Since the early afternoon of Wednesday, 21 October, Grahamstown has been the site of xenophobic attacks on shop owners and township residents from other countries and other parts of South Africa.

In Grahamstown, this history is as ... Almost three weeks have passed since the start of xenophobic looting in Grahamstown that left 500 “foreign” shop owners and family members—most of them ...

Police fired flash bangs during running battles with protesters in the Grahamstown city centre today‚ as they tried to prevent shops being looted. The protests were not linked to the ongoing # ...

An uneasy calm has returned to Grahamstown, just over week after xenophobic violence forced more than 300 foreign-born shopkeepers to flee the town. Uneasy calm returns to Grahamstown Home Page ...

Grahamstown - The sleepy town of Grahamstown, best known for its annual arts festival, is still reeling from a spate of violent xenophobic attacks which have left hundreds of foreigners destitute ...

Grahamstown — The Grocott's Office Shop was liquidated here yesterday (subs: thurs) due to shrinking margins and changes in the market and the depriation of the rand.

Grahamstown, with its population of 120 000, is an odd place. It's an isolated town (Port Elizabeth is 130km away) with a conservative English colonial heritage.

Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is a sleepy university town most often characterised by its many churches, donkeys, pubs, and potholes. And while the name may have changed, the characterisation ...

Grahamstown was established in 1812 as a military outpost by Lieutenant-Colonel John Graham. It served as the headquarters for a system of forts along the Fish River, which was the boundary of the ...

Grahamstown Now, launched on Friday 18 June 2010, provides news and real-time information to the city's residents on a mobile platform. It is part of the Lindaba Ziyafika (the news is coming ...

Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape will soon have a new name. The changing of the name Grahamstown to Makhanda was published in the Government Gazette on Friday, the Department of Arts and Culture said.