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Makhanda News: Berni Searle is the 2019 National Arts Festival featured artist

21 February 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Berni Searle is the 2019 National Arts Festival featured artist: I welcome the opportunity to present selected work that I have made since then, as well as newly commissioned work that speaks to the focus on land at this year’s festival and look forward to the enga…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Hydrologist strikes again: Dr Groenewald’s unconventional methods of finding water in drought-stricken regions: Oom Gideon, as he prefers to be called, is part of the Gift of the Givers team which on Tuesday struck pure drinking water at 145 metres in Makhanda at his first attempt. The find is …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda residents take municipality to court over ‘toxic’ water: Attorney Brin Brody is representing residents including the Unemployed Peoples’ Movement which has raised concern about bacteria in the water coming out of the taps. CAPE TOWN – A group of …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Fleur du Cap theatre awards ‘to be a night to remember’: Mbongeni’s choreopoetic ensemble work in his theatre piece (s)kin garnered him the prestigious Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for best new director in 2016 and a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award at the …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Robertson’s Water Not Mixed With Poo As Claimed, Says Engineer: He said the suspicious colour of the water was not the result of the low reservoir levels that have made it difficult to get clean water into towns like Makhanda in Eastern Cape. Once the …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Drought-stricken Makhanda to get thousands of litres of water: Port Elizabeth – A hydrologist with the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has found drinking water in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape at his first drilling attempt. The …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda water crisis: Fresh hope as Gift of the Givers strikes water: Makana municipality in the Eastern Cape has declared all its water, except in Riebeek East, free from E. coli as the Gift of the Givers rejoices over the quick discovery of underground water in Makhan…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda water crisis deepens: MAKHANDA – Drought-stricken Makhanda’s water woes are getting worse. After having dry taps for over a week, residents now have to deal with dirty water. The municipality was forced to turn off the pum…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers given green light to drill boreholes in water-scarce Makhanda: The Makana municipality has given the green light to disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to start drilling boreholes as a medium-term solution to the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) water …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda’s prophecy must be fulfilled: How much does a subscription cost? Go to M&G subscriptions for our various print and digital subscription offers. How do I share embargoed content on social media? Premium embargoed content becomes fr…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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