We would like to welcome you to an imaginative installation featuring works by Drama Department staff and postgraduate students. Come and explore the hidden crevices and secret spaces of the Theatre Building, where lights and sound and bodies in movement wait to be discovered. Time: 2.30 – 5pm and 6.30-9pm Venue: Rhodes Theatre Tickets prices: R20 – Students, R40 – Full, Free for Drama students & Group discounts available Tickets available @ Theatre Cafe Some of the rooms waiting for you: THE MAIN THEATRE Palimpsest by Illka Louw Palimpsest invites the audience to experience layers and traces of the designer’s presence on paper,…
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SAPS Grahamstown Cluster Commander Brigadier David Kanuka welcomed three new commanders to the Grahamstown Management group. They were promoted, respectively, from Constable to Sergeant and Sergeant to Warrant Officer and will serve as follows: Warrant Officer Newman Kuhlani is now the Riebeeck East Vispol Head Warrant Officer Sisa Nomana is the Fort Brown Vispol Head Sergeant Zimasa Nonxuba is Fort Brown Detectives Head. All three will take up their posts on Friday 1 June 2018. Brigadier Kanuka addressed welcomed them to the CCCF Management group. He stressed the importance of discipline and personal development and noted that the members were well…
For the first time in 46 years, the black rhino will roam the Central African country, Chad, following the successful translocation of six black rhinos from South Africa. “I am delighted that South Africa’s conservation success is able to contribute to the return of such an iconic species to a sister country. My fervent hope is that these rhinos will serve as a catalyst for economic growth, particularly in the conservation and tourism fields, in Chad,” said Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. No challenges were encountered during the translocation to the Zakouma National Park in Chad. The translocation of six…
Hyundai Automotive South Africa is continuing its success in the segment for mid-sized hatchbacks by introducing a refreshed i20 line-up with a more modern design, and the addition of a 1.4 Active flagship derivative. “The i20 is one of our important models and has been one of our top-selling cars for almost a decade,” says Stanley Anderson, sales and operations director of Hyundai Automotive South Africa. “By updating the i20’s design – inside and on the exterior – and introducing the attractive and versatile Active derivative, we are continuing to meet the expectations of our customers to ensure the ongoing success…
St Andrew’s College and DSG Grade 10 Design class visited the Volkswagen factory and Auto Pavilion in Uitenhage last week and had a tour of the factory where the VW Polo is built. The pupils enjoyed a nostalgic display of old VW cars and interactive activities. It was an enjoyable experience by all pupils.
Five male suspects were arrested on Wednesday 16 May just after midnight near the Cannonvale crossing on the N2 in possession of a freshly slaughtered cow. The SAPS offices encountered a white Opel Corsa bakkie speeding on the N2 towards Port Elizabeth. The SAPS patrol offices pulled it off and searched when they saw that it was fitted with a flashing orange light on the roof. The freshly slaughtered cow was found on the back of the bakkie. It is suspected that the cow (valued at R16 000) was slaughtered during the night in the Alexandria area and was allegedly…
Unsolicited and un-curated, the 2018 National Arts Festival Fringe is yet again a vivid gathering of fierce, fearless, funny, charming, daring, warm and imaginative works. With shows costing from as little as R20 to around R100 per ticket, it’s quite possible for Festival-goers to see more than one show a day. Here’s a sample: Theatre Mike van Graan’sLAND ACTS, starring Daniel Mpilo Richards. Van Graan’splay GREEN MAN FLASHING WHEN SWALLOWS CRY, directed by Lesedi Job. Former Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre (2016) Jade Bowers, presents BLACK, starring Ameera Patel. Bower’s new work JUNGFRAUdebuts on the Main Programme this year. Dance Flatfoot Dance Company’s DOWN TO THE…
Last Friday night 1 June Movies at the Monument featured children’s movie Ferdinand in the early show and The Grand Budapest Hotel for the adult screening later. 6pm – Ferdinand (PG) Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he…
The Grahamstown Music Society is hosting violin and piano duo Sarita Uranovsky and Tertia Visser in the fourth concert of its 2018 season on Thursday 7 June. The all-Romantic programme consists of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Smetana, Dvořák and De Sarasate. Sarita Uranovsky (violin), who was born in Cape Town, has performed to much acclaim, and in a variety of genres, in South Africa, Italy, Britain and the United States, where she is now based. Tertia Visser (piano) lectures at the College of Music, University of Cape Town. She is frequently invited to be official accompanist at prestigious music competitions throughout the…
Around nine armed men escaped after a failed cash-in-transit heist near Nanaga, Kinkelbos, at 8pm on 28 May. The delivery vehicle was on its way to Port Elizabeth from Grahamstown. Police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said two vehicles attempted to box in the vehicle as it approached Nanaga. “A silver VW Polo attempted to slow down the vehicle from the front, while a silver Nissan NP300 bakkie with about nine armed suspects opened fire on the vehicle from behind and from the side,” Tonjeni said. When the bakkie drew alongside the vehicle, the delivery vehicle’s driver managed to bump it…