The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) MEC Bulelwa Tunyiswa has praised two prominent Eastern Cape music associations for reaching agreement on promoting choral music in the province. In a recent meeting with DSRAC. the Eastern Cape Choral Music Association, (ECCMA) and Guild of Choral and Indigenous Music Practitioners in Eastern Cape (GCIMP-EC), decided on: Advancing plans to host the annual OR Tambo Choral Music Competitions in the first week of December 2018 and that all Provincial choirs will participate irrespective of affiliation. DSRAC must drive the OR Tambo Provincial Choral Music Competition this year, working with the Task Team…
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The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) social grant payment cycle for the month of October will begin on 29 September 2018, the Agency said in a statement.. “This means that all social grant beneficiaries using the new Gold Sassa card and their private bank accounts can access their social grants at all South African Post Office outlets, merchants and ATMS from 29 September 2018,” Sassa said. Payment at Sassa cash paypoints would begin on 8 October 2018 across the province.
Cannabis law a new threat on the roads On Tuesday 18 September 2018 the cultivation and personal use of cannabis at home was legalised in South Africa. Whether you celebrate this ruling or disagree with it, it can affect road safety. Experts have asked whether the laws and processes of detecting cannabis use in drivers will be changed and improved. The managing director of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, says as it stands, South Africa is not equipped to tackle the increase of cannabis use on the roads. Last year the Central Drug Authority said that cannabis use could double the number…
The Rhodes University Orchestra will present its annual Symphony Concert on 22 September 2018 at 7.30pm in the Guy Butler Theatre at the Monument in Grahamstown (Makhanda). This year, the orchestra will also perform on 23 September 2018 at 3.30pm in the Nelson Mandela University South Campus Auditorium, Port Elizabeth. Conducted by David Scarr, the programme presents the prizewinning soloists Mvume Mdidimba (bassoon), Emma Farquarson (soprano) and Analisa Kelemi (mezzo soprano). The concert will also feature the RU Vocal Ensemble and guest virtuoso violinist, Naomi Fokkens. Programme Shostakovich – Waltz from the Jazz Suite (arr. Lindsay Johnston) Mozart – Bassoon Concerto 1st movement…
On World Rhino Day this year, the Eastern Cape’s rhinos enjoy enhanced protection from the poaching crisis, with the deployment of Ziggy, a cold scent tracking dog with a unique proficiency for tracking poachers. Ziggy’s deployment is an expansion of a local cold scent tracking dog programme made possible through an international partnership between the Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) and the Chipembere Rhino Foundation (CRF), as part of the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative. The project is solely supported by Medivet and the Medivet Save the Rhino campaign. The expansion of this local cold scent tracking dog programme follows the…
The Grahamstown Science Café will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 27 September. The speaker is Dr Anslyn John, of the Mathematics department at Rhodes University who will do a presentation on A brief history of the universe: the big bang and beyond. Members of the public are welcome, and who knows, you might soon be discussing general relativity and modified theories of gravity with a theoretical astrophysicist. The Café meets at its usual venue: Café D’Vine, 31 New Street
The Grahamstown leg of the ninth annual ENGEN Pitch & Polish programme was held on Saturday, 15 September 2018, and was attended by enthusiastic entrepreneurs from across the Eastern Cape. It turned out to be an intimate event with truly dedicated delegates. Education is something that is ingrained in Eastern Capetonians, as evidenced by the delegates who travelled from East London, Port Elizabeth, Queenstown, Port Alfred and King Williams Town simply to be at this engaging learning workshop. Great learning news travels fast in this province! Since inception, this national entrepreneurial workshop and competition – hosted in partnership with Engen…
St Andrew’s College will be hosting a Highland Gathering this weekend, 22-23 September 2018, in Grahamstown. Events over the two days include a Kilted Mile, Ceilidh, Massed Pipes and Drums, Pipe Band Competition, Highland Dancing Competition, Entertainment Stage and Highland Games. There will also be a Children’s Area and a Flea Market on Lower Field. All the activities will take place from The Highlander in Worcester Street and St Andrew’s Lower Field. The Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee) will take place on 22 September in the Highlander. A Ceilidh is an evening of Scottish and Irish music and dance and will surely…
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) payment of social grants in the Eastern Cape for Wednesday, 19 September 2018 has been suspended due to a planned provincial taxi strike. The Grahamstown (Makhanda) branch of the Border Alliance Taxi Association have indicated they will support tomorrow’s action and will not be running transport. However, the other major taxi association in Grahamstown, Uncedo, say they will be operating as normal. In a media statement, Sassa said the South African Police Service had advised Sassa and its payment partner South African Post Office (SAPO) not to proceed with the social grant payments…
The Regional Executive Committee of Sarah Baartman Region on Sunday 16 September took Makana ANC Councillors to communities as part of a mid-term evaluation of the ANC Deployment. The councillors were nominated and sworn in [inaugurated] in August 2016. The meetings were organised in all wards of the Makana Municipal Area on 16 September 2018 from 4pm, with local councillors accompanied by REC members. The meeting format was councillors giving reports on the State of Service Delivery in the wards, with an opportunity for communities to ask questions. Chair of the ANC in the Region, Scara Njadayi, said the exercise…