{"id":44749,"date":"2022-07-18T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/voting-process-for-kwela-dorp-van-die-jaar-opens-20220718-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:00:33","slug":"voting-process-for-kwela-dorp-van-die-jaar-opens-20220718-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/voting-process-for-kwela-dorp-van-die-jaar-opens-20220718-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote now for Graaff-Reinet as &#8216;Kw\u00eala Dorp van die Jaar&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voting for the <em>Kw\u00eala kykNET Dorp van die Jaar<\/em> opened last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The voting process will last until midday 22 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graaff-Reinet is the Eastern Cape contender for the <em>Kw\u00eala kykNET Dorp van die Jaar<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_94019470\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQRsdQDEywI\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The other eight finalists are Keetmanshoop, Glencoe, Haenertsburg, Pilgrims Rest, Calvinia, Cullinan, Kroonstad and Montagu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graaff-Reinet Tourism started a process where businesses, schools and other institutions challenge each other to see who cast the most votes in favor of Graaff-Reinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vote for our Graaff-Reinet by SMS \u201cGraaff-Reinet\u201d to 33157. 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