ANC Secretary General (SG) Gwede Mantashe strongly warned parents not to make their kids spoiled brats, relying on grants, during his door-to-door visit in Grahamstown on 23 June.
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Makana Municipality Fire Chief William Welkom says the fires on both the west and east of Grahamstown have abated. "The fire south-west of Grahamstown seems to be out at the moment," Welkom said around midday on Tuesday 28 June. Makana fire fighters have been monitoring the area day and night.
Recovery of the water supply to Grahamstown was started Monday 27 June and while it is expected that the pump station serving mainly the eastern areas of town will be running at normal capacity by late Tuesday 28 June, a problem at the Waainek supply means officials have had to shut off the water to Grahamstown West completely until 5am on Wednesday 29 June.
* WATER CRISIS UPDATE AT 4.45pm TUESDAY 28 JUNE – More delays: longer outage to secure supply From Makana Municipality: The problems experienced with filling up the reservoirs in the western side has forced the Municipality to close water supply until 5am Wednesday 29 June. This will allow the reservoirs to get up to acceptable levels and although this is a huge inconvenience we have resolved that this decision will be the best to ensure there is water supply constantly from tomorrow.
There's a lot of smoke coming across #Grahamstown right now but that doesn't mean the fire has got worse – it's just that the wind has changed direction, Makana Fire Chief William Welkom told Grocott’s Mail this afternoon.
Around 25 determined people were brave enough to take the plunge and dive into Grey Dam this morning to mark the Winter Solstice.
While 18 people were arrested and four vehicles impounded in King WIlliam's Town, Bhisho and East London in a taxi industry protest today, the Grahamstown event was controlled and without incident.
The Rotary Club of Grahamstown Sunset is hosting its third annual 'Grahamstown’s Got Talent' concert tonight (7pm Friday 27 May). Their aim, they say, is "to showcase the extraordinary gifts that we have in the town."
Three foreign vessels have been captured off the Eastern Cape coast and are now being held in East London harbour following a joint operation by government departments and the army and navy that included a chase at sea.
Swift action from patrolling Grahamstown police officers led to the arrest of a suspect who had allegedly stolen all four tyres of one of the cars belonging to a local driving school.