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Demolition of Victoria Grounds in Qonce another assault...


When we read the
Daily Dispatch of 8 May 2021, our eyes welled with tears at the prospect of the demolition of Victoria Grounds in Qonce (formerly King William’s Town) for commercial purposes a shopping mall is proposed despite its rich history and heritage; and of the imminent closure of the King William’s Town Golf Club, thanks to lack of funding from both our government and private sector (we must also say that our newspapers have kept alive the tradition of good journalism that they were bequeathed by the founders of newspapers like
Imvo Zabantsundu and
Izwi Labantu established in 1884 and 1897, respectively, as voices of black communities). ....

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