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Zola Nqini Statue in Uitenhage – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Zola Nqini Statue in Uitenhage: A few weeks ago we took part in the NG Kerk Uitenhage Oos' Amazing Race around Uitenhage.  One of the clues sent us to a picture of a statue which I didn't recognise.  After asking a few people we ended up at the Market Square in front of the Uitenhage Townhall at the statue which turned out to be that of anti-apartheid activist Zola Nqini.Nqini was the former supreme commander of … [Read more...] about Zola Nqini Statue in Uitenhage – Featured Blog

NMBMM Condemns Vandalisation of #QueenVictoria

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has condemned the vandalism of the statue of former British monarch Queen Victoria. "There is no need for any individual or group to resort to vandalism, unlawfulness or hooliganism," Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality spokesperson Roland Williams said. The statue, which stands in front of the main Nelson Mandela Bay library in the city centre, was vandalised on Friday morning. "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality wishes to emphasise that we live in a … [Read more...] about NMBMM Condemns Vandalisation of #QueenVictoria

EFF Confirms setting statue alight

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Port Elizabeth - EFF deputy chairperson for the Nelson Mandela Bay region, Bo Madwara, has confirmed that the local chapter was behind the setting alight of the War Memorial statue in Uitenhage's Market Square on Thursday. Unfortunately we could not topple the statue, as the police came and stopped us, he said. Madwara said the Uitenhage war memorial was just the tip of the iceberg. The EFF has a programme in Nelson Mandela Bay that will seek to destroy all colonial statues that have … [Read more...] about EFF Confirms setting statue alight