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Makhanda News: Sibonelo Radebe: business and economy editor, The Conversation Africa

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Sibonelo Radebe: business and economy editor, The Conversation Africa: He served as a stringer focused on Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown) and surrounding areas for The Eastern Province Herald newspaper. He also worked for the State Information Technology …
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South Africa: Minister Ayanda Dlodlo Visits Steve Biko Foundation and Nightingales Association, 18 Oct: The visit by Minister Dlodlo is a follow-up engagement after the Ministry for the Public Service and Administration, on 21 September 2018, honored former public servants in the Makhanda area in …
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Six killed on EC roads: Six people have been killed in road accidents in the Eastern Cape in the last 24 hours. They died in two accidents on the N2 between Makhanda and King William’s Town. The worst accident claimed four l…
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Eastern Cape police members awarded for apprehending dangerous escapee: This, after they tracked down and apprehended one of the most wanted and dangerous prisoners, Simphiwe Makhanda, who escaped from the maximum prison in Mahikeng in North West some time ago. Police spo…
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Colour me creative: Save the date for these 5 iconic SA art festivals returning in 2019: Over 11 days, the world’s arts spotlight shifts to the small Eastern Cape city of Grahamstown, which has been renamed to Makhanda, for a festival packed with theatre, dance, visual and performance art …
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Steve Hofmeyr calls Makhanda a ‘goatherder who pi*sed under an Acacia tree’: Singer and controversial Afrikaans activist Steve Hofmeyr has publicly refused to acknowledge the Eastern Cape Town of Makhanda and insists on referring to it by its colonial name, Grahamstown. If it’ …
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Steve Hofmeyr on why he won’t refer to Grahamstown as Makhanda: Controversial Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr took to Twitter to weigh in on the renaming of Grahamstown. The Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown was officially been renamed to Makhanda on Tuesday, and wh…
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Grahamstown’s name changed to Makhanda: It’s welcome to Makhanda and goodbye to Grahamstown after Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had made a final determination on the name change on Tuesday evening. In a statemen…
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Grahamstown Officially Renamed After Xhosa Warrior Makhanda kaNxele: Grahamstown has officially been renamed to Makhanda by Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa. In a statement, Mthethwa explained why the name change was imminent and ‘Makhanda’ was a more fitting …
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Grahamstown changes to Makhanda, despite objections: Grahamstown has officially been renamed Makhanda despite an influx of thousands of complaints and objections to the historical towns’ renaming. Yesterday, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, iss…
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