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The construction of a pathway in Richmond Park, Richmond Hill, can resume but no other upgrades are allowed until a public participation process is completed.

Construction of a pathway in Richmond Park, Richmond Hill, was halted on Wednesday after blowback from the Mandela Bay Heritage Trust which warned that any excavation work might uncover graves and other artefacts from a historical cemetery located below ground.

Members of Save Lemoine Point Farm expect city council decision on future of the property

A Nelson Mandela Bay historian is opening old wounds in his quest to get the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and other government entities to formally conserve the century-old Mfengu graves discovered in Richmond Park.

A local treasure The danger of having your first impressions of the world formed in Makhanda is that it might come as a shock when you move towns and discover that few others have the depth and breadth of expertise in so many areas, or the willingness to share it. For a start scientists – lots of scientists – the best scientists. Then there’s the most profound artists and poets, diligent historians, and editors… lots of editors. Put that all together and you have what it takes to ...