Battle over renaming Grahamstown: Renaming Grahamstown to Makhanda has been a comedy of errors and a civil society organisation has warned that arts & culture minister Nathi Mthethwa may have to pay the cost of the resulting litigatio…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Woman dies with her unborn child due to ‘shortage of ambulances’: “The ambulance only arrived at 7.30am and the woman only arrived at Settler’s Hospital in Makhanda at 9am. She lost her baby and had to undergo an emergency hysterectomy. She passed away yesterday, 26 …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Water Wednesday: Day Zero could hit Makhanda (Grahamstown) in two months: The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Pam Tshwete, visited Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) this week and was told the city could run out of water in two months. Here is the weekly water a…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
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.
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 to Grahamstown name change: More than 300 letters objecting to Grahamstown’s name change to that of Xhosa warrior, philosopher and prophet Makhanda have been received, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday “Mo…
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…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Rhodes wants inquest into Khensani Maseko’s death: MAKHANDA – Rape culture is in the spotlight again after the suicide of a Rhodes University student. Rhodes said they have approached the NPA and want an investigation to take place into the circumstan…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Drugs link in crime spike: In a Regional Court case earlier this year two Grahamstown (Makhanda) brothers were accused of selling drugs from their family home. The subsequent effects on the community were shocking, including en…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Before You Arrive We Were Here: Shuma Sopotela’s ‘Indlulamthi’: This production was realized with Lulamil Nikani, the Palestinian actor Ahmad Tobasi and Makhanda-based children from Ntsika High School and several other children groups she invited. Several other qu…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.
Port Elizabethan
Latest posts by Port Elizabethan (see all)
- Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes - 15 May 2026
- Urgent Call for South Africa to Support and Join Global Efforts to Phase Out Fossil Fuels - 15 April 2026
- Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life - 20 November 2025
- Death Toll Rises From Makhado Bus Crash - 21 October 2025
- Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System - 15 October 2025
