Stay in the loop with the latest and join the MEW WhatsApp group! POP-UPS/ FESTIVALS/ EXHIBITIONS/REPEAT EVENTS Friday, 25 – Saturday, 26 AugustGreek EveningA delicious meal including Mezze (calamari & roast pepper salad, feta & zucchini rissoles, hummus, pita), Main course (Lamb Moussaka), Dessert (Galaktabourika: Custard baked in Phyllo).@ Table Too, 16 Donkin Street19:30 for 20:00.Contact: 0826718558/ 0839602366.R220 per person 26 AugustGBS Mountain Drive Half Marathon21.1km half marathon over Mountain Drive@ Somerset Field, Graeme College07:00Booking: https://bit.ly/GBSMarathonPrice: R180 plus R40 for temporary licence Albany Runners 5km run as part of GBS Mountain Drive Half Marathon.A 5km run for those who want a shorter…
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Reviewed by Rod Amner “When we allow self-evident truths to percolate past our defences and into our consciousness, they are treated like so many hand grenades rolling across the dance floor of an improbably macabre party. We try to stay out of harm’s way, afraid they will go off, shatter our delusions, and leave us exposed to what we have done to the world and to ourselves, exposed as the hollow people we have become.” – Derrick Jensen ‘A Language Older Than Words’ (2004). Growth, Growth, Growth is a cyclonic tour of humanity’s rapacious and murderous relationship with itself and…
By Staff Reporter Local hydrologist, Peter Wasswa of the Institute for Water Research, is off to Switzerland for an internship and made sure he cleaned up the river under the Vukani Upper Bridge in Makhanda before he left. The cleanup took place on 12 August 2023 under the auspices of River Rescue, Makhanda. It involved not only removing all the garbage from the river, but unclogging two of the pipes so that the water could start trickling under the bridge again. River Rescue stalwart Helen Holleman described the cleanup as “heavy, very muddy work” and said she was grateful for…
By Atang Matiea Diverse in culture and rich in history, Makhanda is a small and beautiful town with elegant landscapes. Though the town is filled with beauty, the infrastructure, among other things, has deteriorated. But through the collaborative efforts between Makana Tourism and the National Arts Festival (NAF), small teams were tasked with cleaning up and revamping Makhanda. Obusitswe Seage, best known as the artist Bird King, is among these individuals. Seage is a multidisciplinary artist from Johannesburg and currently resides in Makhanda. He works with his business partner Michelle Lowry, and they took me around Makhanda to observe how…
Stay in the loop with the latest and join the MEW WhatsApp group! THIS WEEKTHURSDAY 17 AUGUST U3ALecture demonstration by GARDMED staff on dealing with the commonest medical emergencies that elderly folk encounter. Since the members of several other organisations have been invited to attend this event, it would be a good idea to arrive earlier than usual. Parking space is limited.@ Grahamstown Bowling Club, African Street10:00 – 11:00Free entry and donations to Gardmed will be gratefully received Grahamstown Bridge Club@ Grahamstown Bowling Club, African Street13:15 for 13:30Contact Sheila Hicks: 083 442 3322R15 non-members | R10 members Thursday Pool Competition@ SSS…
By Staff Reporter Kingswood College has been judged the best school in the Eastern Cape for school rugby. According to the Schoolboy Rugby South Africa 1st XV rankings released on 12 August, Kingswood is also 27th best in the country. St Andrew’s College has been ranked fourth in the Eastern Cape and 35th in the country, while Graeme College ranks sixth in Eastern Cape and 45th in the country. This means that Makhanda has three schools in the top 50 out of a total of 519 South African schools that were ranked. “Our boys have worked tirelessly this year under…
By Thapelo Matlala, Benny Mojela, Anna Majavu and Ruvesen NaidooAbout 200 angry and frustrated Makhanda and Alicedale residents packed the Makhanda City Hall on 16 August to let the Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, know all about the devastating effects of water mismanagement in Makana Municipality.Mchunu, dressed in worker’s overalls, arrived at the meeting directly after a site visit to the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works, and told the audience that the government’s duty was to make sure that water was well managed and used properly.But Tim Bull of the Makana Residents’ Association (MRA) said even though the drought…
By Luvuyo Sizani, DA Councillor and Caucus Leader in Makana Municipality Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Thembi Nkadimang, during her “keynote address” to Rhodes University (headlined in Grocott’s Mail on 13 August 2023, “Dysfunctional Makana municipality slammed by COGTA Minister”), deplored the state of Makana Municipality, lamented the fact that the budget is severely underspent, spewed anger at the continuous dysfunctionality, noted that for four years running the Municipality had received audit disclaimers, and announced that the solution was that “municipal councillors’ powers need to be reduced in order to achieve good governance, and there needed to…
By Loyiso Dyongman, GroundUp Delivering a keynote address at Rhodes University, COGTA Minister Thembi Nkadimang said she had seen Makhanda’s crumbling infrastructure first hand. While the City was failing to provide water to its residents, the minister noted that it had only spent 58% of its budget in the 2022/23 financial year. More than R21-million earmarked for infrastructure had been taken back by National Treasury because the municipality had failed to spend it. Characterised by years of dysfunction and mismanagement, the Makana Local Municipality was lambasted by Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Thembi Nkadimang on Tuesday. Speaking…
Stay in the loop with the latest and join the MEW WhatsApp group! POP-UPS/ FESTIVALS/ EXHIBITIONS/REPEAT EVENTS Friday, 11 August – Sunday, 13 AugustHa! Retreat at Deep SouthMulti-instrumentalist improvising musician Francois (HA! Man) facilitates a weekend of improvised creativity – music, words, images, and movement. Come and play: “Like life, improvisation is a balancing act. It is a deed of full awareness. An awareness that includes both what we know and what we do not know.”@ Deep South Retreat Centre, Firglen farm (20kms outside Makhanda)17:00 on Friday to 14:00 on SundayFor bookings: Francois on 0835587380 francois@imaginet.co.zaPrice: R2500 __ THIS WEEK THURSDAY 10…