Nqaba Bhanga, the Democratic Alliance’s provincial leader promised Grahamstown more job opportunities and better service delivery should the party be voted in to lead. Bhanga addressed residents in an early lead-up to the campaign for the 2019 general elections at the Recreation Hall in Albany Road on 6 September. Other party leaders from across the province were there to show support. The meeting started off with a prayer and various speakers rallied support for the DA. The DA’s caucus leader, Mlindi Nhanha introduced Bhanga as a freedom fighter who had been relentless in the struggle for the liberation of South…
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A case of business robbery is being investigated following an incident at Jojo mini market Spaza Shop in Vukani location, Grahamstown. The incident took place around 7pm on Saturday 9 September. Police Spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said three males entered the shop and pointed a firearm at the shop owner. “They took airtime, cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of cash and fled,” Govender said. No arrests were made and any person with information is requested to contact the Grahamstown SAPS.
As elderly people gathered at the Ethembeni Old Age Centre on 08 August to celebrate A Women’s Day treat hosted for the elderly by a group called Good Friends at Ethembeni Old Age Centre was bittersweet. Ethembeni is a non-residential care facility for the aged, providing nutrition, stimulation and advocacy. It serves retired or disabled persons, including housebound people, to whom meals are also supplied. It had been a month since the centre was closed. “The centre was our safe haven. Now it has been taken from us but I thank God that people will hear about it,” said Koliti.…
MVI_3830[1 Grahamstown professional boxer, Mziwoxolo Ndwayana will be fighting for the South African title this weekend in Johannesburg. “I am ready for the fight, I have been preparing for it,” said Ndwayana. “In the army there is no rain. I want to bring the title home,”. said Ndwayana who has been working with Rhodes students and the Military Base boxers. Ndwayana will be fighting Thulani Mbenge for the SA Welterweight Championship over 12 rounds. The fight, which is one of the lead up fights to the IBO Cruiserweight World Title fight between Youri Kalenga (France) and Kevin Lerena (SA) takes…
The teachers and children of Sibanye Special Day Care Centre received a surprise visit from the MEC of Human Settlements, Helen Sauls-August on Friday 25 August 2017 during her visit to Makana Municipality. Gifts incuding matresses, toiletries and non-perishable foods were handed over to the centre. The principal of Samuel Ntlebi Primary School, Dudu Myemane, has made a classroom available for the facility that cares for disabled children in Grahamstown. The Centre has been running for three years. According to one of the teachers and supervisor of the centre, Nomalungisa Maloni, they started with only three children and the number grew to…
On 18 August 1977 Steve Biko, founder of the Black Conscious Movement in South Africa, was arrested outside Grahamstown. Participants in a 40-year-anniversary commemoration in Grahamstown last week announced a campaign to have Beaufort Street renamed in his honour. Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) members gathered at the site of Biko’s arrest in a roadblock opposite the former caravan park (now Makana Resort) last Friday. At the forefront of the commemoration was Imbeleko, the organisation’s women’s wing, and the theme of Women’s Month. Biko died less than a month after his arrest, from injuries inflicted by his security police interrogators, and Imbeleko Provincial…
Mziwoxolo Ndwayana, a Grahamstown based boxer, is a World Boxing Federation (WBF) international champion. Ndwayana is preparing to fight for the South African title, which will take place on 9 September in Johannesburg. The South African title is currently held by Thulani Mbenge. The fight was originally set for this weekend, but was rescheduled. Bulelani Ndwayana, coach and manager of his son Mziwoxolo said they received a chance to fight for the SA title due to Mziwoxolo being the WBF title-holder. Ndwayana is a former Eastern Cape champion, but lost that title last year. “We lost the fight because it…
A group of men who call themselves the Good Friends gathered at Ethembeni Old Age Service Centre in Joza on Women’s Day to celebrate Women’s Day. The Good Friends – most of them Rhodes University employees – were Malungisa Matika, Monde Prince, Vuyani Jacobs, Lamani Matholweni, Thembelani Boma and Mncedisi Boma. Ward 2 Councillor Rami Xonxa encouraged the elders to recount their knowledge of the day in 1956 that women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria have the “dompas” abolished. “It might be that our grievances are not yet met, but we must respect the freedom we fought for and…
While thousands gathered outside Parliament today in anticipation of the No Confidence Vote on President Jacob Zuma, DA councillors gathered on Church Square in Grahamstown this morning. “There are so many people who are so terribly disappointed that South Africa is going in the wrong direction and that includes people in the ruling party,” said Ward 4 Councillor Brian Fargher. “I think it is very important that people are now being able to vote under a secret ballot. Within the next few hours, history could change. We are all excited and we want to see what happens.” Photo: Lindani Donyeli
Staff and pupils from the Eluxolweni Child and Youth Centre took soup and bread to people at the municipal landfill site as a Mandela Day mission. Eluxolweni helps children who are experiencing problems with their families at home. Some have lost their parents or have been abused. A social worker asses each child, and accompanies them to court until a decision is made as to if the child will return home or come to live at Eluxolweni. Eluxolweni assists young boys from the age of eight until 18. “There are also some children here [at the landfill] who used to…