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Makhanda News: 7 die as blazes erupt across the Garden Route

30 October 2018 By Port Elizabethan

7 die as blazes erupt across the Garden Route: Seven people, including a baby and two toddlers died in the blazes sweeping through areas of Wilderness around George. Emergency services reported the toll rose from four to seven on Monday night. It …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Why I support the demands of domestic workers: eRhini or Makhanda as it is now known. For a girl who didn’t finish school, domestic work became the most obvious avenue and soon enough, she was working in white people’s hotels and homes.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Chance for new playwrights to shine at Naf: It will premiere on the Naf’s Main Programme or Arena in Makhanda (Grahamstown). Short-listed scripts will be announced and go into the incubation process in early 2019.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

CULTURE IS KEY TO A BETTER LIFE: “We have travelled to Port Elizabeth and Makhanda, where the people appreciated our performances. “The group is appealing to festival organisers and promoters to invite us to their functions.”
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

National Arts Festival is calling all emerging South African writers: The winning play will be announced and awarded a production budget, which will see it present as a premiere on the Main Programme or Arena at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda in June 2019. The d…
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.

MAKHANDA FESTIVAL CITY with Sid Penny: It will be somewhat quieter on the Rhodes University campus next week when undergraduate students knuckle down to some really serious work during “Swot Week” in preparation for the vital end-of-year e…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Rainbow too strong for Eagles: Rainbow’s all-important goal came in the 24 th minute when Makhanda Musekwa blasted in a rocket from inside the box. The second half saw Eagles commit more blunders. Their right winger, Justice Mametj…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Sibonelo Radebe: business and economy editor, The Conversation Africa: Sibonelo continued to work as a freelance journalist while studying for his second degree. He served as a stringer focused on Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown) and surrounding areas for The Eas…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

MIL-OSI Africa: Dlodlo set to visit the Steve Biko Foundation: The visit is a follow-up engagement after the September visit to the Makhanda area in which the Minister honoured former public servants in recognition of their contribution to serving the people of S…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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