Swift action by police attached to the Grahamstown Highway Patrol and Grahamstown Crime Prevention Unit led to the recovery of abalone with an estimated value of more than R500 000 and the arrest of a 41 year old man. SPokesperson Captain…
It’s been a rare thing for Makhanda to hear a live orchestra outside of the National Arts Festival and last weekend the Makana Community Orchestra performed for the home crowd in their fourth performance of the year: Symphony Spectacular…
Creative director of Miseducation, Rethabile Ramaphakela, said she was blown away by Port Alfred. The town gets a good cameo on the Netflix series that went on air on Friday September 15. The series is about a young, self-absorbed,…
The G2C mountain bike race takes on a special meaning this year, with the 10th official edition of the race setting off on Sunday October 8 over 58km and 70km distances. Following a ‘dry run’ in 2022, the first formally organised G2C…
Effective collaboration between the K9 units of Makhanda, Cradock, Gqeberha and Queenstown, who shared intelligence about vehicles transporting abalone, led to the arrest of a 46-year-old suspect and the recovery of abalone worth over R1…
A Makhanda police sergeant was brutally attacked as she left her police living quarters to report to duty this morning, Sunday March 26. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said it was alleged that the police…
Glorious music reverberated in two of Makhanda’s beautiful old churches on Sunday 2 October. The fourth of five ‘Organ Crawls’ featured the Baptist Church (founded in 1820, the oldest in SA) and Christ Church (1876, 1881). Some Ndlambe…
Rhodes University Council approves the Senate recommendation for a vaccination mandate rule to enable the resumption of face-to-face university activities including teaching, learning and research On October 19, Rhodes University Council…
In July 2020, Phyllis Futter reached a special milestone – her 100th birthday. She passed away on Sunday July 25 2021. She had just celebrated her 101st birthday. The family Phyllis celebrated her life with provided this obituary. Born in…
The service delivery protests in Makhanda will be suspended with immediate effect, it was announced on Wednesday evening. This decision follows a lengthy meeting between organizers of the three-day shutdown and a top delegation from…
Rhodes University has appointed retired provincial Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Les Roberts as the University’s first Ombudsperson. His two-year appointment expires in 2022. Advocate Roberts holds Bachelor of Arts and LLB…
STATEMENT ISSUED BY RHODES UNIVERSITY Various departments of the University were hard at work over the long weekend in an endeavour to cover accumulated backlogs in critical areas of operation. The backlogs include the registration of…
A scrap metal collector was injured when an explosive device he had collected from a military base exploded in Makhanda on Monday morning. Police were called out to the Enkanini informal settlement at 8.45am. “On arrival at the scene,…
Recent heavy rains have made little difference to Makana municipality’s water crisis. Four dams in the Eastern Cape municipality are at 5% of their capacity, DispatchLIVE reports. Water and sanitation manager Gubevu Maduna said the…
Thando Patrick Lamani, 68, was last seen on December 4 2020 leaving his home in B Joza, Makhanda (Grahamstown). He did not say where he was going. He did not make any contact with his family after that. It is not known what clothing he…
