’s public schools: lessons from a small-town university: The Conversation Africa’s Natasha Joseph spoke to Professor Di Wilmot about an initiative in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) to improve the outputs of the small town’s public schools. What’s the …
Source: “Grahamstown” – BingNews.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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