Rhodes students James Dillon and Tim Hulley are well on their way to Harrismith after leaving Grahamstown on 2 September by bicycle .
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It’s time to get the trainers out and celebrate Spring and Heritage month by taking part in the annual Wimpy Heritage Day Challenge, organised by Kingswood Junior School. The event, a 10km and 5km fun run/walk, takes place from the Kingswood College City Lords rugby field on Sunday, 20 September, starting at 8am.
Grahamstown Brumbies travel to Uitenhage tomorrow for the club’s final match of the season, when they face Spring Rose rugby club from Port Elizabeth.
Local artist, Sally Scott, has had three of her works included in a prestigious exhibition of African textiles that will be traveling to Paris, France next week for the 15th Carrefour European Patchwork Exposition.
Since entries for the 85th anniversary of the Comrades Marathon opened last week, the CMA office has been a buzz of activity. As of yesterday the entry number stood at 4 425. Entries for previous Comrades finishers, capped at 15 000, close on 31 October. On 1 November, entries will open for novices and will close on 30 November, capped at 5 000 athletes.
Roxbury Cinema is screening My Sister’s Keeper this week and there will be special screening over the weekend which will raise funds for a donation to be made to Grahamstown Hospice.
Google has started gathering images of South Africa for the Street View feature in Google Maps. Using Toyota Prius cars, Google will begin driving around South Africa and taking photographs of locations in and around major cities, so the Google vehicle was recently spotted in Port Elizabeth.
Makana Municipality is keeping mum on why it has stripped all traffic officers of their authority to arrest offenders.
Makana Municipality is keeping mum on why it has stripped all traffic officers of their authority to arrest offenders. This follows hot on the heels of a memorandum which was issued to traffic officers last month, a copy of which Grocott’s Mail is in possession of.
Mercedes-Benz’s offering for the luxury Sports Utility Vehicle market is the GL-Class. This seven-seater premium offroader offers excellent handling both on and off road and pampers occupants with its extremely spacious accommodation and the comfort of a luxury saloon.