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Makhanda News: Drought-ridden Makhanda declared a state of disaster

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Drought-ridden Makhanda declared a state of disaster: The Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, which includes drought-stricken Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), has been declared a local state of disaster. The declaration was made …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda drowns in sewage – DA ECape: As the municipal workers’ strike continues unabated in Makhanda, residents are being forced to live in conditions that are not even fit for animals. While severe water leakages continue to plague the …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers drills for water in drought stricken Makhanda: In attempt to help the drought stricken town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, relief organisation the Gift of the Givers has struck pure drinking water while drilling an exploratory borehole. Dr Gideo…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

‘Makhanda drowns in sewage due to ongoing municipal workers strike’ DA: As the municipal workers’ strike continues unabated in Makhanda, residents are being forced to live in conditions that are not even fit for animals, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape sa…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of Givers hands over borehole project in Makhanda: The first of a three plan exploratory borehole project capable of supplying up to 400 000 litres of water per day to Rhodes University in Makhanda was officially handed over at the weekend. Gift of th…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Drilling against time to find water in Makhanda: Cape Town – Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers entered Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, earlier this month and has since delivered hundreds of thousands of litres of bottled water to areas al…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Science and tech department marks 23 years of Scifest: Preparation is under way for the 23 rd annual science and technology festival, Scifest Africa, to be held in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape, from 6 to 12 March. Scifest, which attracts ove…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Reconsidering South Africa’s approach to waste pickers: Fistoz Notyawa, 28, is a waste picker who lives on a landfill in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape. He collects recyclable material to sell to scrap yards and buyback centres. He mov…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Water Snippets: Engineering News, 11 February 2019 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 Gi…
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 Makhanda re…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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