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Makhanda News: Makhanda residents brave icy water for good cause

29 June 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Makhanda residents brave icy water for good cause: A hardy group of winter solstice swimmers in Makhanda took to the icy water of Grey Dam outside the city at dawn on the weekend. …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Two productions to represent Northern Cape at National Arts Festival: Eastern Cape hosts the popular National Arts Festival for the first time since Grahamstown was renamed Makhanda. Having fetched some accolades at 2018’s event, the Northern Cape will be represented by …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda National Arts festival expected to gain good economic returns: Eastern Cape Arts and Culture MEC Fezeka Bayeni says they anticipate good economic returns from the Makhanda National Arts festival, as it contributes R324-million to the national GDP and R94-million …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Artificial intelligence: Next music revolution?: The Creativate venue is situated at Thomas Pringle Hall, which is on the third floor of the Monument building, in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Admission is free but booking in advance is required. …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

The National Arts Festival kicks off in Makhanda: The 2019 National Arts Festival is officially underway in Makhanda. The festival will showcase South Africa’s biggest and brightest artists until 7 July 2019. The crowd watched as the South African …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Sisulu intervenes in Makhanda water crisis: Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has intervened in the water and sanitation crisis in Makhanda in an effort to ensure that residents in the Eastern Cape town have access …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Intervenes in Water and Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda [press release]: US launches effort to counter China’s economic influence in Africa The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has activated measures which will result in the Minister …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda repairing damaged water infrastructure after ‘sabotage’: CAPE TOWN – The Makhanda Municipality says it has set up water points in Makana for residents, as it works on repairing damaged water infrastructure, allegedly caused by sabotage. Thousands of …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

What you should go see at the National Arts Festival 2019: Happening from June 27 to July 7 in Makhanda, the National Arts Festival (NAF) brings 11 days of theatre, music, visual art, performance, film and more. Here are acting executive producer Nobesuthu …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

LETTER: Makhanda is as it has always been: John Perry describes Grahamstown in the 1970s, when he was a student there, as a “beautiful, tree-lined, well-governed university town” (Grahamstown a Shadow of its Former Self, Thanks to ANC, May 24) …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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