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Buffalo City lifeguard ready to take on Freedom Paddle
As SA marks Freedom Day on Monday, popular Buffalo City Metro (BCM) lifeguard Sandile Menjenjalo, pictured right, will be making waves far from home, lining...
JONO’S MAYORAL POT OF GOLD FOR CITY KIDS
At the end of Jono Kruger’s 1,050km run, there was the city mayor waiting with a pot of gold.
Kruger, a township sports activist and former...
BREAKING | Buffalo City mayor in self-solation after councillor tests positive for Covid-19
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) mayor Xola Pakati has gone into self-Isolation after a councillor tested positive for Covid-19.
BCM spokesperson Samkelo Ngwenya said Pakati “was comforted...
Lifeguards’ wage dispute closes metro’s pools
Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) swimming pools are closed again after staff downed tools demanding a meeting with management over wages.
This comes just two weeks...
Illegal electricity connections kill 63
Sixty-three people in informal settlements have been killed by illegal electricity connections in the Buffalo City (BCM) Metro in the past three years.
The most...
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Road rage in city
Frustrated residents ask for BCM assistance
BUFFALO City Metro (BCM) residents are becoming more and more frustrated by the dreary state of the city’s roads,...
‘Alarming’: New BCM police vans unusable
Questions have been raised about the operational readiness of newly acquired law enforcement vehicles in the Buffalo City Metro (BCM), with claims that some...
Recording breakthrough for 71-year-old and 11 other musos
SIPHOSETHU NGCANGISA
Legends Creative Hub has secured a Buffalo City Metro (BCM) tender to record singles for 12 local artists — including a 71-year-old musician...
TOURIST TRAP!
Dear festive season guest – look out! Buffalo City’s Eastern Beach sinkholes are giving new meaning to the term “tourist trap”.
Our Esplanade is incredible...
Waterless powerless days infuriate thousands in Cambridge West
Hundreds of households in Cambridge West in East London were left with no water or power for five days.
Freezers melted. Ruined food had to...
Preschool takes steps to settle its R280k debts
With eight months to go to settle its eye-watering municipal bill, local preschool Tomorrowland Day Care Centre has suspended its school administrator amid an...
Community groups try to fix derelict sports venues
More than a year after Buffalo City metro (BCM) mayor Princess Faku promised to take control of the city’s sports facilities and secure a...
BREAKING | Covid-19 claims the life of BCM deputy mayor
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) deputy mayor Zoliswa Matana has died of Covid-19 related complications. Her death on Wednesday morning was confirmed by mayor Xola...
IAAI help to feed the hungry in BCM region
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit SA, a number of charitable organisations are stepping up to assist those most in need.
One such organisation...
Abandoned suburban mansions cause outrage
A bunch of suburban houses in Buffalo City Metro (BCM) have been abandoned by their owners and are falling into ruin.
Five of the houses...
Surf’s up at Nahoon Reef
The annual Mercedes-Benz South African Surfing Championships had its opening function on Tuesday evening at the East London Golf Club where surfers from all...
Eastern Cape Sport and Recreation Achievers Awards nominees named
Nominees from various sporting codes and administrations were announced recently ahead of the annual Eastern Cape Sport and Recreation Achievers Awards in East London.
Currently...
Scores of East London families evicted from occupied RDP houses
Two hundred more East London families were left homeless after they were evicted from the RDP houses they had illegally occupied in Vergenoeg township...
DA says BCM is ‘dodging’ call to close EL zoo
The DA has hit out at Buffalo City Metro (BCM) for failing to discuss their motion to close the EL Zoo at March’s council...
Development gala a ‘great’ platform for future swim stars
The bi-annual Aquanova Aquatic Club’s Guppy and Junior Star Gala took place on a sunny Saturday amid a throng of parents and children at...
DA’s Nqaba Bhanga calls for help for informal traders
Democratic Alliance (DA) premier candidate Nqaba Bhanga visited small businesses at the Zwelitsha Taxi Rank on Thursday January 17, as well as the Highway...
DA to bring no-confidence vote against BCM mayor
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted a motion of no confidence against Buffalo City Metro (BCM) executive mayor Councillor Xola Pakati which will be...
Ward 44 residents agree to halt protest during matric exams
The planned protest action against poor service delivery by frustrated residents of Buffalo City Metro (BCM) Ward 44 has been temporarily suspended thanks to...
R4m tourism hub a gateway to EL
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) launched a R4m tourism hub at the Orient Beach Pools Complex in East London last Friday.
