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You are here: Home / MyPE / Makhanda in the news: Civil societies ask government to change birth registration rules

Makhanda in the news: Civil societies ask government to change birth registration rules

17 July 2018 By MyPortElizabeth

Civil societies ask government to change birth registration rules: The case was brought by a Makhanda ( Grahamstown ) father who was barred by officials from registering the birth of his child. The court found that these rules, impacting single dads and couples where …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Makhanda choir goes global: The Makhanda Kwantu Choir, made up of vibrant, ambitious and tenacious youth from the City of Saints, formerly Grahamstown, is taking part in this year’s World Choir Games under way in Tshwane.
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Amanda Black rounds off National Arts Festival on high note: This year’s annual National Arts Festival in Makhanda ended on a high note, with performers taking to the stage for the last time at the popular Village Green Market The highlight performer, South Afr…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

PICS: ART FEST BRINGS MAKHANDA TO LIFE!: The Sun Team along with South African Tourism (SAT) took a ‘ShotLeft’ from Johannesburg to Grahamstown, Eastern Cape – now known as Makhanda, for the annual National Arts Festival (NAF). The festival …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

In Pictures: 2018 Durban July Fashion: Two more explosive devices found in Durban School re-opening-date message fake Parliament to help curb violence against children Fire causes millions of rands worth of damages to metrorail train North …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

GRAHAMSTOWN NAME CHANGE CONTESTED: SOME organisations are against the idea of renaming Grahamstown Makhanda. Makhanda was a Xhosa warrior, philosopher and prophet who led an attack against the British in 1819. The proposed change was p…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Grahamstown name change notice defective, argues KGG: A Grahamstown-based civic organisation is challenging the name change of the town to Makhanda. Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown (KGG) says the recent notice published by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mt…
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

Laying the Foundation for Greatness: This is the man that “Grahamstown” has been named after. – Minister Nathi Mthethwa “Makhanda” who was also known as Nxele was a Xhosa warrior, philosopher, prophet and military man who fought against …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

More money to be spent, Grahamstown name change to Makhanda: The Eastern Cape town of Grahamstown will soon have to spend thousands of rands with the proposed name change that will take place. The name change was announced in the Government Gazette and the town …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

South Africa renames colonial town after Makhanda, Xhosa warrior jailed for fighting the British in 1819: Last week, South African Minister for Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had approved the renaming of the colonial town Grahamstown to Makhanda. The decision was made after over twenty …
Source: “Makhanda” – BingNews.

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