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Redhouse dump also an eyesore

background) and the rubbish dumped on the ground is causing concern for Redhouse residents, who say the municipality doesn’t listen to their appeals for the area to be cleaned up. IN The Herald on Thursday I saw the municipal dumpsite eyesore in Rosedale (“Separate Uitenhage from Mandela Bay!”), so I took some pictures of the … Continue reading »

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Large funeral for founder of Uitenhage UDF

POLITICAL activists and ANC supporters are expected to turn out in large numbers for the funeral of liberation struggle veteran and former Uitenhage councillor Nosipho Dastile, who will be buried on Saturday. The funeral will be held at the Roman Catholic Church from 9am, while a memorial service will be held at the Babs Madlakane … Continue reading »

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Venue clash hits parties’ right to rally

TWO political rallies, to be addressed by heavyweights from the ANC and the Congress of the People respectively, are scheduled to be held at the same venue, the Jabavu Stadium in Uitenhage, on Saturday, Human Rights Day. The municipality confirmed yesterday that it had invited Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be keynote speaker at a gathering that … Continue reading »

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Orders from parent firm to export 6000 cars puts brakes on VW shutdown

THOUSANDS of employees were handed an early Easter present yesterday when Volkswagen SA announced a “surprise” multimillion rand export contract had been secured, staving off a planned two- week shutdown at the Uitenhage plant. VWSA managing director David Powels said that after export orders for the Uitenhage-built Polo had been halved at the start of … Continue reading »

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