Cricket in the Eastern Province received a major boost with the announcement of a multi-million rand sponsorship recently. Axxess DSL has announced their purchase of st George’s Stadium, securing the naming rights and support for amateur cricket in the Eastern Province.
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Arbour Week was again celebrated with tree planting activities taking place at many different schools in Grahamstown. Thembinkosi Yanka and Thandoxolo Kula from the Millennium Tree Planting Project (MTPP) helped plant trees with the learners at the Seventh Day Adventist School.
In January 2006, Prof Michael Whisson wrote a sermon about the importance of answering one’s calling.
The Makana municipal council has imposed water restrictions in Grahamstown, which came into effect on Monday 14 September.
Grocott’s Mail has launched a new initiative that will change the manner in which Grahamstonians can share their newsworthy stories. The Grocott’s Mail Citizen Journalism Newsroom was officially launched during the Highway Africa week on Tuesday at the Grocott’s Mail offices in High Street.
Grocott’s Mail Online came out tops in the corporate category of the 2009 SABC Highway Africa New Media Awards held during the Absa Africa Night Dinner at the 1820 Settlers Monument on Monday night.
This week was the launch of the annual Child Health Week, a campaign that provides healthcare for children whose mothers find it difficult to regualrly visit a clinic.
Two men pretending to be jewellery traders entered a High Street money-lending business and held staff at gunpoint before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash Thursday morning.
A sewage leak near the northern commonage in Grahamstown is posing a potential health hazard for residents in the area. Municipal media spokesperson Thandy Matebese says that the leaks are being caused by a lack of manhole covers. People have been stealing the copper manhole covers to sell for scrap metal, leaving the sewage pipes exposed.
The Rhodes University Cricket Club held its first round of cricket trials for previously disadvantaged schools in Grahamstown, with about 40 youngsters taking part on the first day.