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Makhanda News: Man shot and killed in meter taxi

2 February 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Man shot and killed in meter taxi: No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing. The name of the deceased has been confirmed as Sipho Makhanda (37). Makhanda’s friends have sent him tributes on Facebook, calling him a peopl…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

‘More rain expected,’ says weather service after government warns about decreasing dam levels: Rain expected in February The area affected the worst is the Makhanda municipality in the Eastern Cape. “Predictions are that the residents of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) may soon be queuing for w…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Former EMS boss appears in court over rhino horn theft: Five men, including a former acting manager of Emergency Medical Services in Makhanda, arrested for alleged possession of two valuable horns from a single Black Rhino poached in the Great Fish River r…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

2019 National Arts Festival Fringe: The 45th iteration of South Africa’s biggest and most diverse arts showcase will take place from 27 June to 7 July in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape. National Arts Festival Fringe …
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.

Calling all emerging SA 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.

Creativate Digital Arts Festival Calls for 2019 Submissions: Artists who are exploring the innovative space where arts and technology converge are invited to submit a proposal to be part of the second edition of the Creativate Digital Arts Festival in Makhanda …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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