For more than 32 years the Rhodes Law Clinic has served Grahamstown citizens and educated people all over the Eastern Cape about their rights. Its mission: to contribute to the development of the province through teaching, research and community service.

Grahamstown Rotary has donated a much-needed ultrasound machine to the Settlers' Hospital palliative care unit. A function was held on Monday 29 August to officially hand over the equipment, which is the first of its kind at the hospital, said hospice clinical services manager, Trish Gillies.

The Keiskamma Trust – whose staff produced the world renowned 120 metre long Keiskamma Altarpiece and the Keiskamma Tapestry – has won another prestigious award.

The announcement that the trust won the Chairman’s Premier Award - for contributing a sustained and extraordinary commitment to the arts in South Africa - was made at the 14th annual Business Day Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, in Johannesburg last week. It was awarded to the trust, together with its funders and donors.

Statistics South Africa will conduct the country’s third population and housing census from 10 to 31 October 2011 which could create employment opportunities for tens of thousands of Eastern Cape residents.