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Makhanda News: Water and Sanitation clarifies disaster funding for Makana Municipality

16 May 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Water and Sanitation clarifies disaster funding for Makana Municipality: The Department of Water and Sanitation says it is not responsible for the disaster relief organisation, Gift of Givers, withdrawing its services from Makhanda, Grahamstown – despite the drought-hit …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

GIFT OF THE GIVERS LEAVES MAKHANDA DROUGHT CRISIS!: South African humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers says it’s withdrawing from Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. The organization says there has been no disagreement …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers pulls out of dry Makhanda, says other companies paid for its work: Charity organisation Gift of the Givers has withdrawn its help from the Makhanda, saying the government paid private companies for some of the work it had done in the area. Gift of the Givers CEO …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa: Gift of the Givers Withdraws from Makhanda: We have been inundated by calls from the media to confirm if we are withdrawing from Makhanda. The answer is “Yes”. There has been no disagreement with the Makhanda Municipality, they have been …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Magnet Theatre’s powerful G7: Okwe-Bokhwe: Magnet Theatre’s powerful G7: Okwe-Bokhwe returns for a run in Cape Town and at the National Arts Festival, Makhanda. The production is directed by Mandla Mbothwe and stars the talented graduates of …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

SA cocaine mule ‘Druglocks’ has sentence reduced in Thailand amnesty: Nobanda, a former Victoria Girls’ High School pupil from Makhanda (Grahamstown) was 23 years old at the time of her arrest in Bangkok. The manner in which the drugs were hidden earned her the nickname …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Government to pay R10m to private contractors for work Gift of the Givers was already doing: Port Elizabeth – The Department of Water and Sanitation will be paying private contractors R10 million for humanitarian work already carried out by Gift of the Givers in water scarce Makhanda in the …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of the Givers to withdraw from Makhanda after spending millions: Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers have made the decision to withdraw their presence from the Eastern Cape town of Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, after assisting the water-scarce …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Dam levels to carry Cape through winter: “Although vast parts of the Eastern Cape received heavy rains in the past two weeks, the regions of Gamtoos Valley and Makhanda remained a source of concern as they are almost dry of potable water,” …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Gift of Givers withdraws from Makhanda as matter of principle: Disaster relief organisation, Gift of Givers says in spite of the mounting challenges in the face of no rain and limited functional water treatment plants, as a matter of principle, they can no longer …
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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