Rhodes students and primary school learners joined together on Tuesday to sow a vegetable garden that aims to feed children under the Orphans and Vulnerable Children project (OVC).
Author: Michael Salzwedel
Bail has been denied for a 42-year-old man accused of raping a 70-year-old grandmother at Vukani Township.
Four members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (ECPL) are currently attending the annual National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in the US state of Kentucky.
There has been an ongoing tension developing between Grahamstown residents and municipal traffic officers. Complaints by two female citizens against the conduct of traffic officials has brought to light a record of similar complaints of harassment by officers, stretching back to 2003.
If you are a motorist who relies on a GPS device to navigate and you find yourself up the wrong street, it might just be the sun’s fault.
The Rhodes University fountain quad was abuzz with activity on Thursday morning when a spontaneous flash mob, inspired by the hit TV series Glee, broke into synchronised dance.
An elderly woman walked into Raglan Road Clinic crying and in pain on Tuesday. Accompanying her was a woman who asked the patients in the queue to allow her to move to the front as she was very sick. They agreed. The nurse on duty just looked at the old woman and said in a cold tone, “I’m going for a tea-break, she can wait for Sister Wendy to come on duty.”
The National School Nutritional Programme, which was introduced by Nelson Mandela in 1994, aims to provide children from underprivileged schools with the opportunity to have at least one substantially nutritious meal every school day.
Naked chests, drunken photographs or a relaxing drink may be some of your memories of the Old Goal Pub/Backpackers, but for Brian Peltason there are so many more. He says it’s the people he will remember most.
After its construction three months ago, Grahamstown’s Extension 9 community hall still lies closed and unused. The newly built modern face-brick building is meant to be used for a variety of community and cultural activities including weddings, funerals and community meetings.