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Makhanda News: Day zero looms for Makhanda

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Day zero looms for Makhanda: Day Zero is looming for the town of Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown, which has pleaded with the national and provincial governments to step in to help prevent the taps running dry.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Saddle up! Three men arrested at Makhanda, Grahamstown: Three men have been arrested after attempting to sell stolen saddles at Makhanda, Grahamstown. Captain Mali Govender says the three men were arrested on Friday and two saddles were seized to the value …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Middle-class water privileges are irrational: Makhanda is heading towards a drought-fuelled water crisis. One gets the sense that our local political leaders have their heads in the sand about the matter. Currently, at least one major dam is sitt…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Bullet fired at party after ‘gangster’ funeral kills 11-year-old boy: Ndema was gunned down at about 1.15am on January 7 outside Gqalane’s tavern in Makhanda Street, Zwide. Detectives, who are still investigating the murder, suspect the killing is linked to an ongoing 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.

Art Fairs and Festivals to see in 2019: Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for 11 days and is held in the small university city of Makhanda (Grahamstown), which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130km from Port Elizabeth.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

No end in sight yet to Makhanda supply crisis: Most of Makhanda has been without water since Sunday. It is one of several prolonged water outages that the roughly 70,000 residents have suffered over the festive season – including Christmas day – a…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

DA says Makana Local Municipality failing its people, wants Xasa to intervene: In Riebeek East, just outside Makhanda, four new boreholes are ready to bring much needed water to the drought-stricken town, but the Makana Local Municipality has failed to connect the boreholes or s…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda – formerly Grahamstown, now a city of shame: DA: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape on Friday claimed that the town of Makhanda – formerly Grahamstown, has become a city of shame. “Human waste running down the streets, RDP houses with …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Ghana: Barclays Bank to Rebrand As Absa in 2020: Makhanda — BARCLAYS Bank logos in Ghana will give way to the Absa insignia in June 2020. The Absa Group is taking the proud 100-year heritage that Barclays has established in Africa to build on it and …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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