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Mthatha news: Book Extract: Thabo Makgoba recalls the pain at losing Madiba in ‘Faith & Courage’

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Book Extract: Thabo Makgoba recalls the pain at losing Madiba in ‘Faith & Courage’: Motorcycle outriders then led the cortège through the streets of Mthatha, lined with people waving and crying, and to Qunu. In this extract, ARCHBISHOP THABO MAKGOBA recalls the last days of our Madiba, a statesman called Nelson Mandela. For the last …
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This story of a 1200km journey to deliver a book is just wonderful: Where had he encountered it? What had grabbed him enough to Google me down/up from Mthatha/Umtata? What was it and he all about? I had to know. Serendipitously, we were about to drive to the Eastern Cape coast a few days later. Perhaps I could bring him …
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Nkosikhona win 2017 heroes marathon: Running this fourth edition from Mthatha to Qunu Museum, Mhlakwana and Chelitu braved tough fields in the male and women races, before winning their crowns and a R50 000 cash prize each. Twenty-four year old Mhlakwana who clocked 2 hours 26:20 mins …
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Police monitoring EC taxi rank after violence that left officer injured: CAPE TOWN – Eastern Cape police say they’re monitoring part of Mthatha following a violent taxi dispute that left one officer injured. A fight broke out at the Border Cohana taxi rank on Saturday, when the Border Alliance and Uncedo Taxi Associations clashed.
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South Africa’s first ISP owned and run by a cooperative: Mankosi is a remote rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It is home to almost 6,000 people. The nearest city is Mthatha, about 60 kilometres away, as a bird flies. Most homes are not connected to the electricity grid; residents charge …
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EC police confiscate two taxis after violent route dispute: CAPE TOWN – Eastern Cape police have impounded two minibus taxis after a route dispute turned violent. It’s understood a row broke out in Mthatha on Saturday when the Uncedo Taxi Association interfered in the Border Alliance Taxi Association’s operations …
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Lauded for her fashion business: Luswazi, who grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, says she started designing at the age of 13. She says she also stitched sleepwear for her sibling during school holidays and sold sweets at school to generate an income to buy fabric. But it was during her …
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Incentives call to stay virgins: She said this during a dialogue at Bhumbane Great Palace, near Mthatha. The dialogue formed part of the national commemoration of World Aids Day which was addressed by Ramaphosa in his capacity as chairman of the South African National Aids Council (Sanac …
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Mthatha City silence buzzing Bees: Mthatha City got their sweet revenge when they beat EC Bees 3-2 in their ABC Motsepe League encounter at Mthatha Stadium on Friday. NO HOLDING BACK: EC Bees’ Yonela ’Sibaya’ Ntengiso going all out for a challenge. Mthatha City managed to pull off a 3 …
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Mthatha Bucks suspends former Sundowns winger: Nomandela is no stranger to breaking club rules having been accused of bad behaviour at Mamelodi Sundowns and Jomo Cosmos. Before the attacking midfielder was signed, club coach Ian Palmer had a one-on-one chat with regarding his indiscretions in the past.
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