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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.

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.

In Pictures: 2018 Durban July Fashion: Two more explosive devices found in Durban School re-opening-date message fake Parliament to help curb violence against children Fire causes millions of rands worth of damages to metrorail train North …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

GRAHAMSTOWN NAME CHANGE CONTESTED: SOME organisations are against the idea of renaming Grahamstown Makhanda. Makhanda was a Xhosa warrior, philosopher and prophet who led an attack against the British in 1819. The proposed change was p…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown name change notice defective, argues KGG: A Grahamstown-based civic organisation is challenging the name change of the town to Makhanda. Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown (KGG) says the recent notice published by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mt…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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