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Makhanda in the news: OPINION | Makhanda name carries weight of brave warrior

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OPINION | Makhanda name carries weight of brave warrior: Heritage Month brings with it celebrations of our unique yet diverse inheritance from the past. The recent renaming of Grahamstown as Makhanda is a case in point. As South Africans we should embrace t…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Residents mull diverting rate payments: Residents of Grahamstown (Makhanda) are up in arms at collapsed service delivery in the small city, with a growing sector of the community calling for residents to divert their rates payments into a s…
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…
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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…
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 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.

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…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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.

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.

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