Fun on cards at Jikeleza
THE annual Wild Coast Jikeleza Festival takes place on August 17 at Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve and runs until August 25.
The festival is being...
Gift of giving
Women’s Day was filled with excitement for Frere Hospital female patients after they received much-needed toiletries and gift packs from Jessica Blundell 25, of...
Mr SA hopeful on a mission to raise pupil’s literacy levels
Teacher and economics master’s graduate Caviner Ruiters, 26, of Buffalo Flats, has entered the Mr South Africa 2018 competition in the hope it will...
Unsightly scrap junk on pavement
A new scrapyard, Cyber Scrap Metals, in Magnolia Street in Braelyn, East London, is getting surrounding business owners steamed up.
One business owner said the...
Stirling hosts 10th vocal celebration
Stirling High School will be hosting its 10th annual vocal celebration on Saturday with successful past pupils, musical theatre guru Kay Mosiane, opera vocalist...
5,000 EC massacre victims in line for TRC reparations
Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle has opened the door for some 5,000 Eastern Cape survivors of massacres and victims’ families to come forward and...
Old-age home serial killer sentenced to three life terms
Serial killer Kershwin Goldstone stood downcast on the dock as Pietermaritzburg High Court as Judge Piet Bezuidenhout sentenced him to three life terms in...
Hope pupils visit local police station
Cambridge SAPS played host to 21 pupils from Hope Preparatory School yesterday.
in order to educate them on issues of safety yesterday.
Captain Mluleki Mbi said...
29 dogs poisoned in Alice, say SPCA
At least 29 dogs were poisoned in Alice on Tuesday.
The abused animals were picked up and taken to the King William’s Town SPCA for...
Flying car hits house
An out-of-control Avanza flew through the air into a Mdantsane house, entering through the roof and wrecking the walls at the back of the...
Women call for accused to be released
A crowd of 20 women has gathered outside the East London magistrate’s court ahead of the bail application of publicist and humanitarian Cino Shearer...
WOMEN STUDENTS CARRY KNIVES
Women students at the University of Fort Hare’s Alice campus are arming themselves with knives and pepper spray in what they believe is a...
Investment boost for Eastern Cape film industry
The provincial government and the National Film and Video Foundation have pumped more than R40m into the Eastern Cape’s budding film industry. The investment,...
School shut after pupils turn violent
An Eastern Cape school has been temporarily closed after pupils, allegedly drunk, ran amok and stoned the principal, his vehicle, the circuit manager’s vehicle...
Ronnies wheels for film
RONNIES Motors in East London will have a starring role of sorts in local movie Knuckle City, which sees seven high-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles feature...
Hoping to fly as a Miss Eagle SA
The East London and Eastern Cape community will be represented at the inaugural Miss Eagle South Africa pageant by Phaphama Marabela, 21, in December.
She...
Aspiring lawyer an artist of note
Law and art may seem an odd companions but University of Fort Hare (UFH) law student, Thuso Pharela, 24, juggles both.
In addition to studying...
George Randell pupils test waters at Lipton Race
George Randell High School pupils have returned in buoyant mood following their participation of the annual Lipton Cup sailing event in Durban last month.
They...
Young women set up own pop-up event
What started out as an idea to host a small market in a backyard, turned into a team effort between four young female entrepreneurs...
Artist heads for Joburg
Wild Coast local Stephanie Bester, 63, will be launching her bronze figurative sculptures and oil paintings at the Decorex Joburg exhibition from August 8...
Teen holds brave, solo city protest
Ongeziwe Taleni staged a lone gender-based violence protest in East London on Thursday – a move to highlight the scourge of abuse against women...
Car flies 15m, then lands below bridge
A late afternoon driving lesson took a turn for the worst when a learner driver mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake,...
Blaze destroys over 20 EL homes
A fire destroyed over 20 shacks in East London’s Duncan Village on Wednesday‚ leaving scores of people homeless in Site C. Residents tried to...
‘Your passing has left a gaping and bleeding hole in my...
In a heartfelt tribute‚ Thobile Thembi Maseko said the death of her daughter‚ Khensani Maseko‚ has left her a broken woman.
“Khensi‚ your tragic passing...