Described as a gateway to...
Fun day planned for revamped aquarium
After being closed for renovations for about five months, the East London Aquarium opened its doors to the community once again last on Saturday,...
Quigney public toilets in state of neglect
Despite the Esplanade beachfront being regularly swamped with locals and tourists, there is growing concern about the state of the public toilets in the...
Massive water wastage in EC
Huge water losses are draining Eastern Cape municipal coffers of half-a-billion rand.
Last year provincial municipalities lost almost half their water through leaking, decrepit infrastructure...
Massive water wastage in EC – R554m goes down the drain due to leaks,...
R554m has gone down the drain due to leaks and failing infrastructure in Eastern Cape.
Image: File
Huge water losses are draining Eastern Cape municipal coffers of...
Say no to drugs, says campaign
A SUBSTANCE abuse campaign held by Buffalo City Metro (BCM) Health District in Breidbach last week was a huge success, with a large attendance...
Ways to boost BCM economy
ONE of the most important tasks for any municipality is the managing of private investment in their area. Private enterprises are a major source...
Algoa FM fundraiser boosts DV day care
A GOLFING fundraiser in the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) raised an amount of R55000 for the Rising Sun Day Care Centre in Duncan Village...
‘Say no to plastic bags’ says BCM
TO encourage consumers to reduce the use of plastic bags, the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) is distributing reusable plastic cloths to shoppers in shopping...
Festive lights switch-on magic
THE festive season kicked off in a big way at the weekend when Buffalo City Metro (BCM) officially switched on the Christmas lights at...
VIDEO: Nahoon Dam overflows, dams get boost as heavy rain continues
Additional reporting by ETHIENNE ARENDS
IN THE GO! & Express today (Thursday, November 16) we reported that the Eastern Cape dam levels have dropped from 59.8%...
BCM beach blunder
EL’s once pristine areas still in disrepair after massive storm damage
WITH the festive season fast- approaching, Buffalo City Metro still has not fixed pedestrian...
Stats reveal province has highest unemployment rate
There are 781000 unemployed people in the Eastern Cape, up from 565000 last year, which means 216000 jobs were lost between July last year...
Fani free from charges
Buffalo City Metro (BCM) council’s attempts to have their former city manager Andile Fani criminally charged have failed.
The Hawks, who were approached by executive...
Wave of disrepair
Concern as BCM drags feet to fix damage
IT HAS been almost a month since the monstrous waves hit the shores of East London beaches...
Ncita believes the fight game is losing much of its lustre due to the...
By MFUNDO PILISO
Retired professional boxer from Mdantsane Welcome Ncita thinks going back to basics could bring amateur boxing to its former glory in the township.
Speaking...
Surge swept away R16k of hawkers’ wares
By Bhongo Jacob -
The furious sea leapt up its Esplanade embankment, engulfed two shocked crafters and swept beautiful beadwork and carvings worth R16000 away, never to...
Pupils excel at expo
LAST week, pupils from around Buffalo City Metro (BCM) schools gathered at Buffalo City College (BCC) for the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists’...
Welcome rain is here for catchment areas – GO drought watch
GOOD news for drought-stricken areas; there is heavy rain falling in the Amathole area and other parts of the Eastern Cape, with more rain...
EC councils in failures to spend on services
By Asanda Nini
Despite a glaring and desperate need for decent services and proper infrastructure across the province, most Eastern Cape municipalities are expected to have...
No free entry to Chiefs, Chippa game at Sisa Dukashe
By MFUNDO PILISO
Chippa United has squashed rumours that entry to tomorrow’s Premier’s Cup clash with Kaizer Chiefs at Sisa Dukashe Stadium is free.
Leading up to...
Ndancama residents desperate to relocate
By Simthandile Ford
Some Ndancama informal settlement residents who thought they would have slept in their new RDP houses last night will be moved today.
Buffalo City...
Dellarise outjumps rival at indigenous games
THE fact that she is only 12 years old did not deter a Breidbach Primary School (BPS) girl from ending top of her event...
Fleet Street project to finish in December
The multimillion-rand Fleet Street upgrade project in East London will be completed on December 1.
A report to council by Buffalo City Metro (BCM) head...
Work on Batting Bridge making good progress
Motorists can breathe a sigh of relief as Buffalo City Metro (BCM) has completed the “bulk” of its work on Batting Bridge.
With schools reopening...
Much-loved zoo sees many join in clean up
Scores of East London residents put their shoulders to the wheel at the East London Zoo when they cleaned up walkways and bushy areas...
