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Call for guaranteed income for the unemployed

The Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) in Grahamstown has called on the government to announce a  guaranteed income of R2 000 per month for all unemployed and underemployed people of South Africa.

Local leaders respond to 2010 budget speech

IN response to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech, local opposition spokespeople shared their views on the issues addressed in the speech.

Small towns can capitalise on World Cup hype

For places like Grahamstown that aren’t home to shiny new stadiums or team headquarters, the impact of  the Fifa World Cup will seem rather abstract.

Transportation troubles affect learner’s attendance

TAXIS in Grahamstown went on strike on Monday leaving parents to make alternative arrangements for their children.

Several schools in Grahamstown have been affected by the action but most were reluctant to comment on the poor situation of the government transport system. "It has affected our school and some students

PSAM: EC Health Department is bankrupt

The Eastern Cape Health Department is bankrupt and needs national intervention, says Daygan Eagar, Health Researcher at the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM).

ANC re-commits to promises

The ANC celebrated its birthday in style when it recommitted itself to the fulfillment of the promises it
made in the build-up to the recent general elections.

Acting Ward 12 chairperson Likhaya Ngqezana told a packed Tantyi Hall that they are celebrating the party's 98th anniversary and the 55th anniversary of the Freedom Charter.

G’town lawyer joins New York Bar of Attorneys

Former Grahamstonian Dawn Mpati-Muchira was recently admitted to the New York Bar of Attorneys (NYB). She is the daughter of the Supreme Court of Appeal chairperson, Justice Lex Mpati.

Arts Festival with a taste of laduma

This year’s Grahamstown National Arts Festival will be blended with a touch of soccer action since it will be held during the same period as the Fifa Soccer World Cup.

From 20 June to 4 July Grahamstown will be buzzing with the excitement of cultural activities, soccer hype and theatre entertainment.

Crossing the country on a unicycle

For most, the thought of cycling over 1 000 kilometres is more than daunting, but when South African Durbanite Geoff Brink (38) decided to hop onto a unicycle and cycle 1 606 km, his family and friends thought he was crazy.

How becoming a volunteer changed my life for the better

The wisest man who ever lived once proclaimed that “all is vanity”, however he added “whatever your
hands find to do; do it with all your heart, mind and soul”.

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