Clicks celebrates 50th birthday by donating to Old Age Home
Clicks store staff members and management donated a R5,000 Clicks gift voucher to the DJ Sobey Old Age Home as part of their 50th...
Fans mourn passing of Prumes’ ‘hit-maker’ Ricketts
COLIN Ricketts – better known as “Little Colin” – and famous for his role as vocalist in popular 1970’s band The Prumes – has...
Inspiring tale portrayed in dance
The Christian Dance Academy (CDA) will host be hosting a dance production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, based on the CS...
Zuko’s Senso device to help the deaf garner accolades
Members of the deaf community and those who have hearing challenges and the hard-to-hear community will soon be able to easier navigate their surroundings, ...
Kind hearts improving kids lives
The Black Pearl Foundation is an East London-based non-profit organisation that is helping to assist the city’s less fortunate.
The foundation was established by Yonela...
Join bootcamp against gender-based violence
THE community of Mdantsane are encouraged to take part in a bootcamp on Thursday August 9 at Mdantsane NU6 Motion Fitness Parking Lot, to...
Water-wise pupils excel at Japan event
Six pupils from Diocesan School for Girls and St Andrews College in Grahamstown flew the South African flag high when they came top in...
Selborne Old Boy bags Best Editing Award
DOUBLE TAKE: Selborne College Old Boy Stephen du Plessis began crafting his career while still in film school, editing music videos for some of...
Schools’ drama festival set for East London
The Alexander Playhouse will hold its ninth Eastern Cape High School Drama Festival on August 10, when 13 schools will compete for the Lynette...
Carelse reaches out to hungry kids
INSPIRED by her late grandfather’s struggle to fight poverty, Donae Carelse, 30, makes breakfast, prepares lunch boxes and serves lunch from Monday to Friday...
Mountain-bikers ride for charity [Gallery]
Mountain-bikers rough it at the 2018 Emerald Vale Mountain Bike Race held at Emerald Vale Brewery in Chintsa over the weekend. The race had...
VJ search opens doors for aspiring presenters
HUNDREDS of aspiring presenters came to the East London Golf Club on Saturday from as far afield as Port Elizabeth for the MTV VJ...
Outcry as BCM rates bills hit
Ratepayers are furious with their new BCM rates bills this month, which are linked to the controversial house valuations earlier this year.
Some properties were...
CS Lewis classic comes to life at Guild
East London’s Guild Theatre will be a kaleidoscope of dance this week as the Christian Dance Academy’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe...
Highgate hijinks headache
An East London landmark, the Highgate Hotel, has undergone a revamp – but the new owners have raised the ire of their neighbours with...
Society failed Maseko, says Rhodes vice-chancellor
Society had failed Rhodes University student Khensani Maseko and many like her, say Rhodes vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela.
Speaking today at a protest rally against sexual...
Link road stumble block finally removed
Buffalo City Metro has finally managed to negotiate the purchase of a portion of farmland in Beacon Bay for R2.3m that will make the...
Alleged robbers nabbed in North End
Three alleged robbers were not as lucky when their stolen car crashed into a lucky bean tree during a police chase in Lennox Street...
OPINION | The depression stigma is still very real in 2018
The devastating effects of depression and mental health in general reared its ugly head yet again last week after the family of one of...
International dancer to host ‘Heels Masterclass’
TO celebrate Women’s Day in style, dancer and performer, Sonwa Sakuba will be treating ladies to a ‘Heels Masterclass’ that will take place at...
Men hit harder by depression
The beautiful melodies which emanate from Duncan Village’s Siseko Pame's violin are in fierce contradiction to the hardships the musician has had to overcome...
WATCH | NU3 family flees mob seeking justice
A frightened Mdantsane family, fearing for their lives, was forced to flee their home on Saturday as the #JusticeForKamva protesters demanded that they vacate...
Helping Red Cross Staff
CHARITY organisation, Just Breathe Initiative, is making a difference in the lives of Red Cross Children’s Hospital staff.
The organisation, based in Cape Town, was...
Berita woos Ginsberg with heart and soul
AWARD-WINNING female artist Gugulethu Khumalo, also known as Berita, graced the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, King William’s Town, with her soulful music on...
Bringing hope to babies
Guardians of Hope celebrated their first birthday on Saturday morning in an intimate setting at their premises in Willasdale Road, Bonnie Doon.
The home which...
