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Mthatha news: Black hair, sharp scissors and the totality of white power

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Black hair, sharp scissors and the totality of white power: Coming from Mthatha in the old Transkei, the young man had been exposed to multiracial schooling and a different milieu to that of the ‘Border’ town he now had to navigate. At the first assembly, as Die Stem was sung, the Transkei boys decided not to …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

‘Stop all the Mandelising’: Why must “everything” be named after former president Nelson Mandela? That is what his eldest grandson, Mandla, is asking, after opposing a move to rename Mthatha Airport after the late statesman. Mandla Mandela (42), the chief of Mvezo, has lambasted …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

The Eastern Cape’s broken healthcare system – emergency care required: “The PPT bus [which transports patients] was scheduled to leave at 3am every morning in order for patients to secure a place in the queues at the hospital in Mthatha. This was the only way to allow for the patients to be seen on the same day …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Zuma-Led Govt Must Laud Other Struggle Icons And Stop ‘Mandelising Everything’ – Mandla: Mandla Mandela was reacting to a recent proposal to have Mthatha Airport renamed after Nelson Mandela. Mthatha airport is in Eastern Cape and was previously named K. D. Matanzima Airport after Kaiser Matanzima, a president of the former Transkei and …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Task team nab another suspect in probe into abduction, murder and rape of two NMMU students: Twenty-eight-year-old, Thabani Ngwekazi, of Mthatha was shot dead while his 21-year-old companion, also an NMMU student, were abducted by five men on August 13th. Naidu says the 26-year-old suspect behind bars in the latest arrest will appear in court soon.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Wants People To Stop Naming Things After Nelson Mandela: South Africa’s Mthatha Airport is up for a name change. According to City Press, the airport’s Aviation Board is considering renaming it for former president Nelson Mandela. If the plan goes through, the building will join schools, parks, bridges …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

How the Wild Coast is denied access to basic healthcare: Situated in the Mbashe Municipality in the Eastern Cape, 100 kilometres from Mthatha, the Xhora Mouth Administrative Area consists of four villages: Mgojweni, Folokwe, Nqileni and Tshezi. Residents struggle to gain access to quality healthcare. And by …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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