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The National Arts Festival in Makhanda gets under way in earnest this weekend and organisers are promising it will be one to remember.

As the whole country heads to Makhanda this week, hundreds of artists and visitors will gather for the 49th National Arts Festival (NAF).

ActionSA's provincial chair Athol Trollip has issued a stern warning to the provincial government to ensure municipalities implement stringent wastewater treatment measures to avert a possible cholera outbreak in the province.

“Surprising”, “perplexing” and “sponsored anarchy” are just some of the words being associated with the violent protest at the University of Fort Hare on Sunday night.

“It is unthinkable that somebody has stolen a rescue craft from a voluntary rescue organisation. It makes absolutely no sense at all.” So says the National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) Craig Lambinon in That Weekend Feeling with Daron Mann this week.

Seven mayors in as many years. That sums up Nelson Mandela Bay politics with Northern Alliance councillor and former council speaker Gary van Niekerk recently elected mayor of the Bay.

Nelson Mandela Bay has been hit by a series of power outages, said to be the result of sabotage.

This week, Education MEC Fundile Gade spoke at a media briefing addressing school readiness for the midyear exams and plans for infrastructure rollouts.

The Stormers will take their defence of their United Rugby Championship crown to the Grand Final this Saturday when they take on Munster at Cape Town Stadium.

Should there be charges that emanate from the allegations of academic fraud against Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane, he will be a lot more embattled because the ANC’s “step aside” rule may force him to step down until he clears his name.