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Mthatha news: SA commemorates #NelsonMandela

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SA commemorates #NelsonMandela: Mandela was born in the province’ village of Qunu, near Mthatha. “Unthreading Mandela hopes to represent Mandela’s life as the ‘individual threads’ that wove Mandela’s freedom, or as it were, the narratives that make up Mandela’s story. The exhibition …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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 …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Millions looted during Nelson Mandel’s funeral: The funds were to enable Masualle‚ as one of the key hosts‚ to settle any costs related to the receiving of guests‚ side meetings that required special rooms and any other incidental costs whilst Masualle was in Mthatha for Mandela’s funeral.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa commemorates struggle icon Mandela: Mandela was born in the province’ village of Qunu, near Mthatha. “Unthreading Mandela hopes to represent Mandela’s life as the ‘individual threads’ that wove Mandela’s freedom, or as it were, the narratives that make up Mandela’s story.
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Explosive report exposes Mandela funeral greed: This is just one of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s shock findings on the Eastern Cape provincial government’s shambolic preparations for Mandela’s burial in Qunu, near Mthatha. On Monday Mkhwebane released the report of her investigation into …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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 …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Graca Machel to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in Heroes Marathon: The event will consist of four different races ranging from between 5 kiliometres and 42 kilometres. The main marathon will begin at the Mthatha Airport and follow the last route to Qunu, where the former statesman was raised and buried. Machel is an …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

EC blind appeal to premier for practitioners and resources: These issues were raised during the first day of a three-day blind indaba held at the Savoy Hotel in Mthatha at the weekend. Provincial executive committee member for the South African National Council for the Blind Thandile Gladile-Butana told officials …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa’s Deputy President, at World AIDS Day 2017…: For nearly three decades – beginning on the 1st of December 1988 – people across the globe have been commemorating World AIDS Day. Every 1st of December, we take time to affirm our collective solidarity with people living with, and affected by, HIV …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Mhlakwana wins 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. The 24-year-old Mhlakwana, who clocked 2 hours 26:20 mins …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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