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Makhanda in the news: Angifi Proctor Dladla

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Angifi Proctor Dladla: Makhanda, Maqoma are here, here with Dilima are here, here with Fadana are here, here with Langalibalele not as a footnote in a folktale. John Nkosi, Jafta Masemola are here, here with Mlangeni are he…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

OPINION | All legal boxes ticked in G’town name battle: The article “Battle over renaming G’town” published on September 6 2018, followed several news reports about questions regarding the legality of renaming Grahamstown to Makhanda. SA is emerging from a …
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The mystery of the invincible Kenyan warrior whose body was made of stone: warrior princess of the Dahomey Amazons in the 1800s South Africa renames colonial town after Makhanda, Xhosa warrior jailed for fighting the British in 1819 Born into the Sibho clan of Kano plains in …
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Convicted fraudster Nombiba must hand himself over to authorities today: Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Bongo Nombiba has until today to hand himself over to authorities after his petition to appeal against his conviction and jail sentence was dismissed by the Eastern C…
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The new Volvo XC60 is a match made in road trip heaven: My last three visits to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown (now Makhanda) have been undertaken in Volvos. I’ve completed the near 1000km journey in an XC90, V90 Cross Country and in 2018 an XC6…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Editorial: Strike down rape culture: Last Friday, a third-year university student died of suicide at home in Johannesburg. Khensani Maseko had been raped in Makhanda in May. Yesterday her family buried her. It was Women’s Day. The signif…
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KGG disputes Ministers figures on objections to Grahamstown name change: The lobby group, Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown, has disputed figures released by the Department of Sport, Art and Culture, on the number of objections received to changing the city’s name to Makhanda. …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Govt receives more than 300 objections over Grahamstown renaming: The Eastern Cape town could be named in honour of Xhosa warrior Makhanda. The objections range from concerns over cost implications and claims that there were a lack of consultations. Last month, howe…
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South Africa Day 14 – Grahamstown: The municipality of Makana (Grahamstown – now called Makhanda) is bankrupt, and as a result is in administration. The town is a bit shabby so I was amused by these signs. and this photo on a local Fac…
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Renaming Grahamstown after Makhanda gets over 300 objections: Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has revealed that he has received just more than 300 letters objecting to the gazetted name change of Grahamstown to Makhanda. The minister said to date 332 co…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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