The word spells baboons backwards and existed before it was allegedly used to refer to black pupils at Kingswood College. A social media post shared by pupils of Kingswood College in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) has highlighted racial tensions at the exclusive private school, as well as introduced South Africans to a new racial slur. “Snoobab”,..
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Is ‘snoobab’ the new k-word?
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Prepare for total collapse, led by municipalities – recent collapses of basic services at several municipalities are not irregularities, they are omens of nationwide collapses
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The recent collapses of water services in Grahamstown and the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast are not anomalies. They are harbingers of nationwide collapses. The auditor-general, conveniently for the government, waited until after the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to release his annual report. The president should be appropriately grateful. The bad news..
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Grahamstown’s thirst caused by inept officials and misrule from the ANC-regime
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In the sweltering early morning heat, the fresh springwater glistens as it trickles from a pipe at the side of the N2 highway near Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown. Cars whoosh by, and the sandy ground crunches underfoot as residents head for the water. Many come from the town centre, with their cars loaded up..
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Listen up citizens of South-Africa, the ANC-government has just officially renamed Grahamstown to Makhanda – what a waste of good tax money!
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Grahamstown is now officially known as Makhanda. Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday that he had fulfilled “all legal obligations to finalise the renaming” of the Eastern Cape town, which falls under the Makana Municipality. “What South Africans ought to know, is that the name change of the town to Makhanda is the fulfilling of..
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Retired couple severely beaten in smallholding attack, Grahamstown
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A team of seasoned investigators spent several hours at a scene of house robbery that took place at a smallholding in Grahamstown on the afternoon of 3 January 2018, where two suspects were arrested on scene. A little after 17:00 local security officers responded to a panic alarm and called on the SAPS for backup…
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It is official – Name change for Rhodes University rejected
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It’s official: Rhodes University, situated in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa will not change its name. Following some years of highly charged debate and wide consultation‚ the Rhodes Council‚ the university’s highest decision-making body‚ made the formal announcement on Wednesday. The announcement followed a secret ballot of council members at a..
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