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Makhanda News: Residents want a new council

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Residents want a new council: Hundreds of people braved icy rain and heavy winds to march on Makhanda City Hall on Tuesday where they delivered a petition signed by more than 20,000 residents demanding that the decrepit city’s cou…
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.

Sensei Pascal Lecourt visit South Africa: SENSEI Pascal Lecourt’s first South African Karate Seminar brought more than 80 karatekas to Makhanda (previously known as Grahamstown) over the weekend of October 1 and 2. Karatekas who travelled fro…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Renaming SA one important landmark at a time: The historic Eastern Cape town was renamed to Makhanda this year. Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa announced the renaming of Grahamstown in July. The town was initially named after British fro…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

The Awards Wrap: The big SMARTIES Awards winners, John Brown SA content director wins big, and the Campaign Big Awards: Each of them will receive a cash incentive, as well as a commission to premiere a new work or exhibit on the Main Programme of the 2019 National Arts Festival, taking place in Makhanda (Grahamstown) f…
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.

2019 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards winners announced: As we celebrate 45 years of NAF next year in the newly renamed Makhanda, we look forward to the fresh and bold insights that the 2019 crop of SBYA winners will bring.” The 2019 National Arts 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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