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Makhanda in the news: Steve Hofmeyr calls Makhanda a ‘goatherder who pi*sed under an Acacia tree’

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Steve Hofmeyr calls Makhanda a ‘goatherder who pi*sed under an Acacia tree’: Singer and controversial Afrikaans activist Steve Hofmeyr has publicly refused to acknowledge the Eastern Cape Town of Makhanda and insists on referring to it by its colonial name, Grahamstown. If it’ …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Steve Hofmeyr on why he won’t refer to Grahamstown as Makhanda: Controversial Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr took to Twitter to weigh in on the renaming of Grahamstown. The Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown was officially been renamed to Makhanda on Tuesday, and wh…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown’s name changed to Makhanda: It’s welcome to Makhanda and goodbye to Grahamstown after Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had made a final determination on the name change on Tuesday evening. In a statemen…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

It’s Makhanda and that’s final, says Mthethwa: Makhanda will stay Makhanda – and that is the last word on the subject, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa says. But the fight to keep Grahamstown’s name unchanged is not over, according to lobb…
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Grahamstown Officially Renamed After Xhosa Warrior Makhanda kaNxele: Grahamstown has officially been renamed to Makhanda by Arts and Culture minister, Nathi Mthethwa. In a statement, Mthethwa explained why the name change was imminent and ‘Makhanda’ was a more fitting …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown changes to Makhanda, despite objections: Grahamstown has officially been renamed Makhanda despite an influx of thousands of complaints and objections to the historical towns’ renaming. Yesterday, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, iss…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Welcome to Makhanda, Formerly Known As Grahamstown: It’s welcome to Makhanda and goodbye to Grahamstown after Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had made a final determination on the name change on Tuesday evening. In a statemen…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown to be renamed Makhanda after Xhosa warrior: In June this year Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced a name change for Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape in the Government Gazette. The city is to be known as Makhanda after the Xhosa pr…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown officially renamed Makhanda: The Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown, has officially been renamed to Makhanda, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced on SABC TV on Tuesday night. The minister said, “we followed the lette…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown Officially Renamed: Makhanda: Makhanda is now the official new name for Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, following the name change first announced in the Government Gazette by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mtheth…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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