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NEWS
May 26, 2022
Furious Alicedale residents take to the streets
Courts & Crime
May 26, 2022
Makana parks manager gunned down outside his home
ARTS & LIFE
May 26, 2022
Small is powerful: the civic labours of Krastin’s queer gnomes

OUR TOWN

Muni silent as families resort to buying water from donkey cart owners

Businesses partner with muni on ambitious pothole busting project

Stealing the sunshine

Municipality

May 27, 20220

‘New’ MCF councillors vote with ANC at Council meeting

By STAFF REPORTER The Makana Democratic Alliance’s (DA) motion of no confidence in the Speaker of the Council was defeated…

May 27, 2022

A good man gunned down: tributes from shocked friends and comrades

May 26, 2022

Weekly rainfall report – 19-25 May

May 26, 2022

Rights and duties of consumers and credit providers – Part 1

May 26, 2022

What’s on – 27 May to 2 June

May 26, 2022

Makana parks manager gunned down outside his home

OPINION & ANALYSIS

May 26, 20220

Rule of law must be upheld when appointing new Makana CFO and LED director

By JONATHAN WALTON The appointment of senior managers and municipal managers in several municipalities across the country has always been…

May 18, 2022

Makana’s flawed and questionable IDP

May 11, 2022

Have the cornerstones of local democracy broken down?

May 11, 2022

Thank you, Makana Parks, for sprucing up the Joza Youth Hub for our 14 May Open Day

May 4, 2022

The MCF’s pre-election PR list was never cast in stone

May 1, 2022

Why the Makana Citizens Front matters

SPORT

May 26, 20220

Unbeaten Klipfontein too strong for Rosebuds

By CHESLEY DANIELS Chesley Daniels Klipfontein United extended their lead on the overall log position with a 25-0 bonus-point win…

May 26, 2022

New leadership for local boxing

May 26, 2022

Y-Sports t-shirts for African Connection

May 26, 2022

Rampant Buys scores 4 tries in bonus-point win for St Mark’s

May 19, 2022

Oatlands rugby wunderkinds selected for EP trials

May 19, 2022

Narrow win for OC against Tigers

ECONOMIX

May 26, 20220

Criminals are after your money

Fraudsters are devising ever more devious schemes to defraud even the most careful and suspicious amongst us. Being vigilant is…

May 17, 2022

Coffee ya Africa

May 11, 2022

Street traders play a vital role: how their rights can be protected

May 11, 2022

Makhanda’s resilient small traders

April 14, 2022

Having enough money for retirement

April 11, 2022

Nguni-themed ceramics fired by cultural pride (and cow dung)

ARTS & LIFE

May 26, 20220

Small is powerful: the civic labours of Krastin’s queer gnomes

By aMan BLOOM Gavin Krastin, 2021 Standard Bank Young Artist for Performance Art at the National Arts Festival, and a team…

May 26, 2022

Rhodes University alumna and her cast move audience in poignant lyrical production

May 18, 2022

Should PJs be allowed in shops?

May 18, 2022

National Arts Festival bookings are open!

May 18, 2022

Makhandans get a chance to say, ‘Selimathunzi dukuduku’

May 18, 2022