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Makhanda News: Steve Hofmeyr calls Makhanda a ‘goatherder who pi*sed under an Acacia tree’

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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’ …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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 now Makhanda: ‘The left handed’: Places are named after people who built it. Not after people who destroyed it. Except in South Africa. Grahamstown will in future officially be known as “Makhanda”. Not named after Lt Col John Graham, …
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Steve Hofmeyr weighs in on renaming of Grahamstown: Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa announced on Wednesday that Grahamstown would now be known as Makhanda. Makhanda who was also known as Nxele was a Xhosa prophet and warrior. Weighing in on …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

It’s official – Grahamstown has become Makhanda: It has been a botched process. It will go to court and it will be overturned siphem@dispatch.co.za Grahamstown has officially changed its name to Makhanda, it was announced by arts and culture ministe…
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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 …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Welcome to Makhanda, Formerly Known As Grahamstown: 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…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Here’s why Grahamstown has been renamed Makhanda: Cape Town – Grahamstown, has officially been renamed to Makhanda, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced on Tuesday. “From today, it’s Makhanda,” declared Mthethwa on SABC on Tuesday night …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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