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Makhanda in the news: Dance remains a festival drawcard

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Dance remains a festival drawcard: The NAF contributes R377.15 million to the economy of the Eastern Cape and a further R94.4m to Grahamstown (recently renamed Makhanda). This is a significant contributor to the region in terms of tour…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Two Centuries Before Mandela, This Xhosa Hero Died Escaping Robben Island: Makhanda, the warrior-prophet who had led a force of some 6,000 Xhosa in a disastrous attack on the British frontier settlement of Grahamstown a year earlier, in 1819, was held in a separate building, …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

King Lobengula Foundation celebrates Mandela100 Centenary: The King Lobengula Foundation started celebrating the Mandela100 Centenary Celebration by joining forces with the SANDF and the Makhanda Municipality in Joza to pick up some litter spread around the b…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Laying the Foundation for Greatness: The Department of Arts and Culture is resolute in working towards the elevation … has published the changing of the name of the town of “Grahamstown” to “Makhanda”. Name changes is an internationall…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda choir goes global: The Makhanda Kwantu Choir, made up of vibrant, ambitious and tenacious youth from the City of Saints, formerly Grahamstown, is taking part in this year’s World Choir Games under way in Tshwane.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Amanda Black rounds off National Arts Festival on high note: This year’s annual National Arts Festival in Makhanda ended on a high note, with performers taking to the stage for the last time at the popular Village Green Market The highlight performer, South Afr…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Double bill for animals: Fresh from the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, well-known South African performer and raconteur David Muller will be riding into Port Elizabeth for a once-off, double-bill performance on Wednesday …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

PICS: ART FEST BRINGS MAKHANDA TO LIFE!: The Sun Team along with South African Tourism (SAT) took a ‘ShotLeft’ from Johannesburg to Grahamstown, Eastern Cape – now known as Makhanda, for the annual National Arts Festival (NAF). The festival …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Amanda Black, Samthing Soweto, Vusi Mahlasela to wrap up #NAF18: Less than 24 hours remain for the National Arts Festival in the newly named town ‘Makhanda’, formerly known as Grahamstown. Festival spokesperson, Sascha Polkey said productions such as The Borrow Pit …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

More money to be spent, Grahamstown name change to Makhanda: The Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown will soon have to spend thousands of rands with the proposed name change that will take place. The name change was announced in the Government Gazette and the town …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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