A premiere of a play based on the life of Albertina Sisulu featuring recent Grahamstown visitor, Thembi Mtshali, a celebration of the life of Ruth First and another SA premiere from director Lara Foot with Grahamstown's Andrew Buckland are all part of the National Arts Festival (NAF) 2016 programme announced this morning at an event in Johannesburg.
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Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival, Ismail Mahomed announced this morning that the 2016 Festival will be his last. He has been at the artistic helm of the Festival for the past nine years.
In the early hours of this morning a metallic blue Toyota Tazz with Registration CSL771EC was stolen from outside Mandisas Tavern in Grahamstown, police said. Grahamstown Police Spokesperson Captain Mali Govender said it had a full tank petrol. A case of theft of motor vehicle opened for investigation. Contact Joza or Grahamstown police station if you have information.
Four people were arrested in Grahamstown on Thursday 31 March and police recovered suspected stolen property to the value of R120 000 in a raid on a home by the Joza Crime Prevention Unit.
Police have made an urgent appeal for information about the shooting of two rhinos on a property near Grahamstown. They were discovered early on Thursday 31 March.
The Legal Resources Centre and Richard Spoor Attorneys, who have offered assistance to the family of Sikhosiphi “Bazooka” Rhadebe, murdered chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), say they are deeply concerned about the response of the South African Police Services (SAPS) to the investigation surrounding his death.
Issues around address information on the voters roll are threatening to impact the forthcoming local elections.
A trainee pilot swam to safety after his plane crashed in the Kowie River this morning.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is likely to grill South Africa over its handling of conflict about proposed mining in the Xolobeni region of the Wild Coast following the assassination of anti-mining activist Bazooka Rhadebe.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is likely to grill South Africa over its handling of conflict about proposed mining in the Xolobeni region of the Wild Coast following the assassination of anti-mining activist Bazooka Rhadebe.