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Makhanda News: National Arts Festival spreads it wings to the United Arab Emirates

18 November 2018 By Port Elizabethan

National Arts Festival spreads it wings to the United Arab Emirates: The Al Majaz Waterfront will be the event’s hub. “They are taking a long term view on the project. Festivals in Edinburgh, Makhanda [formerly known as Grahamstown], Adelaide and elsewhere all make mas…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

ANC hold secretive Thuma Mina meeting in Makhanda: The African National Congress’s Thuma Mina campaign turned out to be something of a secretive affair in Makhanda on Wednesday. Sarah Baartman ANC region chair Scara Njadayi had just arrived at Makhand…
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.

North West inmate escapee re-arrested in Mthatha: Police spokesperson Captain Dineo Koena said Mandisi Makhanda, who was serving a life sentence and escaped some time ago, was apprehended on Wednesday by Ngqeleni police and the Mthatha Flying Squad w…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

NW escapee re-arrested in Mthatha: The suspect Mandisi Makhanda was also found in possession of a police issue 9mm pistol and two magazines containing 14 rounds of ammunition. His brother Simphiwe who escaped with him was re-arrested i…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

‘DA Makana Local Municipality Cllrs removed from Council meeting by armed police’: Nhanha said that hundreds of residents on Tuesday marched to the City Hall in Makhanda, calling for the dissolution of the municipality. These residents also drew up a petition that was signed by more …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Hot off the Press: If my in-laws did that with my children there’d be a serious altercation… This is brewing in our town… Makhanda (yes, you read right, used to be Grahamstown until about a month ago). We have had a…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

EC film fest for Makhanda: Aimed at aspiring as well as professional filmmakers, the Eastern Cape film festival will host its fourth film festival in Makhanda (previously known as Grahamstown) from December 1 to 6. The festival …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

My Great Big Makhanda Holiday PLUS Back to School: The Rhodes University Community Engagement Division has launched Engagement in Action, a new podcast which aims to bring to life some of the many ways in which the University interacts with communitie…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Why I support the demands of domestic workers: eRhini or Makhanda as it is now known. For a girl who didn’t finish school, domestic work became the most obvious avenue and soon enough, she was working in white people’s hotels and homes. My mother …
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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