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Strong ties bind Eastern Cape to journey to freedom
IT IS no small feat that Enoch Sontonga – born in Uitenhage in 1872 – composed South Africa’s national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. And that the designer of South Africa’s iconic flag – said to be the world’s third-best known – attributes his success in heraldry to the nurturing of the Eastern Cape when he … Continue reading
Categories: History
Tags: Alicedale, ANC, eastern cape, Enoch Sontonga, Frederick Brownell, freedom, freedom charter, Grahamstown, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, Rhodes University
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Bull gores farmer in Eastern Cape
Johannesburg – A 71-year-old farmer was gored to death by his own bull after it broke out of its pen on Wednesday in Kareedouw near Uitenhage, Eastern Cape police said. Superintendent Priscilla Naidu said Alan Desmond Germond of Melkhoutkraal tried to get the bull back into its pen around 09:00. The bull charged and flung … Continue reading