Author: Michael Salzwedel

Puberty is an awkward age for most people. Your body starts to morph. You grow hair in places you never knew existed. Girls grow breasts and begin their menstrual cycles; boys grow taller and begin to shave.

Grahamstown's water quality has been affected by the floods, but it's a short-term problem according to Makana's Technical and Infrastructure Services Director, Thembinkosi Myalato. He said in a statement that while tests this week had indicated certain problems, the city's water was not toxic.

"Don't forget that Africans say, 'a foot does not smell where its going'. "Wheels of justice will turn one day. Today it's me but tomorrow it will be you."

Motorists needing to drive between Grahamstown and PE can bypass the sinkhole on the N2 by taking a route via the Alicedale road, which will add only 20 minutes to the normal N2 journey time and eliminate the need to go via Kenton-on-Sea.

Grahamstown has a poverty problem. It is a problem that is growing with more people living below the poverty line than in 1994.

They walk into the room, their faces filled with excitement. They huddle together as they approach the exhibit. Behind them comes Robynne Peatfield, a photojournalism student at Rhodes University. She has been working towards this day for months and smiles in anticipation.

Controversial lawyer and Makana councillor Paul Notyawa has been given 30 working days to resign as full-time councillor or leave his current job as a lawyer and work full-time in the Municipality.

6 Nov, 09h00: The R72 is now open to trucks as well, but there are still three stop/go's in operation. 5 Nov, 09h00: Roland Thompson of SANRAL says the R72 between Kenton and Port Alfred has re-opened to light vehicles, with three stop/go's, and that the construction of the bypass at the N2 slip is on track to be completed by early December. 29 Oct, 18h00: @TrafficSA has tweeted that the R72 has been closed between Kenton-on-Sea and Port Alfred due to a sagging road surface. 26 Oct, 14h00: Nanaga has been re-opened to traffic. There are still a number of stop-gos…

There were smiles all around at the Grahamstown City Hall on Friday 28 September as 94 learners and youths from various Eastern Cape schools and organisations were recognised for their efforts and achievements at The President’s Award for Youth Empowerment (TPA) awards ceremony.

Roughly based on The Amazing Race, which has been broadcast on local television, Grahamstown’s Amazing Chase attracted twelve teams comprising 33 people eager to decipher clues in and around the town.