Residents of the Makana municipal area regularly supply tip-offs to the Grocott’s Mail newsroom. Many of our most interesting articles in recent years have come as a direct result of these.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
The St Andrew’s College and DSG rowing teams enjoyed a successful weekend in East London, where they took part in a three day event comprising two regattas, the Selborne Sprints over a course of 500m, and the Buffalo Regatta, which is raced over standard distances of 1 000m and 2 000m for juniors and seniors respectively.
Football Fridays is a call to all South Africans to get behind the 2010 Fifa World Cup and get excited about the biggest sporting show on the planet, the Soccer World Cup. South Africans are encouraged to wear a football shirt to work (or play) on every Friday up to the start of the 2010 Fifa World Cup on Friday, 11 June 2010.
The local model aircraft club, the Grahamstown Radio Flyers club is growing from strength-to-strength with, as seen on the right, a wide range of aircraft in the pits area awaiting their turn to fly. The club is also becoming popular with visitors from other clubs in the area coming to fly at the local flying field.
Medical experts are warning people that the high summer temperatures are bringing out the snakes. Malcolm Mitchley of Johannesburg’s paramedic training academy, and a snake expert, says: “The boomslang’s bite can be fatal.
The ANC Youth League should demonstrate its seriousness about education by delivering free education to the youth of the country, says ANCYL provincial leader, Mlibo Qoboshiyane.
IN response to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech, local opposition spokespeople shared their views on the issues addressed in the speech.
Grahamstown-born musician Unathi Nkayi is coming home to perform for the very first time. She will begin her nationwide tour in Grahamstown on 26 February. It promises to be a night to remember with a surprise celebrity guest performer. Unathi has shared the stage with many musical icons such as John Legend, Seal, Freshly Ground and others.
Whether you like to write sonnets before bedtime, sing with your choir or take a beautiful photo, the Eastern Cape Eisteddfod is back and waiting for your entry!
Ever wondered exactly where Grahamstown’s water supply comes from, and how it gets to us? The Grahamstown branch of Wildlife and Environment Society (Wessa) invites you on an educational tour of part of that network and its machinery.